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 341
est, and may justly rank as thefinest monument of its class and age remaining in Ireland; and yet,to the disgrace of the inhabitants of that ancient city, its shaft, head,and base, though all remaining, are allowed to be in diflerent loca-lities, detached from each other. It is formed of sandstone,… … Of the ancient church of Tuam the chancel only remains ; but,fortunately, this is sufficient to make us acquainted with its generalstyle of architecture, and to shew that it was not only a larger, but amore splendid structure than Cormacs church at Cashel, and notunworthy of the powerful monarch to…
Church architecture · Round towers
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