Rock of Cashel
Set on a dramatic outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale, The Rock of Cashel, iconic in its historic significance, possesses the most impressive cluster of medieval buildings in Ireland. Among the monuments to be found there is a round tower, a high cross, a Romanesque chapel, a Gothic cathedral, an abbey, the Hall of the Vicars Choral and a fifteenth-century Tower House. Originally the seat of the kings of Munster, according to legend St. Patrick himself came here to convert King Aenghus to Christianity. Brian Boru was crowned High King at Cashel in 978 and made it his capital. The surviving buildings are remarkable. Cormac’s Chapel, for example, contains the only surviving Romanesque frescoes in Ireland.
Meet the Site Custodians
Terri Sweeney Meade
Terry Sweeney Meade is the Assistant Principal Architect, OPW, National Monuments, Historic Properties and Capital Works Delivery of the Republic of Ireland.
Gretta Doyle
Gretta Doyle is a Senior Architect, OPW, Heritage Policy & UNESCO World Heritage Unit
Pauline Gleeson
Pauline Gleeson is the Senior Archaeologist, National Monuments Service, DHLGH
Anne Carey
Anne Carey is the District Archaeologist, National Monuments Service, DHLGH.
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