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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... island , without a particle of proof to substan- tiate their assumption , or a shadow of authority to give colour to their claims . Why , sir , cast your eye over the fair face of the land itself , and does not the scene abound with the ...
... island , without a particle of proof to substan- tiate their assumption , or a shadow of authority to give colour to their claims . Why , sir , cast your eye over the fair face of the land itself , and does not the scene abound with the ...
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... island ; and that they might as well , from this vicinity , infer , that those two other vestiges of heathenish adoration were contrived by our early Christians as appendages to the chapels , as they would fain make out - by precisely ...
... island ; and that they might as well , from this vicinity , infer , that those two other vestiges of heathenish adoration were contrived by our early Christians as appendages to the chapels , as they would fain make out - by precisely ...
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... island ; and yet , in the whole compass of England , from one extremity to the other , is there not one fragment of architecture remaining to sanction the idea of identity or resemblance ! Nay , in all Denmark and Scandinavia , the ...
... island ; and yet , in the whole compass of England , from one extremity to the other , is there not one fragment of architecture remaining to sanction the idea of identity or resemblance ! Nay , in all Denmark and Scandinavia , the ...
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... island as " sacred , " - and which he says was the appropriate denomination by which the still greater ancients used to call it , —was an idle sobriquet or an arbitrary adjective ? Amongst the many dis- coveries which will develop ...
... island as " sacred , " - and which he says was the appropriate denomination by which the still greater ancients used to call it , —was an idle sobriquet or an arbitrary adjective ? Amongst the many dis- coveries which will develop ...
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... island , in unity of design and elegance of execution , admitted by this writer himself as " the most imposing objects of antiquity in all Christendom , " and " placed by an almost supernatural power to brave the stormy winds and the ...
... island , in unity of design and elegance of execution , admitted by this writer himself as " the most imposing objects of antiquity in all Christendom , " and " placed by an almost supernatural power to brave the stormy winds and the ...
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