Cashel

Cashel is located near the middle of southern Ireland in Co. Tipperary.  The Rock of Cashel was the seat of Irish kings for many years.  These ruins were mainly church buildings the were contsructed in the 1500's.  There were many different structures on this site over a period of hundreds of years.  At the  Bru Boru Heritage Center one can enjoy a show featuring traditional Irishing music and dancing.
 
 

Rock of Cashel

Rock of Cashel

Inside the Rock of Cashel

Cahir Castle

This is Cahir Castle, located in Cahir which is about 5 minutes south of Cashel.  It is a very well preserved castle and at one point thought to be the most impenetrable castle in Ireland until Oliver Cromwell's forces breached one of it's walls.

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