The Ancient Church and Parish of Abernethy: An Historical StudyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1897 - 524 páginas |
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... Celtic Scotland , ' is reproduced by the kind permission of David Douglas , Esq . , to whom the author tenders his hearty acknowledgments . He desires also to express his indebtedness to the subscribers , by whose kindness he has been ...
... Celtic Scotland , ' is reproduced by the kind permission of David Douglas , Esq . , to whom the author tenders his hearty acknowledgments . He desires also to express his indebtedness to the subscribers , by whose kindness he has been ...
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... CELTIC COMMUNITY V. CELTIC RELIGION 5 • 21 34 48 68 VI . INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY : ST NINIAN THE FOUNDER OF ABERNETHY CHURCH 85 VII . ST TERNAN AND ST SERVANUS AT ABERNETHY 89 VIII . DEDICATION OF ABERNETHY TO ST BRIDGET OF KILDARE ...
... CELTIC COMMUNITY V. CELTIC RELIGION 5 • 21 34 48 68 VI . INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY : ST NINIAN THE FOUNDER OF ABERNETHY CHURCH 85 VII . ST TERNAN AND ST SERVANUS AT ABERNETHY 89 VIII . DEDICATION OF ABERNETHY TO ST BRIDGET OF KILDARE ...
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... Celtic or even Roman influence touched them . Their legends are most likely preserved in our folk - lore ; their language absorbed , but yet not lost , in our modern speech ; their customs are not eliminated , but exist as unconscious ...
... Celtic or even Roman influence touched them . Their legends are most likely preserved in our folk - lore ; their language absorbed , but yet not lost , in our modern speech ; their customs are not eliminated , but exist as unconscious ...
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... Celtic tribes , whose direction seems mostly to have been westward ; they crossed from the Continent . to Britain in search of wealth , and followed out the wandering , communicative instincts of their nature . Says Mr Kidd : " The law ...
... Celtic tribes , whose direction seems mostly to have been westward ; they crossed from the Continent . to Britain in search of wealth , and followed out the wandering , communicative instincts of their nature . Says Mr Kidd : " The law ...
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... Celts , who pushed the earlier settlers into other parts of the island , and per- haps then first brought about the Celtic colonisation of Ireland . " 1 It is worthy of note that just as a mixture of Iberian with Celtic blood in Western ...
... Celts , who pushed the earlier settlers into other parts of the island , and per- haps then first brought about the Celtic colonisation of Ireland . " 1 It is worthy of note that just as a mixture of Iberian with Celtic blood in Western ...
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Abbey abbot ancient appointed Arbroath Archibald Assembly Balvaird barony belonging Bishop brethren called Canons Castle Celtic Church Celtic Scotland Celts century charter Christ Christian church of Abernethy Church of Scotland Clan Macduff clergy congregation connection Covenant cross Culdees Culfargie daughter David divine Douglas Peerage Dr Skene Dunkeld Earl of Angus Earl of Fife early ecclesiastical Edinburgh Erskine estates evidently father favour Fife Frasers of Philorth Glasgow heirs heritors Ibid influence interesting Iona Ireland Irish James John king kingdom Kirk lands lordship Macduff Margaret marquis Master of Angus monastery monastic monks Mugdrum Nectan nethy ordained pagan parish church Parliament period Perth Pictish Chronicle Picts possessed prayer preaching presbytery present probably protest Reformation regarded religion religious Roman round tower saint says Scots Scottish sculptured stones Seceders Secession seems Southern Picts St Andrews St Columba synod tion tribe William worship
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