1845. Petrie may be regarded as the first scientific investigator of Irish archaeology, his contributions to which are also in themselves of much importance. He received a gold medal from the RIA for his famous Essay on the Round Towers of Ireland, which is included in this edition. Many theories had previously been advanced about the purpose of the round towers, which were variously described as Phoenician fire-temples, minarets, phallic symbols, and tombs; in his closely argued and well-documented essay Petrie showed that they were ecclesiastical buildings, erected for use as belfries, watchtowers, and keeps, and his findings won general acceptance.
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THE question of the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland has so frequently occupied the attention of distinguished modern antiquaries, without any decisive result, that it is now generally considered as beyond the reach of conclusive investigation; and any further attempt to remove the mystery connected with it may, perhaps, be looked upon as hopeless and presumptuous. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bracteate coins, word porticus, mac noir, round tower belfry, pagan urn, innermost arch, external arch, annexed illustration, same annals, very ancient church, annexed sketch, authentic annals, upper apertures, stone oratories, stone oratory, quadrangular form, round towers, west gable, minted money, north doorway, recessed arch, chancel arch, mica slate, early antiquity, inscribed tombstones Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Annals of Ulster, Trias Thaum, General Vallancey, Sir William Betham, British Museum, Book of Armagh, Annals of Clonmacnoise, Annals of Tighernach, Chronicon Scotorum, Leabhar Breac, Miss Beaufort, Kevin's House, Annals of Innisfallen, Sir James Ware, Acta Sanctorum, Annotations of Tirechan, Cormac's Glossary, Book of Lecan, Lough Neagh, South Munster Society of Antiquaries, Tuatha De Danann, Venerable Bede, Columb's House, Cormac Mac Cullenan, Duald Mac Firbis New!
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THE question of the Origin and Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland has so frequently occupied the attention of distinguished modern antiquaries, without any decisive result, that it is now generally considered as beyond the reach of conclusive investigation; and any further attempt to remove the mystery connected with it may, perhaps, be looked upon as hopeless and presumptuous. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bracteate coins, word porticus, mac noir, round tower belfry, pagan urn, innermost arch, external arch, annexed illustration, same annals, very ancient church, annexed sketch, authentic annals, upper apertures, stone oratories, stone oratory, quadrangular form, round towers, west gable, minted money, north doorway, recessed arch, chancel arch, mica slate, early antiquity, inscribed tombstones Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Annals of Ulster, Trias Thaum, General Vallancey, Sir William Betham, British Museum, Book of Armagh, Annals of Clonmacnoise, Annals of Tighernach, Chronicon Scotorum, Leabhar Breac, Miss Beaufort, Kevin's House, Annals of Innisfallen, Sir James Ware, Acta Sanctorum, Annotations of Tirechan, Cormac's Glossary, Book of Lecan, Lough Neagh, South Munster Society of Antiquaries, Tuatha De Danann, Venerable Bede, Columb's House, Cormac Mac Cullenan, Duald Mac Firbis New!
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- The Life of Columba by Geoff Green on page 391
- Early Christian Art in Ireland by Margaret Stokes in Front Matter, page 83, and page 182
- Irish Royal Charters: Texts and Contexts by Marie Therese Flanagan on page 16, and Back Matter
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