Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 231 O'Brien, Henry 1808 1835 01018910 The Round Towers of Ireland; or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Round Towers of Ireland; or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans" by Henry O'Brien is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on exploring the origins, purposes, and significance of the ancient round towers of Ireland, suggesting a connection to the Tuath-de-Danaans, a mythical race in Irish folklore often associated with high civilization and magical practices. O'Brien posits that these structures predate Christianity and possess deep connections to paganism and Eastern spiritual traditions, offering theories about their architectural and symbolic meanings. At the start of the work, O'Brien introduces his ambitious aim to prove that the round towers were built long before the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, refuting various existing theories regarding their purpose, such as being Christian belfries or places of retreat. He draws comparisons between the architectural style of the towers and other ancient structures, indicating a pagan origin linked to Eastern religious practices. Through references to historical records, Irish folklore, and symbolic interpretations, O'Brien sets the stage for a comprehensive investigation into the cultural and spiritual significance of these architectural wonders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42538/42538-h/images/cover.jpg en Round towers -- Ireland Ireland -- Antiquities DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1539479 1539558 2024-10-18T03:43:47.578602 2023-09-18T12:12:52.832135 text/html text/html 1512103 2013-04-14T19:08:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 2382255 2013-04-14T19:09:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2756323 2024-10-18T03:44:24.432900 application/epub+zip 2778003 2024-10-18T03:43:56.977529 application/epub+zip 627231 2024-10-18T03:43:51.908544 application/epub+zip 3299042 2024-10-18T03:44:40.112831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3036876 2024-10-18T03:44:17.075460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893157 2022-09-19T12:23:13.943005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1179935 2024-10-18T03:43:40.391624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1188888 2013-04-14T19:08:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 470030 2013-04-14T19:09:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1179163 2013-04-14T19:08:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 466894 2013-04-14T19:09:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1179334 2013-04-14T19:08:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466434 2013-04-14T19:09:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23056 2024-10-18T03:44:40.299799 application/rdf+xml 11281 2024-10-18T03:43:52.277533 image/jpeg 1804 2024-10-18T03:43:52.094550 image/jpeg 2412250 2024-10-18T03:43:47.819578 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia