Port Laoise - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

  • An 800 year old hill-top castle at Dunamase
  • A large Georgian estate home designed by James Gandon and surrounding gardens at Emo
  • Access to the Slieve Bloom Mountains and Forest Park
  • A 12th century Round Tower in Timahoe.

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