Dún Mór

Dún Mór (Big Fort) derives from the Irish words dún (fort) and mór (big/great), referring to the Iron Age promontory fort established by ancient coastal communities at Shanoon overlooking the sea. The settlement's strategic clifftop location and cave system (Sean Uaimh, Old Cave) provided natural defences for fishing communities for centuries. In the medieval period, Dunmore fell within the par...