The Round Towers of Ireland; Or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans
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By Henry O'Brien
13 Mar, 2020
The Round Towers Or The History Of The Tuatha De Danaans by Henry O'Brien (1808-1835) was published in 1834. O'Brien coined the Irish Round Tower theory which proposes that the Irish round towers were created by a pre-Christian phallic cult among t
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The Round Towers Or The History Of The Tuatha De Danaans by Henry O'Brien (1808-1835) was published in 1834. O'Brien coined the Irish Round Tower theory which proposes that the Irish round towers were created by a pre-Christian phallic cult among the Tuatha Dé Danann who he connected to the daughters of Danaus. His theory when first published caused a lot of controversy at the time, as well as sparking criticism. Today, the mainstream consensus among archaeologists and historians is that the Irish round towers were created during the early Medieval period, not pre-Christian period which O'Brien proposed. The Tuatha De Danaan appear in ancient Irish mythology and the earliest written histories of Ireland as among the first people to arrive in Ireland. Less
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