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The ecclesiastical architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion; comprising an essay on the origin and uses of the round towers of Ireland, which obtained the gold medal and prize of the Royal Irish Academy (1845)

Petrie, George, 1789-1866 · Dublin : Hodges and Smith · leaf 291

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he church called TeampuU Finghin, or Fineens Church,at Clonmacnoise. Of this interesting building a portion only i^e-mains, namely, the chancel, and a Round Tower attached to it at itssouth-east jtmction with the nave; but the foundations of the walls ofthe nave may still be traced with sufficient… … The only ornamented portion of this church remaining is itschancel archway. Its doorway, which, there can be little doubt, wasornamented in a similar style, has long since disappeared; and evenof this archway, which appears to have consisted originally of threeconcentric arches, the innermost was…

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