Rock of Cashel - Ireland

A few days ago Heidi was in Ireland to play in a parabadmington tournament and she also had the opportunity to meet a few postcrossers there. Meeting postcrossers always been buying and signing card. I've some nice Irish cards but this one that she sent me, with the sheep, has to be one of my favs ever. 

The other one was sent by Lotti always 12 years ago. 

The Rock of Cashel is one of Ireland’s most visited attractions and is a spectacular archaeological site.

 

Photography reproduced from the original artistic work © Liam Blake

A collection of medieval ecclesiastical buildings set on an outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale. The 12th-century round tower is the oldest surviving building on the Rock, which also include a high cross and the ruins of a Romanesque chapel. 'Cormac's Chapel' is one of the earliest and finest churches built in the Romanesque style. The 13th-century Gothic Cathedral is a large cruciform Gothic church without aisles, built between 1230 and 1270. There is also a 15th-century castle and the 'Hall of the Vicars' is the entry point to the ecclesiastical enclosure. The Hall houses the museum where the original Cross of St. Patrick can be found.

The Rock of Cashel is an ancient royal site of the Kings of Munster and first attained importance as a fortress. Its origins as a centre of power go back to the 4th or 5th centuries. Two of the most famous people of Irish legend and history are associated with the Rock of Cashel. They are St. Patrick whom according to legend, arrived in Cashel in AD 432 and baptized King Aengus who became Ireland’s first Christian ruler. The second was Brian Boru, he was crowned High King here in 990. He is the only King who was able to unite all of Ireland under one ruler for any significant period of time. - in: https://www.discoverireland.ie