Dunamaise Arts Centre

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Dunamaise Arts Centre
Amharclann Dhún Másc
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Former names Maryborough Gaol
Address Church Street
Location Portlaoise, County Laois, Republic of Ireland
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Public transit Bus: Laois Shopping Centre stop (bus route 735)
Rail: Portlaoise railway station
Parking City Park @ Church Street
Owner The Laois Arts Theatre CLG, t/a Dunamaise Arts Centre
Capacity 238
Construction
Opened May 1999 (1999-05)
Architect Richard Harman
Website
dunamaise.ie

Dunamaise Arts Centre (Irish: Amharclann Dhún Másc) is an arts and cultural centre located in Portlaoise, Ireland, opened in 1999.[1]

History

Maryborough Gaol was built c. 1789 in a Neoclassical style. It is a seven-bay, two-storey building over a concealed basement with a three-bay central breakfront, built of limestone and Portland stone.[2]

It was renovated in the 1990s, and opened in 1999 as Dunamaise Arts Centre, named for the nearby Rock of Dunamase, a medieval fortress.[3]

Facilities

The theatre has 238 seats; it has a proscenium arch and measures 12.8 m (42 ft) wide, 7.9 m (26 ft) deep and 7 m (23 ft) high.[4] There is also an exhibition gallery, restaurant and workshop spaces.[5]

References

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