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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... observe were nothing more than the capriciousness of taste , when I find that the indulgence of that caprice , in one way , would defeat the very object to which one party would ascribe them , whilst its extension , in a different way ...
... observe were nothing more than the capriciousness of taste , when I find that the indulgence of that caprice , in one way , would defeat the very object to which one party would ascribe them , whilst its extension , in a different way ...
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... observe , in Dr. Milner's words , " that none of these towers are large enough for a single bell , of a moderate ... observation and antiquarian research , stood forward as the advocate of our ancestral renown , to make amends , as it ...
... observe , in Dr. Milner's words , " that none of these towers are large enough for a single bell , of a moderate ... observation and antiquarian research , stood forward as the advocate of our ancestral renown , to make amends , as it ...
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... fortress converted into a con- ventual establishment . The thing is absurd , -it is revolting to common sense , -and bears on its forehead its own discomfiture . 33 CHAPTER III . OBSERVE , then , the structures 32 THE ROUND TOWERS .
... fortress converted into a con- ventual establishment . The thing is absurd , -it is revolting to common sense , -and bears on its forehead its own discomfiture . 33 CHAPTER III . OBSERVE , then , the structures 32 THE ROUND TOWERS .
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Henry O'Brien. 33 CHAPTER III . OBSERVE , then , the structures which he compares are altogether different ; one being square , and the other round . Nor , in the whole compass of possible analo- gies , is there a single feature in which ...
Henry O'Brien. 33 CHAPTER III . OBSERVE , then , the structures which he compares are altogether different ; one being square , and the other round . Nor , in the whole compass of possible analo- gies , is there a single feature in which ...
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... observe with the poet , that- " If people contradict themselves , can I Help contradicting them * ? " But , if intended as a place of shelter for either person or property , why build them of such an alti- tude ? Above all things , why ...
... observe with the poet , that- " If people contradict themselves , can I Help contradicting them * ? " But , if intended as a place of shelter for either person or property , why build them of such an alti- tude ? Above all things , why ...
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