Masc's Fort, Laois. The 200 ft high Rock of Dunamase is the superb site of a dun or fort occupied by a Leinster Chieftain in early Christian times. This stronghold was later acquired by Strongbow through his marriage to Eva MacMorough, and a mote and bailey castle subsequently erected here was enlarged and strengthened around 1250. - AA Touring Guide to Ireland (1976) Related links on this web:
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