Rock of Cashel

Another hour north of Mitchelstown Caves we again turned off the main road to The Rock of Cashel. As we drove through the nearby village, the Rock stood towering over it.

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. Most of the buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries when the rock was gifted to the Church. The buildings represent both Hiberno-Romanseque and Germanic influences in their architecture.

Being one of the most visited Irish visitor attractions, its also very busy, but not unbearable. There's plenty of land around the site for everyone.Read more