Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, fyc. 391 



late as the middle of the twelfth century, in the following curious and important 

 entry in an ancient Antiphonarium, formerly belonging to the cathedral church 

 of Armagh, but preserved in Ussher's collection of manuscripts (Class B, Tab. I. 

 No. 1), in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. I should add that the age of 

 the original of this entry is obviously that of O'Carroll, prince of Oriel, whose 

 death it was intended to record, and that the authenticity of the facts enumerated 

 is unquestionable. 



"Kal. Ian. .u. p. 1. ;. Gnno Domini rn.c.lj^. OpaiD ap tDhonnchao h-Ua Cepbaill, ap 

 aipD-pij Qipjiall, lap a n-bepnao leabup Cnuic na n-Gppcal a u jmao, 7 ppim-lebuip uipb 

 bliaonaioe, 7 ppim-leabuip aipppmn. Ip e Don an an-pi ce'ona po cutnoaij an mamipcip uile 

 icip cloic 7 cpann, 7 rue epic 7 pepano ppia, DO pair a anma a n-anoip p6il 7 pecuip. Ip 

 leip Don po h-arnuijeb an eaglup a rip Oip^iall, 7 DO ponao ep^oboioe piajulla, 7 cucao an 

 eajjlup pop comup epcoip. Ip 'n a aimpip po jabao oecmao, 7 po paemao popao, 7 po 

 cumoaijeea ecalpa, 7 DO ponra teampaill 7 cloicci^i, 7 po h-arnuaijrea mamipcpe manac 

 7 cananac 7 caillec n-oub, 7 DO ponair neirheDa. Ip lac po co pe jpepa DO ponair ppia pair, 

 7 pe pije i cip Qipjiall, .1. mamipcep na manac pop bpu 6omne iDep cloic 7 cpann aibme, 7 

 libpa 7 epic 7 pepanD i pil .c. manac 7 cpi .c. conuenp 7 mamipcep cananac CepmamD peicm 

 7 niamipcep cailler, 7 ceampoll mop Cepmamn pheicin, 7 ceampoll tepca peicm 7 ceam- 

 poll * ." 



"Kalend. Januar. v.feria, lun. x. Anno Domini m. c. Ixx. A prayer for Donnchadh O'Carrol, 

 supreme king of Airgiatt, by whom were made the book of Cnoc na n-Apstal at Louth, and the 

 chief books of the order of the year, and the chief books of the mass. It was this great king who 

 founded the entire monastery both [as to] stone and wood, and gave territory and land to it, for 

 the prosperity of his soul, in honor of [SS.j Paul and Peter. By him the church throughout the 

 land of Oirghiall was reformed, and a regular bishoprick was made, and the church was placed 

 under the jurisdiction of the bishop. In his time tithes were received, and the marriage 

 [ceremony] was assented to, and churches were founded, and temples and cloictheachs were made, 

 and monasteries of monks, and canons, and nuns were re-edified, and nernheds were made. These 

 are especially the works which he performed, for the prosperity [of his soul] and reign, in the land 

 of Airghiatt, namely, the monastery of monks on the bank of the Boyne [both as to] stone and 

 wooden furniture, and books, and territory and land, in which [monastery] there are one hundred 

 monks, and three hundred conventuals, and the monastery of canons of Termann Fete/tin, and the 

 monastery of nuns, and the great church of Termann Fheicin, and the church of Lepadh Feichin, 

 and the church of * * * ." 



In conclusion, I have only to add, that it would appear probable, from the 

 following record in the Annals of the Four Masters, that at least one Round 

 Tower was erected so late as the year 1238, at Annadown, in the County of 

 Galway: 



