The Round Towers of Ireland Or the Mysteries of FreemasonryOne of only two published works from Irish archaeologist and linguist HENRY O'BRIEN (1808-1835), this classic 1834 study of the ubiquitous round towers of Ireland-sometimes published under the title The Round Towers of Atlantis-is hailed by many as a definitive work on the esoteric mysteries of the ancient world. Perhaps the first modern study of pre-Christian megalithic architecture and its connection to the lost world of Atlantis and the first civilizations of Persia, India, and China, this is a treasure trove of information on the secret societies of early Egypt and modern Ireland, including the Druids. From the strange structure of Ireland's round towers to the nature of the wisdom the ancient Irish possessed, this is an essential resource for students of the mysteries of the ancient world. |
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... Christian church , and purposely thus collocated - contiguous to edifices long before hallowed by a religious use , βto , at once , conciliate the prejudices of those whom they would fain persuade , and divert their adoration to a THE ...
... Christian church , and purposely thus collocated - contiguous to edifices long before hallowed by a religious use , βto , at once , conciliate the prejudices of those whom they would fain persuade , and divert their adoration to a THE ...
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... Christian churches are to be met with , abundantly , in the neighbourhood of Cromleachs and Mithratic caves , all ... Christians as appendages to the chapels , as they would fain make out - by precisely the same mode of inference β that ...
... Christian churches are to be met with , abundantly , in the neighbourhood of Cromleachs and Mithratic caves , all ... Christians as appendages to the chapels , as they would fain make out - by precisely the same mode of inference β that ...
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... Christian missionaries in Ireland first adopted the use of bells , wishing , wisely , therein to conform as much as pos- sible to the prejudices of the natives , when they did not essentially interfere with the spirit of their divine ...
... Christian missionaries in Ireland first adopted the use of bells , wishing , wisely , therein to conform as much as pos- sible to the prejudices of the natives , when they did not essentially interfere with the spirit of their divine ...
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... of an honourable rival . His object , then , being to affix the " Round Towers " to the Christian era , he begins by insisting that , as * Pliny , Lib . lxvi . cap . 12 . " the architects of those buildings were consummate masters in 16 ...
... of an honourable rival . His object , then , being to affix the " Round Towers " to the Christian era , he begins by insisting that , as * Pliny , Lib . lxvi . cap . 12 . " the architects of those buildings were consummate masters in 16 ...
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... Christian faith . β His third proposition is , that as " Strabo , Pompo- nius Mela , Solinus , Diodorus Siculus , and other writers of antiquity , have represented the condition of Ireland and its inhabitants to be barbarous in their ...
... Christian faith . β His third proposition is , that as " Strabo , Pompo- nius Mela , Solinus , Diodorus Siculus , and other writers of antiquity , have represented the condition of Ireland and its inhabitants to be barbarous in their ...
Contents
Section 19 | 325 |
Section 20 | 330 |
Section 21 | 336 |
Section 22 | 338 |
Section 23 | 341 |
Section 24 | 342 |
Section 25 | 356 |
Section 26 | 358 |
Section 9 | 167 |
Section 10 | 169 |
Section 11 | 193 |
Section 12 | 227 |
Section 13 | 263 |
Section 14 | 264 |
Section 15 | 274 |
Section 16 | 285 |
Section 17 | 296 |
Section 18 | 299 |
Section 27 | 366 |
Section 28 | 368 |
Section 29 | 396 |
Section 30 | 412 |
Section 31 | 445 |
Section 32 | 475 |
Section 33 | 482 |
Section 34 | 491 |
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adoration ages alluded amongst ancient antiquity Apollo appear Asiatic Researches Avienus Baal Boreades Brahmins Budh Budha Budhist called celebrated century ceremonial character Christian consecrated corresponding cross Danaans de-danaan deity denominated derived divine Dodona dynasty earth East edifices Egypt Egyptian Egyptian pyramids epithet erected evident existence fact father feet fire former Genesis Goban Greeks head heaven Herodotus Hindoos honour human Hyperboreans India inhabitants Iran Ireland Irin Irish Irish language island king land language latter learned Ledwich Lingam Lord means ment moon mysteries nation nature observe origin pagan Pelasgi Persia persons pillar present priests prince proof Puranas pyramids race record religion religious rites Roman Round Towers Sabian sacred says Scythians secret serpent signifies spirit stone Strabo supposed symbol temple thing thou tion truth Tuath Tuath-de-danaans Vallancey veneration vestiges whence whole word worship writer Yoni Zoroaster