London: W. THACKER & CO., 2 Creed Lane, E.C.
Calcutta: THACKER, SPINK & CO.
1898
[All Rights Reserved]
750 Copies only of this Edition have been printed for Sale and the Type distributed, of which this is No. 324.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Introduction | [vii] |
| Synopsis | [xxxvii] |
| Dedication (First Edition) | [lxi] |
| Preface (First Edition) | [lxiii] |
| Dedication (Second Edition) | [xciii] |
| List of Illustrations | [xcv] |
| Author’s Text (Second Edition) | [1] |
| List of the Principal Irish Towers and Crosses | [525] |
| Index | [529] |
INTRODUCTION
“When all is dark, who would object to a ray of light, merely because of the faulty or flickering medium by which it is transmitted? And if those round towers have been hitherto a dark puzzle and a mystery, must we scare away O’Brien, because he approaches with a rude and unpolished but serviceable lantern?”—Fraser’s Magazine for August 1835.