A guide to Belfast and the counties of Down & Antrim . BENMORE, BUN-NA-MARGIE, AND DUN-RAINEY, BALLYCASTLE, CO. ANTRIM. Drawn by Jokn Vinycomb. 256 Guide to N^FT Cloic-teacs,OR Round Towers. NTRIM contains one of the mostperfect round towers in Ireland,i there are remains of othersArmoy and Rams Island,while in Down similarremains may be foundat Drumbo, Maghera,and Mahee Island inStrangford monuments areregarded as being pure-ly national in character,unaffected by the fewsolitary circular towersthat occur possess a distinctcharacter of their own,and a gener
A guide to Belfast and the counties of Down & Antrim . BENMORE, BUN-NA-MARGIE, AND DUN-RAINEY, BALLYCASTLE, CO. ANTRIM. Drawn by Jokn Vinycomb. 256 Guide to N^FT Cloic-teacs,OR Round Towers. NTRIM contains one of the mostperfect round towers in Ireland,i there are remains of othersArmoy and Rams Island,while in Down similarremains may be foundat Drumbo, Maghera,and Mahee Island inStrangford monuments areregarded as being pure-ly national in character,unaffected by the fewsolitary circular towersthat occur possess a distinctcharacter of their own,and a general similaritythroughout Ireland, being found in almost every corner ofit, and in all cases connected by evidence in stone or other-wise to the religious establishments of the early Church inIreland; and antiquarian authorities are now fully agreedon that point, although the question of use still excitesdiscussion. The controversy that waged round the question of theirorigin was long and vexed, and many learned writers heldwith great tenacity to their standpoints of view from theChristian and Pagan sides. A review of the question herewould be out of place, but
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