Other Attractions

The Fountain & Dean Kinane

The fountain was erected in 1904 by the citizens of Cashel in honour of Dean Kinane. Dean Thomas Kinane was present in Cashel between 1887 and 1913.

Path of the Dead

The pathway between the Rock of Cashel and the Camas Road was used as a route to take the dead from the town to their burial palce at the Rock.

Bru Boru Heritage Centre

Brú Ború 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.

Ladyswell

Lady’s Well is named after the Virgin Mary. The holy well had been a place of local pilgrimage until the end of the 19th century. The Ladyswell Street was the Faor Green of Cashel where there were two fairs held annually in March and June for over 1,500 years.

Famine Wall

The Famine Wall was built as part of the Town Improvements carried out by the Commissioners after their law officer, Michael Doheny, won compensation from the Landlords in the years following 1842.

Back of the Pipes

The Back of the Pipes was erected by the Commissioners of Cashel in 1842 to provide a water supply to the town. At the time water was discharged through gargoyles into individual troughs. In 1986 the structure was restored and converted into a fountain.

Town / City Hall

The City Hall was originally a market building. For several hundred years, it was the centre of administration for the town and surrounding areas. The building is now used as a heritage centre and tourist office.

Croke Memorial

The Croke Memorial was erected in 1895 as a tribute to Thomas Croke (1824-1902), who was Archbishop of cashel and Emly from 1875 until his death. The monument was originally located at the junction of Main Street and Friar Street. the cross was demolished in a traffic accident and a replica was commissioned. The monument was relocated to its current position.

Kearney’s Castle

Kearney’s Castle is a fifteenth century castle. In the past it was used as a garrison by Lord Inchiquin’s army. The Kearney family lived in the building for many years. Fr. John Kearney was hanged in the castle in 1652. The building now operates as a hotel (see more here)

Bothan Scoir

The Bothan Scoir (Peasant Dwelling) is a preserved 17th century tenant cottage dating from around 1640. It is the last of ten small farm labourer’s dwelling that once stood here. Four of them were built of stone, similar to this one and had thatched roofs, the rest were made of mud and wattles. Opposite the Bothan is the ‘Ducking pond’, where unpleasant punishment was dished out to ladies who were guilty of unsocial behavior.

City Wall

The medieval City Wall an irregular heart-shaped area enclosing an area of about 28 acres. There is evidence of towers at the north west and south east corners, and there were also at least five gates. Canafie Gate and West Gate (or St. Nicholas’ Gate) at the east and west ends of Main street; Moor gate in Chapel Lane; and on the south side of the town, Friar gate and John’s Gaye located at the ends of Friar Street and John Street. It is likely that the walls belong to the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.

Agar’s Lane

Named after it’s conceiver, Archbishop Charles Agar (1735-1809), this lane was opened around 1795 to provide access between St. John the Baptist Cathedral on John Street and the new Catholic chapel built on the site of the Francscan Friary, on Friar Street. Charles Agar came from a landowning family with ties to Kilkenny.