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Cashel (Caiseal, wat “steenringfort” beteken) is ‘n dorp in County Tipperary in Ierland. Sy bevolking in 2016 was slegs 4422, maar dit is een van Ierland se top toeriste trekpleisters: die Rots van Cashel is ‘n kalksteen uitloper met ‘n versameling van belangrike middeleeuse terreine. Die Rots van Cashel (Carraig Phádraig) in Ierland is ‘n Middeleeuse kompleks wat deurdrenk is van eeue se geskiedenis, beide koninklik en kerklik.
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Meeste van die strukture wat vandag by die Rots van Cashel gevind en gesien word, dateer egter nie uit die tyd van die Eóganacht-dinastie nie, maar tot tussen die twaalfde en vyftiende eeue. Dié is gebou nadat die Eóganacht in die tiende eeu deur die konings van Dál Cais uit die mag gedryf is. In 1101 het die destydse koning van Dál Cais, Muircheartach Ua Briain, die Rots van Cashel aan die Kerk gegee. Die meeste van die historiese terreine wat vandag daar gesien word, is onder die bevel van die kerk gebou.
Die terreine sluit die twaalfde-eeuse Ronde Toring en Cormac’s Chapel in, laasgenoemde is ‘n mooi Romaanse kerk met merkwaardige fresko’s. Die grootste struktuur is egter die katedraal, wat aanvanklik in die dertiende eeu gebou is.
Brian Boru, die legendariese Hoë Koning van Ierland wat die Vikings verdryf het, is in 978 by Cashel gekroon en dit sy hoofstad gemaak.
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Die eerste gedokumenteerde bewoners was die Eóganachta, wat Munster van die 6de tot 10de nC regeer het. Hulle is verdryf deur die O’Briens onder Brian Boru, wie se agterkleinseun koning Muircheartach O’Brien die terrein in 1101 aan die kerk geskenk het. Parkeer aan die voet van die rots en volg die wandelpad. Gaan deur die “Hall of the Vicars Choral”, gedateer uit 15de C om die katedraalkoorlede te huisves. Gaan dan deur die katedraal (13de C Goties) en Aartsbiskopswoning (15de C), met die Ronde Toring (11de / 12de C) by een hoek. Die hoogtepunt is die Romaanse Cormac-kapel, wat in 1127 voltooi is – gee jou oë tyd om aan te pas by die somberheid, om die ryk uitsnywerk en fresko’s uit te soek. Daar is hoë kruise in die begraafplaas.
Geboue se ligging sien wyd. Dit is geleë op ‘n dramatiese uitloper van kalksteen in die Goue Vale, die Rots van Cashel, ikonies in sy historiese betekenis, besit die indrukwekkendste groep middeleeuse geboue in Ierland. Onder die monumente wat gevind kan word, is daar ‘n ronde toring, ‘n hoë kruis, ‘n Romaanse kapel, ‘n Gotiese katedraal, ‘n abdy, die “Hall of the Vicars Choral” en ‘n vyftiende-eeuse toringhuis.
Aan die agterkant word ‘n wenk na Ierland se Viking-verlede gevind. ‘n Sarkofaag, wat volgens gerugte die oorblyfsels van koning Cormac se broer Tadhg bevat, is gegraveer met ‘n elegante kerf van twee verweefde diere – ‘n simbool wat na bewering seëninge vir ‘n ewige lewe oproep.
Die ronde toring, wat in 1100 gebou is en 28 meter bo die grond uitstyg, is na bewering die Rots se oudste oorlewende gebou. Jy kan nie meer die toring klim nie, maar die uitsigte rondom dit is eenvoudig subliem.
Met ikone van die ewige lewe, eeue-oue erfenis en nalatenskap wat letterlik in klip geskryf is, is daar enige twyfel dat die Rock of Cashel die uiteindelike rockster is?
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The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig) in Ireland is a medieval complex steeped in centuries of history, both royal and ecclesiastical.
Brian Boru, the legendary High King of Ireland who drove out the Vikings, was crowned at Cashel in 978, and made it his capital.
Cashel (Caiseal, meaning “stone ringfort”) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Its population in 2016 was only 4422, but it’s one of Ireland’s top tourist draws: the Rock of Cashel is a limestone outcrop with a collection of important medieval sites.
However, most of the structures found today at the Rock of Cashel date not to the time of the Eóganacht Dynasty, but to between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. These were built after the Eóganacht were ousted from power by the kings of Dál Cais in the tenth century. In 1101, the then king of Dál Cais, Muircheartach Ua Briain, gave the Rock of Cashel to the Church. Most of the historic sites seen there today were built under the remit of the church.
The sites include the twelfth century Round Tower and Cormac’s Chapel, the latter being a pretty Romanesque church with remarkable frescoes. However the largest structure is the cathedral, initially constructed in the thirteenth century.
The first documented occupants were the Eóganachta, who ruled Munster from the 6th to 10th C AD. They were ousted by the O’Briens under Brian Boru, whose great-grandson King Muircheartach O’Brien gifted the site to the church in 1101. Park at the foot of the rock and follow the walkway. Enter through the Hall of the Vicars Choral, built 15th C to house the cathedral choristers. Then pass through the cathedral (13th C Gothic) and Archbishop’s Residence (15th C), with the Round Tower (11th / 12th C) by one corner. The highlight is the Romanesque Cormac’s Chapel, completed in 1127 – give your eyes time to adjust to the gloom, to pick out the rich carvings and frescos. There are High Crosses in the graveyard.
Set on a dramatic outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale, the Rock of Cashel, iconic in its historic significance, possesses the most impressive cluster of medieval buildings in Ireland. Among the monuments to be found there is a round tower, a high cross, a Romanesque chapel, a Gothic cathedral, an abbey, the Hall of the Vicars Choral and a fifteenth-century Tower House.
At the back, you’ll find a hint towards Ireland’s Viking past. A sarcophagus, rumoured to contain the remains of King Cormac’s brother Tadhg, is engraved with an elegant carving of two intertwining beasts – a symbol said to invoke blessings for an eternal life.
The round tower, built in 1100 and rising 28 metres above the ground, is said to be the Rock’s oldest surviving building. You can no longer climb the tower, but the views around it are simply sublime.
With icons of everlasting life, centuries-old heritage and legacy literally written in stone, is there any doubt that the Rock of Cashel is the ultimate rock star?
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