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The Rock of Cashel: Kings, Bishops, and Legend
Perched on a limestone outcrop in County Tipperary, the Rock of Cashel is one of Ireland's most iconic landmarks—a jumble of round towers, Romanesque chapels, and Gothic cathedrals that spans a thousand years of turbulent history. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the site's origins as the seat of the Eóganachta kings, its mythical founding by St. Patrick, and its transformation from royal fortress to ecclesiastical center. They trace the dramatic events that shaped it: the Synod of Cashel in 1101, when King Muirchertach Ua Briain handed the rock to the church; the murder of…
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