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 478
ze, to the small stone oratories. Of sucli structiues, however, Ihave discovered but few remains, and none in a perfect state, but 454 INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND USES those which are situated in the County of Londonderry,—namely,the tomb of St. Cadan,—the Catanus of Patricks Lives,—beside… … Of two of these curious monuments I liave thought it desirableto append illustrations; and of these the first is an east view ofthe tomb of St. Muireadach OHeney, exhibiting the sculpturedrelievo of this saint, with which it is ornamented. This tomb iswholly faced with ashlar masonry of sandstone,…
Church architecture · Round towers
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