Moments of time-lapse at the Rock of Cashel and Hore Abbey, County Tipperary, Ireland. The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. According to local mythology, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel. Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century. The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church. Few remnants of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries. Hore Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David MacCearbhaill (in 1270), who later entered the monastery. Music: The Great Unknown di Audionautix is a soundtrack authorised by Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artista: audionautix.com/ My photo-stream: flic.kr/ps/hkewL

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