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 435
tly called Domhnach mor Muighe Echnach, i. e. the great cluuch OF THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. 411 of the plain of Echnach, is ascribed to St. Patrick, who pLiced lierehis disciple Cassanus, whose relics were preserved in this church, andheld in the highest veneration for ages after his death.—See… … As a specimen of a doorway, which exhibits a more regular ma-somy than any of the preceding, and wliich there is every reason tobelieve to be of somewhat later age, I annex an illustration of thedoorway of the greater Tower of Clonmacnoise ; and as I ha\etreated so much of this Tower in several…
Church architecture · Round towers
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