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CASHEL , a See also:city of Co. See also:Tipperary, See also:Ireland, in the See also:east See also:parliamentary See also:division, 5 in. 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. S.W. from See also:Dublin. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 2938. 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. 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. 1780), the deanery See also:house (once the See also:bishop's See also:palace), and a See also:Roman See also:Catholic church. Cashel gives name to a Roman Catholic archdiocese.
The Rock of Cashel is the See also:object of See also:chief See also:interest in the See also:place. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Of the defences of the Rock a massive guard-tower and portions of the See also:wall remain. 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. 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.
The See also:history of Cashel belongs to the See also:early period of Irish See also:chronology. 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. 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. 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. The cathedral was burnt in 1495 by the See also:earl of See also:Kildare. Cashel was taken by See also:storm during the See also:wars of 1647. 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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