Cahir Castle (photos of Cahir Castle)Spent two hours at Cahir Castle, from noon to 2:00. It turns out the castle was sieged in 1599 and lasted only three days (link to siege). Took many pictures. We self guided our tour, although they offer guided tours. Other than two groups of school children there for a class, there were only a few other people there.
Rock of Cashel (Rock of Cashel photos)
St. Patrick's Cathedral overlooks some long stretches of landscape around this 200 foot talll hill.Several areas of the structure are under rennovation, but I got many pictures of the graves for Mark's submissions to findagrave.com. (photos of Rock of Cashel graves)
Dinner
We ate dinner at a place called Kyteler's Inn (link). This place is amazing! Built in 1324, the owner run out of Ireland because she was accused of being a heretic, it's still in operation today. The bands who played were great, the Guinness tasty, the service friendly!
Our waitress is apparently named Snug.
Kristin had stuffed mushrooms (€6.95) which were "so-so, kind of oily," in her words.
I had beef lasagna with chips and salad. The lasagna was ok, the chips quite small, and the salad very tasty.
[Pictures of Cahir Castle] [Pictures of Rock of Cashel] [Pictures of Cashel Graves] [All Ireland photos]
5 comments:
which castle of these two would you recommend visiting?
Thanks for replying to the post.
Rock of Cashel isn't a castle. It's a structure which was a cathedral.
If you want castle-y kinds of stuff, definitely Cahir is where you want to go. Large fortified walls, bridges, portcullis, etc.
Rock of Cashel has better views of the surrounding area - amazing views. Cahir Castle is surrounded by a city - cars and buildings.
Different experiences, but you can accomplish both in the same day
what other castles did u visit in Ireland? Is Blarney worth it if you're not that interested in kissing te stone?
Hi Chani - you can find a complete list of all activities we pursued in Ireland here:
http://irelandvacation2007.blogspot.com/
That lists every castle, every site, even every meal we had while in Ireland, what restaurant we ate at, how much it costs, etc.
We did not visit Blarney - it did not seem all that interesting to us.
If you're going to be in Dublin, definitely visit Dublin Castle. It's probably the most "commercial" of the castles, but you get a great tour with a lot of historical information, and you can see parts where chunks of wall were removed or rebuilt.
I also recommend Ross Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Castle) which is in County Kerry.
If you are going to stay in or near Kilkenny, definitely visit that castle. It's a more modern-looking (straight walls, polished staircases, manicured lawn) castle than the others, and is located in the middle of the city.
Keep up the good work.
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