The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Rock of Cashel
Aerial view c. 1970, prior modern reconstruction
Cormac’s chapel with parts of the Cathedral on either side
Carvings and frescoes inside the chapel
Cashel is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,422 in the 2016 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation. It is part of the parish of Cashel and Rosegreen in the same archdiocese. One of the six cathedrals of the Anglican Bishop of Cashel and Ossory, who currently resides in Kilkenny, is located in the town. It is in the civil parish of St. Patricksrock which is in the historical barony of Middle Third.
Panorama of town from the Rock of Cashel
Cashel Town Hall
Rock of Cashel
Celebration of Corpus Christi at Rock of Cashel c. 1922