Our trip to Cashel..

I know we were to post this
sooner, but time goes by so
quickly!!!


Syl this is Cashel or The rock
of Cashel..











the view as we walked up the hill..


























































































































the sarcophagus inside st cormacs chapel






























The tower, which was used during invasion
the stairs were over six feet high to reach
so a ladder was used...
















st patricks cross, underneath it is
believed that they would hide
valuables..

you can just about make out the head!

there are over one hundred of these around

the ruin....

Sadhbh and Caoimhe in the

town...

this is inside st cormacs chapel..

the altar is actually made off centre

as it was believed that only God

could make things perfect...

this window allowed the sick

to attend mass! it was made at

an angle to the altar

The archbishop of Cashel, whom actually

started out catholic and then also

became protestant..at the same time...!!

this was the viewing window

for the archbishop

this was his private accomodation!

these are the frescos that are

slowly being uncovered

in the chapel it has taken over

ten years so far....

this picture doesnt show the

deliberate inperfections on this

canvass, again because of belief

that only God made all things

perfect....

...it is said that

on one occasion the devil was

chasing souls around the mountain

but he just couldnt catch them, he got

so mad that he bit a lump out of

the mountain to trap the souls and

then threw the piece and were it landed

formed the rock of Cashel...!

if you want to get rid of a toothache

try wrap your arms around

st patricks cross!!!

nice try Sadhbh....

some ruins we saw on the

trip home....