There is a certain Tolkien-esque feeling when you first spot the Rock of Dunamase perching above the well-tended plains of Laois. Much of what can be seen today is the shattered ruin of a once ...

The Rock of Dunamase was raided and plundered by the notorious Vikings in 842. This was recorded by the monks who bore witness to the savage attacks that they were subjected to at this violent ...

Two non-professional archeologists uncovered a cairn in County Laois. The cairn was discovered on the summit of Coolnacarrick Hill near the Rock of Dunamase by Gerry Moloney and Shane McGrath.