Heritage45-60 minutes
Cashel Folk Village
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About
A privately run folk museum off Main Street that recreates Irish village and rural life of the past in a series of reconstructed shopfronts, cottages, a forge and themed rooms, along with a penal chapel and republican memorials. It is homespun rather than slick, a personal collection assembled over years, and it makes a good hour for families and anyone interested in everyday social history away from the grandeur of the Rock.
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Highlights
- ✓Reconstructed shopfronts, cottages and a forge
- ✓Penal-era chapel and republican memorials
- ✓A personal, hands-on local collection
- ✓Good for families
Tips
- →Extended hours in mid-summer; reduced or by-arrangement in winter
- →Small and privately run, so check it is open before a special trip
- →A useful rainy-hour alternative to the exposed Rock
Best Season
SpringSummerAutumn
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