The Rock of Cashel is a 45 minute drive from Dairy Guesthouse Cashel derives its name from Caiseal Mumhan meaning the stone fort of Munster. In the centre of the town is a 1730 mansion, Cashel Palace Hotel. Guinness was first brewed here. It was designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and was once the home of the Protestant Archbishop. There are two Mulberry trees in the gardens dating back to Queen Mary. Quirkes castle (Kearneys castle) a former tower house shows battlements and gargoyles. It is now a hotel. The G.P.A. Bolton Library is situated in the grounds of the Church of Ireland. It houses a rare collection of books and manuscripts. The Town Hall is now the home of Cashel Heritage Centre and also has a museum. On the way to the Rock (St. Patricks Cathedral) is the Dominican Friary it was founded in 1243 it has a beautiful 13th C East window. About a quarter of a mile West of the Rock is a Cistercian Abbey (Hore Abbey Right below) founded in 1266, it is a sister Abbey to Mellifont.
Hore Abbey
The 13th century Hore Abbey is set in farmland just a few hundred yards from the base of the Rock of Cashel. It was the last daughter house - a religious house which was affiliated to the main monastery - of Mellifont's Cistercians and was a gift from a 13th century archbishop who expelled the Benedictine monks after dreaming that they had plans to murder him.
Munster. In the centre of the town is a 1730 mansion, Cashel Palace Hotel. Guinness was first brewed here. It was designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and was once the home of the Protestant Archbishop. There are two Mulberry trees in the gardens dating back to Queen Mary. Quirkes castle (Kearneys castle) a former tower house shows battlements and gargoyles. It is now a hotel. The G.P.A. Bolton Library is situated in the grounds of the Church of Ireland. It houses a rare collection of books and manuscripts. The Town Hall is now the home of 
The 13th century Hore Abbey is set in farmland just a few hundred yards from the base of the Rock of Cashel. It was the last daughter house - a religious house which was affiliated to the main monastery - of Mellifont's Cistercians and was a gift from a 13th century archbishop who expelled the Benedictine monks after dreaming that they had plans to murder him.
