ID2378
CollectionL.C. Beaufort
Reference
Description

Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, volume xvi:
Miss L.C. Beaufort's prize-winning 'Essay upon the state of Architecture and Antiquities, previous to the landing of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland' was read in October 1927, the members, apparently, unaware that the work was by a woman. It runs to 141 pages.

Her thesis was that the first inhabitants and resultant antiquities came 'From the East'. It covers the 'fables and the facts of Irish history', the language and the arts, including house construction, church building, linen manufacture, metalwork, and customs. A broad selection of archaeological and philological evidence is used to support the thesis, descriptions of New Grange and remains at Loch Gur are given. The essay is illustrated with drawings by Miss Beaufort.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1827
Century19th
Keywords
Repository NameRoyal Irish Academy
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EircodeD02 HH58
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Email Addresslibrary@ria.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.ria.ie/library
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