Cashel Heritage Guide

The award-winning Heritage centre provides a large scale model of Cashel in the 1640s highlighting the lessor known treasure of the town. Charters dating from 1663 and 1687 are on display. Free admission. Accommodation reservations and tourist information for both the historic town and Tipperary are available.

Opening hours: March - October 7 days 9.30am-5.30pm November - February. Weekdays only. 9.30am-5.30pm

Main street,
Cashel 062 62511
www.cashel.ie

Memorial to the late great Archbishop Croke, a great believer in sports and nationalism.

The most elegant building in Cashel with an intriguing history and apparently the home to Guinness no less!

Cashel Palace Hotel,
Main Street,
Cashel 062 62707
reception@cashel-palace.ie
www.cashel-palace.ie

The Cathedral Church of St. John The Baptist was built to supersede the Cathedral on the Rock. the new foundations were laid in 1759 on the site of the Medieval Parish Church of St. John the Baptist.

The library is now housed in the Chapter House situated in the grounds of the Cathedral Church of St. Patrick's Rock and St. John the Baptist in John Street, Cashel. The collection contains a wide range of subjects and includes a 12th century manuscript, the Nuremnberg Chronicle and works by Dante, Swift, Calvin, Erasmus and Machiavelli. Also on display are maps and church silver.

Opening Hours: Monday - Wednesday (10.00 - 3.00pm) & Thursday (10.00 - 2.30pm) Group tours by appointment.

062 6261944
boltonlibrary@oceanfree.net

Opened in 1795, Cashel Parish Church is one of the oldest Catholic churches in present day Ireland. The church was built on the site of the Franciscan Friary. The original structure was a plain rectangular building, divided into three sections at ground level, resembling the basic plan of an ancient Roman basilica.

Bru Boru is a national cultural centre at the foot of the Rock of Cashel. This cultural village is designed around a village green and is a home to the study and celebration of native Irish music, song, dance, theatre and Celtic studies. It has a folk theatre, genealogy centre, restaurant and other amenities. Bru Boru traditional group have performed worldwide.

OPENING TIMES: Mid Jun-Mid Aug: Daily: 09.00-23.30 Shows Tue-Sat at 21.00 Mid Augt-Mid Jun: Mon-Fri: 09.00-13.00 / 14.00-17.00 (No Shows) Shows (to include dinner): from mid June to mid August
GROUP BOOKINGS NECESSARY: Advisable
BOOKING CONTACT: Una O Murcha
AVERAGE VISIT LENGTH: 21/2 hours (includes show)
ENTRANCE FEES: Admission to centre only is free Adult: EU20.00 (includes show) Child: EU10.00 (includes show) Rates available for show and dinner "Sounds of History" Exhibition: Adult: EU5.00, Student/Senior: EU4.00, Child EU3.00
GUIDED TOURS: No
EXHIBITION: "Sounds of History"
RESTAURANT: Coffee Shop (seats 200) .. ...Restaurant (seats 60) and banqueting SHOP: Irish made souvenirs, books and crafts
INFORMATION GUIDE: English, Irish, French, ...German, Italian, Spanish & Dutch COACH PARKING: Yes
CAR PARKING: Yes
DISABLED ACCESS/TOILET: Yes
AUDIO VISUAL: Seating

Rock lane,
Cashel 062-61122
info@bruboru.ie
www.comhaltas.ie

Iconic landmark overlooking Cashel,recently visited by the Queen of England. It's huge, it's complex, it's iconic, there is nothing like it anywhere else in the world. The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig), more formally St. Patrick's Rock, it is also known as Cashel of the Kings. Reputedly the site of the conversion of Aenghus the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century AD. Long before the Norman invasion The Rock of Cashel was the seat of the High Kings of Munster, although there is little structural evidence of their time here.

Opening hours: Mid March to Mid June, daily 9.30am - 5.30pm Mid June to Mid September 9.00am - 7.00pm Mid September to Mid October 9.00am - 5.30pm Mid October to Mid March 9.00am - 4.30pm Last admission: 45 minutes prior to closure Admision Fees: . Adult - EU5.30;.. Senior Citizen - EU3.70; .. Student (valid I.D.) - EU2.10; .. Family - EU11.50

Rock lane,
Cashel 062 61437

Home to both the impressive Dominic abbey and must see Folk village. Folk village Dominic Street, Cashel 062 62525 Cashel Folk village is a series of informal reconstructions of various traditional thatched village shops, a forge and other businesses, together with a penal chapel situated in a confined area.

Thank you for taking this brief guide which we hoped you enjoyed. To return to the Heritage Centre, continue down Dominic street then turn right and the centre will soon be on your left when you get to the square where you'll see the Croke memorial.