While previously thought to be the birthplace of Rev. John Lanigan D.D., author of the classic tome The Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, Cashel Folk Village was established as a museum in 1984.
Martin O’Dwyer Bob, one of County Tipperary’s most prominent historians, founded the Museum. Martin was the Chairman and a co-founder of The Cashel Historical Society, as well as the author of eight books on Irish and Tipperary history. Not only that, but he was also the main force for the founding of St.
Marks Famine Graveyard in Cashel is a sad but inspiring tribute to those unfortunate people who died during the Irish Famine in Cashel and were initially buried in unmarked graves on unconsecrated grounds.
