They say “It’s a long way to Tipperary” — and sure, the song has a point for us Londoners — but that hasn’t stopped A-listers from the capital and even further afield from making the trip. Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy and even Princess Diana have ventured there to check into the iconic Cashel Palace Hotel: a five-star gem right in the heart of the county.
Originally built in 1728 by renowned architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, this red-bricked Palladian beauty was once home to a string of distinguished archbishops. Fast-forward a couple of centuries, and after Lord Brockett transformed it into a luxury hotel 60 years ago, it became a secluded retreat in the Irish countryside for Hollywood’s finest.
