CASHEL
, a See also:city of Co
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See also:Tipperary, See also:Ireland, in the See also:east See also:parliamentary See also:division, 5 in
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S.E. of Goold's See also:Cross and Cashel station on the See also:main See also:line of the See also:Great See also:Southern & Western railway, 96 in
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S.W. from See also:Dublin
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Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 2938
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The See also:town, which lies at the See also:base of the See also:Rock of Cashel, is of somewhat poor See also:appearance, but contains several public buildings
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There are also the See also:cathedral See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:John the Baptist (c
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1780), the deanery See also:house (once the See also:bishop's See also:palace), and a See also:Roman See also:Catholic church
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Cashel gives name to a Roman Catholic archdiocese
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The Rock of Cashel is the See also:object of See also:chief See also:interest in the See also:place
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This See also:elevation of See also:limestone formation rises abruptly from the See also:plain to a height of about 300 ft. and is a commanding object for many See also:miles around
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Its See also:summit is occupied by one of the most interesting assemblages of ruins in Ireland, consisting of the remains of St See also:Patrick's cathedral, a See also:round See also:tower, Cormac's See also:chapel, and an See also:ancient cross
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The chapel, which is said to have been erected by See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Cormac M`Carthy in the 12th See also:century, combines the ancient See also:form of high See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone roof, having See also:chambers between the See also:pitch and the vault, with the richest See also:Norman decoration; the See also:chancel See also:arch being of especial magnificence
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The cathedral, of the 13th century, is cruciform in See also:design, with See also:lancet windows and pointed See also:arches, and contains many interesting sculptures and tombs
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In the adjoining See also:cemetery there 'stands, on a See also:rude See also:pedestal, whereon the See also:kings of See also:Munster were crowned, the " Cross of Cashel," with an effigy of St Patrick and a portrayal of the Crucifixion sculptured on its sides
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The round tower, situated at the See also:north-east See also:angle of the cathedral, is 8o ft. high with a circumference of 50 ft., and unlike the neighbouring ruins is built, not of the limestone of the " Rock," but of freestone
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Of the defences of the Rock a massive guard-tower and portions of the See also:wall remain
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At the base of the Rock is Hore See also:Abbey, a Cistercian See also:foundation (1272), exhibiting a similar See also:style of See also:architecture to that of the cathedral on the Rock; and within the town is a Dominican priory (1243), of which the east window is a beautiful example of the style of the See also:period
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From the Rock itself an extensive prospect is commanded over the See also:rich See also:Golden Vale backed by the Galtee Mountains, the See also:Devil's See also:Bit, and other ranges; the clustering See also:roofs of the city providing a picturesque foreground
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The See also:history of Cashel belongs to the See also:early period of Irish See also:chronology
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See also:Legend states that the See also:vision of an See also:angel blessing the Rock, seen by two swineherds early in the 5th century, led Corc Mac Luighdheach, king of Munster, to establish a strong-hold here
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It became one of the See also:principal seats of the kings of Munster, but in 1101 it was given over to the church by King Murkertagh O'Brien
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It afterwards became noteworthy as the place where See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. received the See also:homage of O'Brien, king of See also:Limerick, and still later, where See also:Edward See also:Bruce held his Irish See also:parliament
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The cathedral was burnt in 1495 by the See also:earl of See also:Kildare
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Cashel was taken by See also:storm during the See also:wars of 1647
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It was reduced from an archbishopric to a bishopric in 1839, and was disfranchised, on See also:account of corrupt practice, in 1870, having previously returned one member to parliament
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