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Cashel Palace
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Honeymoon in Ireland, this hotel are part of our honeymoon and
romantic getaway program in Ireland. Combining stays in castles,
manor houses, boutique hotels and guest houses together with
a car rental and driving directions.
Irish Tourist Board
Rated
4 Star
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call toll-free 1-800-876-5084
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A HISTORY OF THE CASHEL PALACE HOTEL
The Cashel Palace Hotel was built in 1730 by Archbishop Theophilus
Bolton. It was designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce who was also
the Architect of the Old Parliament House in Dublin, which isnow
the Bank of Ireland, College Green.
In style, it can be placed between Queen Anne and Early Georgian.
The Cashel Palace is faced with red brick to the front and with
limestone at the rear, making it a very rare and unusual feature
for the period.
A crowned harp is to be found over the entrance, this is a fire
mark issued by the Hibernian Insurance Company of Dublin who
were in business from 1771 to 1839. They were the first company
in Ireland to transact Fire Insurance.
The entrance hall retains its original wood panelling, with two
Corinthian columns. The magnificent staircase off the entrance
hall is of Red Pine, in an early Georgian style with an intricate
foliate design and superb examples of ‘barley sugar’
banisters. This staircase leads to the upper floors where a selection
of elegant, individually decorated bedrooms are offered.
Some of these rooms were damaged during the Wolf Tone Rebellion
of 1798. They were remodelled after 1800 in the Regency Style
by the 1st Earl of Normanton, the then Archbishop of Cashel.
Following a decision by Archbishop Richard Lawrence to transfer
the Diocesan headquarters to Waterford in 1833 the Palace was
divided for use by the Dean of Cashel and a Canon of the Church
of Ireland. The decision was made by the Church to sell the property
in 1959 and in May 1962 it was first opened as a Luxury Hotel
by Lord Brockett, who also owned the Wicklow Hotel in Dublin
and Benner’s Hotel in Tralee at that time.
To the rear of the Palace are beautiful gardens, which include
two ancient Mulberry Trees planted in 1702 to commemorate the
Coronation of Queen Anne. The gardens also contain the descendants
of the original hop plants used by Richard Guinis, an agent for
Archbishop Price of Cashel in the 1740’s to brew the first
“Wine of Ireland”.
Mr. Guinis and his son Arthur went on to brew this beer in Dublin
and to found the famous Guinness Brewery at St. James’ Gate.
The garden also contains a private walk (The Bishops Walk) to
the Rock of Cashel, the 13th Century Cathedral and the ancient
seat of the Kings of Munster.
The Palace is described as “a place of notable hospitality”
in Loveday’s Tour of 1732, a description which we feel applies
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