As I mentioned yesterday, I found two places in Cashel where I enjoyed blissful solitude. The second was Hore Abbey, which I saw gleaming in a patch of sunlight from the Rock.
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| Hore Abbey |
The abbey was founded by the Bendictines in 1266, but only 6 years later that were violently expelled by the local archbishop after he had a dream that they were plotting to murder him, and the property given to the Cistercians (of which order the archbishop was a member ... conflict of interests much?).
They abbey itself doesn't have any signage but there's enough of it left that you can easily make out the chapel, cloisters, and cells, and an ancient arch sufficient to keep the rain off during the frequent showers (alternating with frequent patches of sun ... and occasional hail. The weather in this place is mental).
