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Dunne of Brittas Castle, Clonaslee, County Laois

  Return to County Laois – Contents   The Dunnes, anciently known as O’Doinn, were an influential Gaelic sept who claim descent from Cathair Mór, a quasi-mythical High King of Ireland in the 2nd Century A.D. Mentioned in sources like the Annals of the Four Masters, they are thought to have held upwards of 9,000 […]