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Rock of Cashel
Attractions in Cashel

Rock of Cashel leads Cashel’s places to visit

Of the 7 places to visit in and around Cashel, 4 are castles or historic places. There are 6 places to visit inside Cashel’s urban area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the Office of Public Works. A short walk covers 6, all within 1 km. Out of town, Cahir Castle is 16 km away.

Photo: Rock of Cashel, Holger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Cashel
6
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Cashel’s best known

Beyond Rock of Cashel, there are 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a cathedral.

CastleRock of Cashelin townAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbeyin townCathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashelin townMuseumMuseumCashel Folk Village Museumin townMuseumMuseumCashel Heritage Centrein townMuseumMuseumSouth Tipperary Genealogy Centrein town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Hore Abbey marks the outer edge, 1 km away.

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The dashed line is Cashel’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What there is to see

Castles or historic places lead the count with 4; 3 are museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 3 museums3 in town
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 1 castle · 1 cathedral3 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Cashel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (St. Dominic's Abbey).

Every place

Everything on the list

The 6 inside Cashel come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.

The 6 inside Cashel come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Cashel → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cashel →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Out of town, Cahir Castle (16 km) leads 12 names to know.

Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle16 km southCathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles19 km northAbbey or prioryAthassel Priory7.8 km southwestAbbey or prioryHolycross Abbey14 km northCastle · Office of Public WorksGrallagh Castle12 km northeastCastle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle38 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Priory15 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey27 km northeastCastleBallynahow Castle20 km northAttractionMitchelstown Cave26 km southwestAbbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey36 km southCastleKilcash Castle28 km southeast

Places well known beyond Cashel (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Visiting Cashel: the answers

What are the main attractions in Cashel?

The best known inside Cashel’s urban area are Rock of Cashel, St. Dominic's Abbey, St. John's Cathedral, Cashel and Cashel Folk Village Museum. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Cashel have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cashel: Cashel Folk Village Museum, Cashel Heritage Centre and South Tipperary Genealogy Centre.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Cashel?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Cashel, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (St. Dominic's Abbey).

What are the best-known days out near Cashel?

Within 40 km: Cahir Castle (16 km), Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles (19 km), Athassel Priory (7.8 km), Holycross Abbey (14 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (16)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).