Irishstones
The Rock of Dunamase entrance
The Rock of Dunamase in County Laois is a very prominent outcrop, standing at over 45 metres in height the outcrop with its castle ruins totally dominates the surrounding countryside. Dunamase started as an early christian dun known as Dun Masc "the Fort of Masc" The earliest historical reference to Dunamase is in the annals of the four masters where it states that it Dun Masc plundered by the vikings in 843AD and the abbot of Terryglass was killed. When the Normans arrived in Ireland during the 12th century the rock was refortified with the great hall and the earlier gate tower surviving from this period.
The Rock of Dunamase entrance
The Rock of Dunamase in County Laois is a very prominent outcrop, standing at over 45 metres in height the outcrop with its castle ruins totally dominates the surrounding countryside. Dunamase started as an early christian dun known as Dun Masc "the Fort of Masc" The earliest historical reference to Dunamase is in the annals of the four masters where it states that it Dun Masc plundered by the vikings in 843AD and the abbot of Terryglass was killed. When the Normans arrived in Ireland during the 12th century the rock was refortified with the great hall and the earlier gate tower surviving from this period.