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The town is particularly renowned for the Rock Of Cashel , a site hosting a ruined church and fortifications, formerly the seat of the Irish kings of Munster . In the 4th century, the Eóganachta dynasty founded their capital on and around the rock. In the times following, the kings of Munster reigned here. St. Patrick is believed to have baptized Cashel's third king, Aengus, though it is more likely to have being Palladius . In 977 the Dál GCais usurper, Brian Boru , was crowned here as the first non-Eóghanacht king of Cashel and Munster in over five hundred years. In 1101 his great-grandson, King Muircheartach Ua Briain , gave the place to the bishop of Limerick, which also denied it forever to the MacCarthys, the senior branch of the Eóganachta. The bishops had a very famous school in Cashel and sent priests all over the continent, especially to Regensburg in Germany, where they had their own church. The town is just off the N8 Route from Dublin to Cork . The Rock of Cashel is now one of Ireland's most popular tourist sites. The town has many other interesting attractions, including: the GPA Bolton Library (which houses many books found no where else in the world). Cashel is also famous for its renowned blue cheese See also: List Of Towns In The Republic Of Ireland |
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