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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Page 19
... sacred fire , altogether chimerical and fabulous . ' Before I proceed to demolish , seriatim , this tissue of cobwebs , I wish it to be emphatically laid down that I do not tread in General Vallancey's footsteps . To his undoubted ...
... sacred fire , altogether chimerical and fabulous . ' Before I proceed to demolish , seriatim , this tissue of cobwebs , I wish it to be emphatically laid down that I do not tread in General Vallancey's footsteps . To his undoubted ...
Page 27
... sacred tribe , that this new and devastating race of militants laboured to extirpate ; but , what was far more to be deplored , they , for a season , extinguished their literature also ; until at length , fired by the moral ether which ...
... sacred tribe , that this new and devastating race of militants laboured to extirpate ; but , what was far more to be deplored , they , for a season , extinguished their literature also ; until at length , fired by the moral ether which ...
Page 28
... 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 themselves in ...
... 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 themselves in ...
Page 29
... sacred isle ; and has nothing on earth to do with Heber or Here- mon ; or hiar , the west ; or iberin , extremes ; or any other such outlandish nonsense ! Now comes the Colonel's fifth and last objection ; viz . , that because there ...
... sacred isle ; and has nothing on earth to do with Heber or Here- mon ; or hiar , the west ; or iberin , extremes ; or any other such outlandish nonsense ! Now comes the Colonel's fifth and last objection ; viz . , that because there ...
Page 43
... sacred scintilla , and enlisted them as its heralds , not only at home but throughout Europe . Precisely at this instant it was that all the ancient names of places in the island - recorded by Ptolemy from other foreign geographers ...
... sacred scintilla , and enlisted them as its heralds , not only at home but throughout Europe . Precisely at this instant it was that all the ancient names of places in the island - recorded by Ptolemy from other foreign geographers ...
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