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 366
tance from the Carmelite Friary, a smallchiu-ch dedicated to St. Bridget, in which, no doubt, this relic waspreserved. These inscriptions are : COCh ReiCh ANNO * DOMINI * 1410. S. * BRIGIDA VIRGO * KILDARIENSIS HIBERNI^ * PATRONA. And over a head in relievo there is the following inscription: S *… … example from one now in my possession, and which may be interest-ing as an instance of the simple customs of the times, the stonehaving been originally a quern, or hand-mill stone. This stone exhibitsfour of these ornaments, namely, the zig-zag, rope, bead, and Etruscanfret; and though it is not…
Church architecture · Round towers
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