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Why was it Built? • Lord Deputy Sir Edward Bellingham was anxious to fortify Laois following his repression of the natives and the exiling of their chieftains earlier in the year. • It was built to protect the English who were brought in the O’Moore territory and also to guard the southern flank of the Pale.
The Fort • The fort was initially named fort of Leix or Fort Protector in honour of the Earl of Somerset, the Lord Protector of England. • However in 1557, under two important Acts passed in the parliament of King Philip and Queen Mary, the town was renamed Maryborough and the county was given the title Queen’s County. • In the year 1558 the fort of Maryborough was garrisoned and for the next half century the O’Moores, the native chiefs of Laois, waged war on the settlers.
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