Donaghmore (Irish: An Domhnach Mór, meaning 'big church')[2] is a small village in County Laois, Ireland.

[2] It is located in the south of the county near Rathdowney on the main R435 regional road, on the River Erkina, a tributary of the Nore.

Located on the road between Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney, Donaghmore Workhouse was opened in 1853 to house the most impoverished and desperate people in this part of County Laois.

[citation needed] Once inside, the poor slept on mattresses of straw and rags; toilets were large tubs in the dormitories.

In 1927 it was used by the local agricultural cooperative for milk processing, eventually being acquired by the Glanbia food and marketing group.