Ireland
Things to do in Cashel
21 places8 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Cashel, and 8 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Cashel's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Athassel Priory
Athassel Priory is the largest medieval priory in Ireland, stretching over a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site.
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Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey (also Hoare Abbey, sometimes known as St Mary's) is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree.
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Cahir Castle
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond.
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St. John's Cathedral, Cashel
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
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Swiss Cottage
The Swiss Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage orné (ornamental cottage) located at Kilcommon near the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland.
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Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
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Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey (Mainistir na Croise Naofa) was a Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood.
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St. Dominic's Abbey
St. Dominic's Abbey is a medieval Dominican abbey and National Monument located in Cashel, Ireland.
Discovery routes in Cashel
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
The Rock of Cashel and the abbeys of Tipperary
From the Rock of Cashel to St John's Cathedral, St Dominic's Abbey and Hore Abbey, then Holy Cross Abbey, Athassel Priory, Cahir Castle and the Swiss Cottage.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Cahir Castle
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond.
Swiss Cottage
The Swiss Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage orné (ornamental cottage) located at Kilcommon near the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland.
Ardfinnan Castle
Ardfinnan Castle, is a castle built in 1185 with its sister Lismore Castle, by the river crossing at Ardfinnan (Ard Fhíonáin in Irish) in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Ballynahow Castle
Ballynahow Castle is a tower house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Burncourt Castle
Burncourt Castle is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Grallagh Castle
Grallagh Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Kilcash Castle
Kilcash Castle is a ruined castle off the N24 road just west of Ballydine outside the village of Kilcash in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the care of the Irish State. The Butler dynasty has important links to the area.
Killahara castle
Killahara Castle is a tower house in the townland of Killahara in County Tipperary, Ireland. Built in the 16th century, it is located near Thurles and the villages of Dovea and Loughmore.
Moorstown Castle
Moorstown Castle is a late 15th-century stone structure consisting of an enclosed circular keep near Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Moycarkey Castle
Moycarkey Castle, in Moycarky townland, County Tipperary, is a tower-house located inside a large rectangular bawn with round flanking towers at the north-eastern and south-western corners.
Ormonde Castle
Ormond Castle is a castle on the River Suir on the east side of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oldest part of the existing castle is a mid-15th century walled bawn, cornered on the northeast and northwest by towers.
Places of worship
St. John's Cathedral, Cashel
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
St. Dominic's Abbey
St. Dominic's Abbey is a medieval Dominican abbey and National Monument located in Cashel, Ireland.
Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey (also Hoare Abbey, sometimes known as St Mary's) is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree.
Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey (Mainistir na Croise Naofa) was a Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood.
Athassel Priory
Athassel Priory is the largest medieval priory in Ireland, stretching over a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site.
Cahir Priory
The Priory of St. Mary in Cahir, known as Cahir Abbey, was a medieval priory of Augustinian Canons regular and is a National Monument located in Cahir, Ireland.
Liathmore Churches
Liathmore Churches are two medieval churches forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Toureen Peakaun
Toureen Peakaun is an ancient church located in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles
The Cathedral of the Assumption is the mother church of the Metropolitan Province of Cashel and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in Thurles, County Tipperary in Ireland.
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