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 340
abbot, and 1150, when hesucceeded as archbishop. But the precise year of its erection mustremain a matter of doubt, till some definite authority be discoveredto determine it. If, however, I might indulge in conjecture, I shouldassign its erection to a period not very long after his succession tothe… … Tuam, which, according to the Annals of Innisfallen, was made inthe year 1123, but also to the traceries on the base of the cross atCashel made in 1134, and still more with those on the tomb of OF THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. 317 Cormac, sculptured, as we may assume, in 1138. And I may add,that in…
Church architecture · Round towers
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