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INDEX. 



the windows of the ancient Irish churches, 

 182. 



Glass, not usual in the windows of churches in 

 England till the close of the seventh cen- 

 tury, 200 ; might have been introduced into 

 Ireland long before that age, ib. ; glazed 

 windows of rare occurrence in the time of 

 Cogitosus, ib. 



Glastonbury, account of the origin of the church 

 of, from an inscription on brass at same place, 

 194, 195; dimensions of church from same, 

 195; a St. Patrick interred at, ib. 



tomb of St. Patrick at, 452. 



Glendalough, in the County of Wicklow, origin 

 of the great religious city of, 171- 



burned, with Cro Ciarain, Cro 



Caoimghin, and the church of the two Sin- 

 chells, 432. 



cashel or great wall enclosing the 



city of, 448; gateway of, described, 447, 

 448. 



great church, or cathedral of, by 



whom probably erected, 402 ; style of ma- 

 sonry of nave, 186, 187; measurements of, 

 363; doorway of nave of, 179, 252; chancel 

 of, fragments of ornamental architecture 

 in, examined, 250-253; features of the east 

 window of, described, 250, 251 ; age of these 

 features and of the whole of the chancel in- 

 quired into, 252, 253; style of masonry, &c., 

 of chancel, ib. ; material of east window, 

 263. 



- great Round Tower of, by whom pro- 



bably erected, 402 ; style of masonry of, ib. ; 

 measurements of, 363 ; doorway of, described, 

 401, 402, 403. 



agreement in architecture of the 



Tower and churches of, 381. 



resemblance of doorways of several 



of the churches in the valley of, with that of 

 the great Round Tower, 403. 

 church of the monastery at, orna- 



mented architectural remains of chancel of, 

 examined, 253-263 ; situation of, 253 ; chan- 

 cel archway of, treated of, 254-258, 262, 263 ; 

 ornament on one of the stones of the chancel 

 arch of, 321 ; altar of, now totally destroyed, 

 253; ornaments occurring in the monastery 

 church of, 322, 323; nave of, described, 

 with measurements, 253. 



Glendalough, doorway of Our Lady's Church 

 at, described, 169, 170; shown to have been 

 the first church erected in the lower part of 

 the valley or city of Glendalough, 1 70, 171, 

 172; great antiquity of church proved, ib. ; 

 ancient name of church, 171. 



clara cella erected at, 171 ; being 



the church now called the Reefert Church, 

 172. 



Reefert Church at, doorway of, de- 



scribed, 172, 173. 



cemetery of. See Reefert. 



St. Kevin's ceU at, 420, 421. 



St. Kevin's house at, in Irish, Cro 



Caoimhghin, 353, 354, 426, 432. 



age of, 427 ; burned, 432. 



described, 428-432. 



nave of, described, 430, 431. 



doorway of, 179 ; described and 



illustrated, 431. 

 small round turret belfry of, 354; 



described, 429, 431. 



chancel and sacristy of, subse- 



quently added, described, 428, 431, 432. 

 originally built by St. Kevin, 432, 



433. 



probable age of the additions, 432. 



Trinity Church at, view of the in- 

 terior of, showing chancel arch, 185; win- 

 dows in, 181, 182. 



Trinity Church at, Round Tower 



attached to, age of, 392. 



fragments of churches in the valley 



of, treated of, 245-264. 



