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 13
... says this writer , after quoting the account given by Evagrius , of Simeon Stylite's pillar , upon which Richardson , Harris , and Milner after them , had founded the an- chorite vagary , " to point out the similarity between this ...
... says this writer , after quoting the account given by Evagrius , of Simeon Stylite's pillar , upon which Richardson , Harris , and Milner after them , had founded the an- chorite vagary , " to point out the similarity between this ...
Page 19
... says , " the ancients had hardly any round temples . Vitruvius barely speaks of two kinds , neither of which bears the slightest resemblance to a tower . Upon the whole , " concludes he , " if we will but bestow a moment's reflection on ...
... says , " the ancients had hardly any round temples . Vitruvius barely speaks of two kinds , neither of which bears the slightest resemblance to a tower . Upon the whole , " concludes he , " if we will but bestow a moment's reflection on ...
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... say , that his desig- nation of this 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 ...
... say , that his desig- nation of this 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 ...
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... says , " appears to have acquired a degree of increased celebrity , especially in Europe , during the preponder- ance of the feudal system , when every baronial castle in Great Britain , Ireland , Germany , France , & c . , was ...
... says , " appears to have acquired a degree of increased celebrity , especially in Europe , during the preponder- ance of the feudal system , when every baronial castle in Great Britain , Ireland , Germany , France , & c . , was ...
Page 51
... says , " Anno 995 , Ardmaeha cum Basilicis , Turribus , aliisque omnibus edificiis , incendio ex fulmine generato , tota vastatur . " O'Connor also , wishing to wrest its import to his favourite theory of their having been gnomons ...
... says , " Anno 995 , Ardmaeha cum Basilicis , Turribus , aliisque omnibus edificiis , incendio ex fulmine generato , tota vastatur . " O'Connor also , wishing to wrest its import to his favourite theory of their having been gnomons ...
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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