Muiredach, abbot of Monasterboice, 890-923 AD.; his life and surroundings . FiG. 6.—Lough Erne Shrine. (Bj/ pennission of the Royal Society of Antujuarks of Ixland.) ception. The winged finial and the roof of differently shaped andcoloured shingles are clearly traceable among the fantasies of the illu-minator. Clearly we could not expect houses like these to last for any length oftime. If not destroyed by fire, the natural decay of the wood and subse-quent agricultural operations would sweep them out of existence metal ornamentation they may have possessed would be appropriatedf
Muiredach, abbot of Monasterboice, 890-923 AD.; his life and surroundings . FiG. 6.—Lough Erne Shrine. (Bj/ pennission of the Royal Society of Antujuarks of Ixland.) ception. The winged finial and the roof of differently shaped andcoloured shingles are clearly traceable among the fantasies of the illu-minator. Clearly we could not expect houses like these to last for any length oftime. If not destroyed by fire, the natural decay of the wood and subse-quent agricultural operations would sweep them out of existence metal ornamentation they may have possessed would be appropriatedfor later use. And this is one explanation of the total absence of earlytowns or villages, or even large steadings, among the remains of antiquityin Ireland. Thus, in estimating the culture of Ireland before the comingof the Anglo-Normans, we must not forget that many elements that have <.
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