11 August, 2018

the diamond obelisk

is located in Donegal Town.  In the early 17th century, four Franciscan friars, fearing that the arrival of the English meant the end of Celtic culture, chronicled the whole of known Celtic history and mythology. Starting 40 years before the biblical flood through AD 1618, The Annals of the Four Masters is one of the most important sources of early Irish history. The obelisk (1937), in The Diamond, commemorates the work; copies are displayed in the National Library in Dublin.

Info courtesy of the lonely planet website


23 comments:

  1. Now think the whole construction translucent. What a splendid view would that be.

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  2. I am sure that the arrival of the English signalled a threat for many cultures around the world. They didn’t exactly embrace local beliefs and traditions in the colonies, did they?

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  3. Thanks for the background information. I am interested in David's comment; methinks he is on to something!!

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  4. Such a treasure! Deserving of monuments for sure!

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  5. Hi Bill.

    Beautiful this diamond obelisk.

    Groettie from Patricia.

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  6. Interesting construction. Any words on the other side?

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  7. An interesting bit of history.

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  8. Well laid and pretty strong commemorating pillar!

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  9. Cool. You can get book 2 of the annals in Kindle for 99cents

    https://www.amazon.com/Annals-Kingdom-Ireland-Four-Masters-ebook/dp/B07F1XVVB4

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  10. Thanks for the information to go with the picture.

    All the best Jan

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  11. Thank goodness for the clergy of those times or much would have been lost!

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  12. That is quite an impressive monument and thanks, Bill for the background info as well.

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  13. A very wonderful monument...it shows strength and power!!!
    Thank you Bill!

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  14. The friars certainly had it right. I'd not known about The Annals. The work certainly warrants memorials.

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  15. nice and it's very large, the age of it looks about right, very art deco-ish

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  16. The obelisk is an impressive commerative memorial Bill and a good reference point for a meet up!

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