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 355
his family, named Aigidiu, as no otherperson of this name is referred to in the Irish annals. The period atwhich he flourished is ascertained from an entry in the Annals ofUlster at the year 955, and in the Annals of the Four Masters at954, which records the death of Aedh, the son of Aicide, king… … turies, and which may interest the reader, from its historical con-nexion with those already given of other members of the same family. 2 u 2 332 INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND USES Examples of the use of the pear-shaped ornament in architecturehave been ah-eady given in tlie description of the…
Church architecture · Round towers
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