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Rock of Dunamase

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Rock of Dunamase
Rock of Dunamase. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase (Irish: Dún Másc "fort of Másc") is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland. Rising 46 metres (151 ft) above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. It is near the N80 road between the towns of Portlaoise and Stradbally.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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