Dreaming of a country cottage holiday in Ireland?  County Laois is an attractive area in the Irish midlands, conveniently located around 1 hours drive from Dublin. Find that welcoming Irish holiday home, somewhere comfortable to sleep, a little piece of Irish tranquillity for a cottage break. Self-catering cottage in Laois tend to be nicely spaced out, the next nearest house might be a field or more away. Are these holiday cottages remote? You decide.

From historical houses to towns rich in history to beautiful country walks, Laois has lots to offer for self catering holidays.  Enjoy walks in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and fantastic views from the spiritual Rock of Dunamaise.  Visit the steam engine museum at Stradbally or the Poet's cottage, a thatched cottage where you can step back in time to get a taste of life in rural Ireland in the 1800s.  Laois is a county with many attractions including castles such as Ballaghmore Castle and Castle Durrow.  There are also a number of attractive gardens to visit in Laois. Whatever you enjoy doing on a cottage holiday there is certainly lots to see and do in Laois.  Laois attracts many for self catering golf holidays too, there are 7 golf courses in Laois.  

Whatever the type of Irish country cottage you are looking to find, we trust you will enjoy browsing through the self catering cottages in Ireland on Country Cottages Online.  Do make use of our search assistant if you are hoping to find a pet friendly cottage, a country house or a luxury cottage for example.  We hope you have an enjoyable self catering holiday in Ireland's midlands and are charmed by beautiful Laois.