The Intriguing Archbishops and Bishops of the Rock of Cashel Tour

The Rock of Cashel has been a seat of Church authority since 1100 CE. Its ecclesiastical rulers - Abbots, Bishops and Archbishops - were in their own right powerful figures of their times. Some of them ruled as kings, others as mightly lords and rogue political figures.

On August 20, at 12 noon, join this special tour by our guides where we cover some of the most intriguing of our bishops and Archbishops including:

Fedelmid, ‘The Warrior Abbot King of Cashel’; more feared than the Vikings.

William Fitzjohn, the tax-evading Archbishop who robbed both the king of England and the Pope!

Richard O’Hedian, the Defiantly Irish Archbishop, accused of treason.

Edmund Butler, the Pirate Archbishop, the robber-baron of Cashel.

Maurice Fitzgibbon, the one-time King-maker of Ireland; ‘the wandering Archbishop’.

Myler Magrath, the Pluralist and ‘Master Spy’, Archbishop.

Arthur Price, ‘the Guiness Archbishop’.

This is a free event suitable for all. No booking required.