Explore the current day ruins of the castle , expertly recreated using 3D digital mapping technology.
Walk around the stunning recreation of the castles main buildings to see all the amazing details of each room, staircase and tower.
When the Normans arrived in Ireland in the late 12th century, Dunamase became the most important Norman Castle in Laois.
It was Dunamase where Diarmuid MacMurrough, King of Leinster, brought the wife of O'Rourke, the King of Breifne, after he kidnapped her.
Shortly after the kidnapping MacMurrough fled Ireland to the Court of King Henry II of England and pleaded for help in regaining his kingdom and seat at Dunamase. He was given the help when Strongbow led the English armies into Ireland.
The English wouldn't leave for a further 800 years !!
With a storied history encompassing characters such as MacMurrough, Strongbow, Wiliiam Marshall and Oliver Cromwell , the walls of Dunamase hold many secrets.
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