Lough Corrib : its shores and islands ; with notices of Lough Mask (1872)
Wilde, W. R. (William Robert), 1815-1876 · Dublin : McGlashan & Gill · leaf 148
ther similar chamber, theonly access to which is by a square aperture in the floor overthe outer doorway, like those seen in secular defensive edifices.In all probability this tower, which was evidently constructedalong with the church, was used not merely as a belfry, but asa residence for the… … in Ireland of the same architectural character as that of Cross are furnished with towers ; and, as if carrying out the idea of the primitive round tower, their architects have almost invariably placed their doorways at a considerable distance above the ground. A striking example occurs at Corcom-…
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