If I was to recommend one thing from our trip to Ireland - it would be the Rock of Cashel. We went out of our way to see it and it was well worth it. If nothing else, the drive there was lovely.
We initially got lost trying to find the entrance, but it turned out well as we managed to get a view looking at the structure without much scaffolding.
The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the Kings of Munster. It has an old cathedral and a lot of history to go with it. There is a lot of restoration work going on and in one area they were removing whitewash to reveal beautiful paintings underneath. I'd love to go back and visit once they're finished with the revealing of the paintings.
The (remains of) buildings were amazing, and the views of the surrounding areas were fantastic. You could see the ruins of a nearby Monastery and probably at least half of Munster from The Rock.
Here are some pictures we took at the Rock of Cashel:
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| The view from when we were lost. |
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| The front view - scaffolding is to help restore the building so it's safe. |
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| Looking through the wall to a nearby Monastery. |
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| View from outside. |
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| Some restoration work, you can see what they think the painting underneath looks like. |
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