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Durrow Castle

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Durrow Castle
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Durrow Castle is recorded as a castle in County Laois. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Durrow Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Lacy family, an influential Norman dynasty in Ireland. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the medieval defense of the region and as an example of early Norman architecture in Ireland.

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