AMAZING ROCK OF CASHEL, one of the BEST collections of medieval architecture anywhere in Europe!

[@patrickdorn8652]

Outstanding video, as always. Thank you for covering sacred sites, ancient and modern, along with the pubs, beaches, and city streets. I've been to the Rock twice. Immense and atmospheric. Wished I could have stayed longer, because Cashel has several other interesting attractions.

[@nakedireland]

Thanks Patrick. Yes it’s a fascinating place - and I even forgot to mention the cheese!

[@cutesmiletoo]

Thank you for such wonderful videos😊💚💚💚💚

[@nakedireland]

No problem, it's a pleasure - so glad you're enjoying them.

[@nakedireland]

Yes, the guided tour sounds great. And hope you get better weather than I did Craig!

[@WelshRob1964]

I recognised the drive up to the car park instantly Greg and the little gift shop, which was open when we were there. I remember our visit vividly, I looked over the wall at the same exact spot you did at the view of Cashel 😆. We did go into the chapel, which was nice. I remember being underwhelmed with the Rock of Cashel if I am honest, maybe it was because it wasn’t my idea to go there but my wife’s. Though I was probably tired with all the travelling we had been doing on that holiday, I may have been on holiday but its wasn’t much for me as I drove 100s of miles. I agree with you that architecture of it is astounding, and boy could they teach us a thing or two about building today, some of the rubbish that is build these days. I have enjoyed seeing it again, and do sympathise about the rain but being an Irishman you must be used to it 😝. I would like to go again and I think I would enjoy it far more now, maybe I have mellowed with age 🤔😆, it was over 20 yrs ago I visited. I am hoping you made a video of Cashel town to? I remember liking the town a great deal, and we spent longer there than at the rock.

[@roger6278]

Your videos are so well done, the music, video and narration. You have great knowledge of the history of Ireland

[@nakedireland]

Thank you so much, so glad you enjoy it all and I hope you’ll keep watching.

[@Wolty-s9n]

We'll be there in 4 weeks! Can't wait. Thanks for all the videos!!

[@nakedireland]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it. Have a nice holiday.

[@craigkirkwood4060]

Thanks for the video. Definitely something I want to do in September, and will probably do the guided tour as well.

[@patriciacarmenherederojuda6946]

Thank you for your nice video!!

[@nakedireland]

Thank you for your support Patricia.

[@belfast01uk]

Thanks Greg, very interesting. We will go later in the year. Cheers

[@nakedireland]

Thanks as always for watching.

[@desmcharris]

That was fantastic Greg!! I reckon the weather really added to the atmospherics. It must have been up lifting to have seen it in it's full glory. What a tragedy Irish history been. That was genocide. No one can deny that. Such deeds have had a terrible effect on us, it's left such a trail of tears. Thank you for taking us on such a beautiful walk. Do you think you could get to Clonmacnoise? I've been there! Stunning site. I'd passed through Cashel hoping to get back, but never did , sadly.

[@nakedireland]

Ah you'll get back at some point Des! Yes, I'll look into a visit to Clonmacnoise. Always great to have these suggestions.

[@mdlahey3874]

Can you say what is the original meaning of the Irish name "Cashel", and why the stress is on the last syllable? Thanks!

[@nakedireland]

Yes, The Irish 'Caiseal' means stone and refers to a stone ringfort. Cashel is the anglicised version. I think my pronunciation with the emphasis on the last syllable may not be how it's pronounced locally - perhaps I've given it a bit of a European sounding pronunciation. But the great thing about KZbin is that if you make an error like that, someone is sure to correct you - so stay tuned, and we'll find out if it's Cash-el or Cash-l. The more I think about it I've a feeling it's the latter. But hey, I'm from Belfast (a long way from Cashel), so I can be forgiven a small pronunciation error if that's the case?

[@mdlahey3874]

Thank you kindly!

[@nakedireland]

My pleasure, thanks for watching.

[@billyo54]

I was born and reared a few miles from Cashel, so forgive me for pointing out a few things. Firstly the pronunciation is CASH -l like castle but with the H included. That large L shaped stone in the final minutes is a corner of the Bishops quarters which fell several centuries ago. The large broken High Cross which we see earlier is more recent (mid eighteen hundreds I think) and broke off after a storm in the mid nineteen seventies. I could see The Rock from my house and was sad when it came down. While there was damage done by the English, much of the damage to The Rock was done by the O' Brien clan from Clare (descendants of Brian Boru) in the eleventh century, who also burned the town. I was impressed to see Queen Elizabeth ii when she visited The Rock some years back. It was wonderfully diplomatic of her guide not to mention the O' Briens part in the destruction of Cashel as the queen is in fact, related to the O' Briens through her ancestry. I enjoyed the wee ramble around The Rock of Cashel and suggest you might take time to visit the town next time as I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[@nakedireland]

Thanks so much for those corrections William. Always good to have a local guide and the beauty of KZbin is it allows us just that when people like yourself get involved. Many thanks for watching and taking the trouble to point this out.