| Ht. | Cf. | Th. | Dr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In ULSTER, 9. | ||||
| Antrim, near *Antrim, at a place called Steeple. | ||||
| at Armoy. | ||||
| in *Ram Island, in Lough Neagh | ||||
| Cavan, at Drumlane. | ||||
| Down, at *Drumbo. | ||||
| at *Maghera, half only is standing | ||||
| Fermanagh, in *Devenish Island, in Lough Erne | 76 | 41 | 3-6 | |
| Monaghan, at Clones. | ||||
| at *Eniskeen. | ||||
| In LEINSTER, 26. | ||||
| Dublin, at *Clondalkin | 84 | |||
| at *Lusk. | ||||
| at Rathmichael. | ||||
| at *Swords | 73 | 55 | 4-8 | 2 |
| Kildare, at *Castledermot. | ||||
| at *Killcullen | 40 | 44 | 3-6 | 7 |
| at *Kildare | 132 | 54 | 3-6 | 13 |
| at Oughterard | 25 | 48 | 3 | 8 |
| at Taghadoe | 71 | 38 | 3-8 | 11-6 |
| Kilkenny, at *Aghavuller, part only remaining. | ||||
| at Fertagh, alias Beggar's Inn | 112 | 48 | 3-8 | 10 |
| at *Kilkenny, or rather in Irishtown. | ||||
| at Kilree. | ||||
| at Tulloherin. | ||||
| King's County, at *Clonmacnoise—two | ||||
| Louth, at *Dromiskin, part of one | 130 | |||
| at *Monasterboice | 110 | 51 | 3-6 | 6 |
| Meath, at *Donaghmore. | ||||
| at *Kells | 99 | 48 | 3 | |
| Monaghan, at Clones—one perfect, one ruinous. | ||||
| Queen's County, at *Dysert. | ||||
| at *Timahoe | 35 | 53 | 4-4 | 14 |
| Wicklow, at Glandelough—two, one of them perfect. | ||||
| In MUNSTER, 14. | ||||
| Clare, at *Drumcliff. | ||||
| at *Dysart. | ||||
| in Iniscalthra, in Lough Deirgeart | ||||
| in Scattery Isle, in the Shannon | 120 | |||
| Cork, at *Cloyne | 92 | 50 | 3-8 | 13 |
| at *Ballybeg, the stump of one. | ||||
| at Kineth | 70 | |||
| Kerry, at *Aghadoe. | ||||
| at Rattoo. | ||||
| Limerick, at *Dysert. | ||||
| at *Kilmallock. | ||||
| Tipperary, at *Cashel on the Rock | 54 | 4 | 11 | |
| at *Roscrea | 80 | 45 | ||
| Waterford, at Ardmore | 100 | 45 | ||
| In CONNAUGHT, 9. | ||||
| Galway, at Feartamore. | ||||
| at *Kilmacduagh | 112 | 57 | 24 | |
| Mayo, at Aghagower. | ||||
| at Ballagh. | ||||
| at *Killalla. | ||||
| at *Melick. | ||||
| at *Turlough | 70 | 45 | 29 | |
| Roscommon, at Oran. | ||||
| Sligo, at *Drumcliffe, the ruin of one. |
These towers are all standing; there were five others still perfect within a few years.
1. Co. Down, at Downpatrick, lately taken down[3], was 66 feet high, 47 in circumference.
2. Co. Dublin, in Ship-street, Dublin, destroyed a few years since.
3. Co. Cork, at Cork, pulled down about fifty years.
4. Ditto, at Brigown, not long down.
5. Co. Kerry, at Ardfert, which fell in 1770.
A very ingenious friend remarks[4], that almost all our round towers are divided into stories of different heights; the floors supported in some by projecting stones, in others, joists put in the wall at building, and in many they are placed upon rests. The last are from four to six inches, carried round and taken off the thickness of the wall in the story above; and he very probably conjectures that these rests do not diminish the thickness of the wall as they ascend, because then it would not have been sufficiently strong to bear storms or support the conical cap which was generally solid and heavily constructed. They seem therefore to be swellings in the wall which rather add to its thickness upwards, and this Mr. Cooper confirms by the round tower at Lusk, whose wall is three feet thick at top. Cashel tower is divided into five stories, with holes for joists.
Fertagh has five stories and one rest.—Kilcullen has three stories and one rest.—Kildare has six stories and projecting stones for each.—Monasterboice has six stories and projecting stones.—Oughterard has five stories and projecting stones.—Taghadoe has six stories, the upper has projecting stones, the others rests.—Timahoe has seven stories, the second has projecting stones, the others rests.
The door of Cashel Tower faces the S.E., those of Kildare and Kilkenny the S., and the others vary.
Four small windows were placed at the top of Kells Tower pointing to the four cardinal points.
Kenith Tower stands 124 feet—Drumbo 20 feet—Downpatrick 48 feet—Kildare 90 feet—Kilkenny 8 feet—Dromiskin 90 feet, from their respective Churches. Ardmore, Castledermot, Cloyne, and other Towers were formerly and at present are used for belfries.