| George Nelson Smith - 1822 - 272 pàgines
...Tomies and its decreasing chain nals, could be expeditiously circulated from one to another, throughout the country. They are commonly called Danish forts,...have been used by the Danes, as above mentioned." — Neilson's Irish Grammar. The word mote is of Teutonic origin, and signifies a judicial assembly.... | |
| George Nelson Smith - 1822 - 256 pàgines
...Tomies and its decreasing chain nals, could be expeditiously circulated from one to another, throughout the country. They are commonly called Danish forts,...although they might have been used by the Danes, as above mentioned."—Neilson's Irish Grammar. The word mote is of Teutonic origin, and signifies a judicial... | |
| Margaret Gatty, Mrs. Alfred Gatty - 1862 - 308 pàgines
...she, " and bring the * Forts, or Raths, (fortresses). "Large circular motes upon tha tops of hills. Commonly called Danish forts, from an idea that they...to the common use of stone buildings, although they may have been used by the Danes." — Neilson's Irish Grammar. They are called also Llos, a fortified... | |
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