 | William Shaw Mason - 1819 - 820 páginas
...kolds us op tbo' laid within this slaae, CaiUet. A tradition prevails that the castles of Tullaroan and Courtstown were distinct structures, and the former...powerful chieftain, and the taste of a feudal age. Courtstown castle consisted of an outward ballium or envelope, having a round tower at each angle,... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - 1819 - 828 páginas
...holds ns up tho1 luiJ within thii sloue. ca»ti«§. A tradition prevails that the castles of Tullaroan and Courtstown were distinct structures, and the former...the spirit of a powerful chieftain, and the taste of » feudal age. Courtstown castle consisted of an oatward balllum or envelope, having a round tower... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1820 - 570 páginas
...through successive centuries evinced considerable grandeur, as well as great strength ; exhibiting the spirit of a powerful chieftain, and the taste of a feudal age. Courtstown Castle consisted of an outward ballium or, envelope, having a round tower at each angle,... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, William Henry Bartlett - 1831 - 194 páginas
...architectural character. The ruins, in 1760, evinced considerable beauty, grandeur, and strength, — and exhibited the spirit of a powerful chieftain, and the taste of a feudal age. The Castle was defended by an outward ballium, adorned with round towers at each angle, and by a noble... | |
 | William Healy - 1893 - 610 páginas
...can forbear to pause upon its name, or biographer of the Grace family to transcribe its description. The ruins of this edifice evinced considerable grandeur,...powerful chieftain and the taste of a feudal age. Courtstown castle consisted of an outward ballium or envelope, having a round tower at each angle,... | |
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A tradition prevails that the castles of Tullaroan and Courtstown were distinct structures, and the former having been destroyed in a hostile irruption of the Irish, the latter was erected on a different site. The ruins of this edifice evinced considerable... 