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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pkitt/">Silanov</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkitt/55384765108/" title="Irish icon on the rocks"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55384765108_b0fa63fee7_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Irish icon on the rocks" /></a></p> <p>The Rock of Cashel with its Round Tower on the left from below, County Tipperary, Ireland.<br /> <br /> <u>Some background information</u><br /> <br /> The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel in the Irish County Tipperary. The picturesque complex has a character of its own and is one of the most remarkable collections of Celtic art and medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe. Few remnants of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries.<br /> <br /> According to local legends, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 3 kilometres (18.6 miles) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel. But according to the old hagiography &quot;Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick&quot; Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by Saint Patrick in the 5th century.<br /> <br /> The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster as early as the 4th century and prior to the Norman invasion. In the 5th century the Eóganachta clan built a fortress at Cashel retaining supremacy there for hundreds of years. In 977 Brian Boru was crowned there as king and made Cashel his capital. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church.<br /> <br /> In 1647, during the Irish Confederate Wars, Cashel was sacked by English Parliamentarian troops under Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. The Irish Confederate troops there were massacred, as were the Catholic clergy, including Theobald Stapleton, an Irish Roman Catholic priest and one of the creators of modern Irish language orthography. Inchiquin's troops looted or destroyed many important religious artefacts.<br /> <br /> Sometime during or after the mid-1730s, the main cathedral roof was destroyed by Arthur Price, the Anglican Archbishop of Cashel. Today, what remains of the Rock of Cashel has become a tourist attraction. Price's decision to remove the roof on what had been called the jewel among Irish church buildings was criticised before and since. The Rock of Cashel played a role in history of the 18th century Whiteboy movement, with a large number of Whiteboys having levelled the wall surrounding it in 1763 in a celebrated moment. This was part of a period of Whiteboy activity between 1763 and 1765 during which they agitated all over Tipperary, including the limestone district of Cashel. In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Rock of Cashel during her visit to Ireland.<br /> <br /> The buildings on the Rock of Cashel comprise the Round Tower, Cormac’s Chapel, the Cathedral and the Hall of the Vicars Choral. The oldest and tallest structure is the Round Tower, which dates from around 1100. Cormac's Chapel, the chapel of King Cormac Mac Carthaigh, was begun in 1127 and consecrated in 1134. It is a sophisticated structure, with vaulted ceilings and wide arches, drawing on contemporary European architecture and infusing unique native elements.<br /> <br /> The cathedral, built between 1235 and 1270, is an aisleless building of cruciform plan, having a central tower and terminating at the west end in a massive residential tower house. Finally, the Hall of the Vicars Choral was built in the 15th century and holds the more than 2.1 metres (7 feet) high St. Patrick's Cross. In the grounds around the buildings is an extensive graveyard that includes a large number of high crosses.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/202092333@N06/">sdbrochu2</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/202092333@N06/55246192754/" title="Rock of Cashel-85988"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55246192754_1cb27bd511_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel-85988" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/199947069@N05/">lkraus66</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/199947069@N05/55126110223/" title="Rock of Cashel on a Sunny Afternoon in Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55126110223_63578e9eb7_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Rock of Cashel on a Sunny Afternoon in Ireland" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048096816/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048096816_5a3567e054_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048361249/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048361249_e66a5e7a72_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048286098/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048286098_a3e83779f4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55047202382/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55047202382_8eb0560d6e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048361444/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048361444_70540a34e1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048439005/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048439005_12c5d8352d_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a 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alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048439360/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048439360_83875b9bc2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048097036/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048097036_b360c407b3_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048439145/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048439145_3031c71126_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55047202627/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55047202627_7218f45961_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048361559/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048361559_950c857fbd_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048286068/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048286068_b5f96f4e4b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048096776/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048096776_709fd06a5c_m.jpg" width="240" height="233" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/con4tini/">dconvertini</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/con4tini/55048361894/" title="Rock of Cashel, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55048361894_309936291b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rock of Cashel, Ireland" /></a></p> <p>Rock of Cashel, Ireland</p>

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