This quaint little town is made famous by the “Rock of Cashel”. At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we usually visit Cashel on our first day, on the way to Kerry. The Rock of Cashel is where Saint Patrick once preached. It dominates the surrounding countryside and the...
Usually on the first day of your tour with Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we visit the “Rock of Cashel”. Crowning the plain of Tipperary, St Patricks rock marks one of the most important historical sites in Ireland. Legend has it that during Patricks ten year stay...
Well before you reach Cashel, the rock that bears its name appears on the skyline, rearing up from the landscape in a series of limestone ridges and topped by the serenely beautiful Cathedral of St Patrick. The cathedral’s roofless chancel and nave is 93ft long...
On Ireland tours if you are passing Clonmel and heading for Cashel then try and pass through Fethard. Whist it is a plain enough place and rarely visited by tourists there are some hidden gems. Fethard has a number of forgotten medieval ruins set at the back...