Enye yezindawo ezaziwa kakhulu e-Ireland ine-protagonist yayo iqoqo lamanxiwa abizwa Idwala likaDunamase o UDún Masc ngesiGaelic. Angamanxiwa eminyaka eminyaka amile amamitha ayi-150 ukuphakama egqumeni okwake kwaba indawo ekahle yokuzivikela ezintabeni zeSlieve Bloom.
Kubukeka sengathi ukuqiniswa kokuqala kusuka ngekhulu lesi-845 nokuthi ukuhlaselwa kokuqala okwahlukunyezwa kwakusezandleni zamaViking, abavakashi abavamile abavela ezingxenyeni zase-Ireland, ngonyaka ka-XNUMX naseDublin. Amanxiwa akhona abe esakhiwa kamuva, cishe ngekhulu le-XNUMX, futhi akwaziwa ukuthi ngubani owala ukwakhiwa kwawo, kepha iqiniso ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi isigodlo sadlulela ezandleni zomndeni kaMarshal kanye nokufa kwenhloko umndeni Washiywa ezandleni zowesifazane, u-Eve Marshal futhi kamuva ezandleni zendodakazi yakhe nomkhwenyana wakhe, uMortimer.
Ake sithi isigodlo asibanga nenhlanhla enkulu ngoba ngemuva kwabaMortimers le ndawo yadlulela ezandleni zabakwaNorman futhi ekumbeni okwenziwa lapho ngo-1990 abukho ubufakazi bokuthi uNorman uhlala khona ngakho-ke kucatshangwa ukuthi le nqaba ishiywe amakhulu eminyaka, kusukela cishe ku-1350. Futhi yisikhathi eside leso! Abanye bacabangela ukusetshenziswa okuthile phakathi neNkathi Ephakathi ngisho nangekhulu le-XNUMX, kepha akukho lutho olungatholakala ngokuqinisekile.
Namuhla kukhona ingxenye kuphela yezindonga nombhoshongo ophakeme (amamitha angama-20.4 x 35.3), okunye konakele kakhulu, yize lokho kungabususi ebuhleni baso kubathandi bezakhiwo zakudala. Ivulekile nsuku zonke futhi itholakala ku- I-County Laois ibangana nje ukusuka kumzila we-N80 phakathi kwamadolobha aseStradbally nasePortlaoise.