after a short drive on the n80 from portlaoise to stradbally you can
discover a majestic rock rising up in the countryside-the rock of
dunamase .what from a distance looks like like the ancient greek
acropolis turns out as an assembly of ruins,all of them many hundreds of years old .until mid 14th century the castle was in hands of anglo-normans lords after the castle being passed back
to the irish o'moores family it fell into disuse shortly thereafter the
the capture of dunamase by cromwelly's troops in the 16th century
at the time the castle was no longer inhabited .today you can only
guess the full extent of the ancient fortress of dunamase but despite its long running decline the rock of dunamase is still a
majestic appearance.standing 46 meters above the surrounding
landscape and in between the ruins,you can enjoy breathtaken
views around the countryside.