A lakeside village once called the 'Round Hill of the Cauldron,' a tower house granted to the future founder of Maryland, an old hilltop church whose people once worshipped in secret at mass rocks, a monastic island founded in 544 AD, and an unusually grand 1833 church that still dominates the skyline. Looking for things to do in Newtowncashel? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Cor na Dumhca & the Ringforts
Elfeet Castle & George Calvert
St Catherine's Old Church, Cashel Hill
Saints' Island & the Annals of All Saints
Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
For Schools
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