Ancient frescoes and carved figures in St. Cormac' s Chapel in the Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland.
Ancient frescoes and carved figures in St. Cormac' s Chapel in the Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland. Cormac's Chapel, the chapel of King Cormac Mac Carthaigh, was begun in 1127 and consecrated in 1134. It is a very sophisticated structure, unlike most Irish Romanesque churches, which are ordinarily simple in plan with isolated decorated features. The Rock of Cashel, a historic site is the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock. According to local mythology, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel. Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century. The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church. 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. The Round tower is the oldest and tallest of the buildings is the well preserved.
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Location: Cormac Chapel, Rock of Cashel, Cashel, Tipperary, Province of Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
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