Author : Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Release : 2015-07-06
Genre : History
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Download or read book The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol. 5 of 30 written by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. This book was released on 2015-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol. 5 of 30: Formerly the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, Founded, in 1849, as the Kilkenny Archaeological Society; Consecutive Series With the closing days of an expiring year, the last of the nineteenth century, this, the Thirtieth Volume of the Journal, is placed in the hands of the Members of the Society. As regards variety and subjects of Archaeological interest, it is not behind any of its predecessors. In the Prehistoric Section, Archdeacon Baillie writes on "Portnoo, a Corner of the Donegal Highlands"; he alludes to a "stone crannog," which class of buildings have recently received attention in our pages from Colonel Layard and others; also to a cromlech which figures in Mr. Borlase's work on "Dolmens." Dr. D'Arcy's Paper on the "Excavation of Two Lake-Dwellings" is well illustrated by Miss Knowles. Several forts and cromlechs, noted during our excursions from Lisdoonvarna, are described. The question of "Gold Finds" is treated of by Dr. Wright in his opening Address as President. In Early Ecclesiastical matters we have Papers on the "Bell of Kilmainham," by Dr. Wright; and on the "Shrine of the Clog-an-oir, or Bell of Senan of Scattery," by Messrs. Marcus Keane and T. J. Westropp. The Shrine of this Bell exhibits beautiful work of two periods. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."