Rock of Cashel

The Rock of Cashel was practically the main attraction I wanted to visit while in Ireland. I read it was the top place to visit in Ireland. Plus, it looked rather cool and had a cool name so naturally I was attracted.

Upon first entering Cashel, it didn't take long to notice the great ruin perched high on a stony mountain. It would seem …

Simply put, I love my life. The past couple of days have been unbelievable, with great people, brilliant beer, and some of the best scenery I have seen in my entire life. The best part about all of this: two months ago, the thought of going to Europe this year hadn't even crossed my mind. The amount of planning I did for this trip is on par with …

I woke up at 7am, and Ann Marie got up at 7:30am ... 13 hours after getting into bed. We had a full Irish breakfast in the hotel. I love the idea of tomatoes and mushrooms as breakfast food. I refrained from any of the meat, but Ann Marie very much enjoyed the sausage. There were a bunch of very polite and cute boys in uniforms and striped socks …

We travelled as a 4some from Kit's in Kilmeague to The Rock of Cashel through the beautiful countryside of Ireland with it's typical gorse hedges and rock walls. There's no shortage of stone here so it gets put to good use as a building material in ...

There was no chance of us accidentally driving past the Rock of Cashel, seeing as it towers over everything around, although it did take us a while to find the car park.  Seeing as there were so many coaches when we arrived, we decided to go for a ...

... river with great views of the quintesscential "Irish green rolling hilled countryside". Finally, we moved on to the main event: the Rock of Cashel, once home to the Kings of Munster (see: Brian Boru). We first had lunch, which I decided to skip and ...

I was so happy today, I finally got to see my Rock of Cashel (St Patrick's Cathedral) on our way to Cork.  This beautiful ruin has distracted me day and night on my screen savers at both home & work, so it was wonderful to finally see the ...

... we ended up in Cashel. We went out for a nice dinner to celebrate Zoes birthday then to a pub. Today we went to the Rock of Cashel, which is a church/ fortres that is on top a a huge hill in an other wise flat landscape and it had amazing views and i ...

... is we will be on N6 sooner. A little over an hour later we see it. Sitting high on the hillside, the golden-lit Rock of Cashel. So impressive, we pulled off the road to stare. It ranks right up there with the Roman Colleseum.  In the dark, it ...

... beautiful afternoon.  We drove for about an hour and half, taking a slight, but planned detour, and took in the Rock of Cashel. As we approached, we could see this amazing structure towering over 200 foot above the horizon.  It is a set ...

... We left oh-so adorable Kinsale and headed to another favorite stop of the trip: The Rock of Cashell. After paying and having our picnic outside (no food allowed within the rock's walls), we ...

One of my personal favorite castle type stops was at the "Rock of Cashel," where St. Patrick was said to have converted a king over to Christianity. As the story goes, during the ceremony St. Patrick would pound his staff on the floor as part of the ...

... is our day back to Dublin. First stop at Cashel. Cashel is a town that lives under the protection of the Rock of Cashel, a cluster of medieval monuments dominating the landscape. Next to this historical site, there is a nice coffee shop - Granny's ...