Amharclann Dhún Másc | |
Former names | Maryborough Gaol |
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Address | Church Street |
Location | Portlaoise, County Laois, Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°02′04″N 7°18′00″W / 53.0345113100419°N 7.299980844412765°W |
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 |
Architect | Richard Harman |
Website | |
dunamaise |
Dunamaise Arts Centre ( Irish: Amharclann Dhún Másc) is an arts and cultural centre located in Portlaoise, Ireland, opened in 1999. [1]
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]
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]