Arless

Arles or Arless (historically Ardlisse, from Irish: Ard Lios, meaning "high ringfort")[1] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies 2 km (1.24 mi) northwest of Ballickmoyler and 10 km (6.21 mi) northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road.

Arles Ardlios
Village
Arles village and church
Arles Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°53′34″N 7°01′15″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Laois
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Located close to Carlow, the village has expanded in size since the 1960s, when it comprised just a few houses around the church. The church was built in the 1680s (according to an inscription on a stone in the wall) and originally had a thatched roof. A mausoleum to the Grace family was built in the churchyard in 1818.[2]

Public transport

On weekdays, the village is served by JJ Kavanagh and Sons Abbeyleix/Portlaoise-Athy-Carlow bus route with two daily journeys each way. Bus Éireann route 73 from Waterford to Athlone passes through the village but does not stop there. Carlow railway station is the nearest train station.

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
2. "Arles Village, Kilabban Civil Parish from Lewis Topographical Dictionary, 1837". Samuel Lewis. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-08-19.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland