The Ancient Church and Parish of Abernethy: An Historical StudyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1897 - 524 páginas |
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... associated with the missionary work of St Adrian and his company . Its ancient Round Tower , built about 850 A.D. , points to - day to its early and unique importance . Its civil history led to its ecclesiastical history : in the Roman ...
... associated with the missionary work of St Adrian and his company . Its ancient Round Tower , built about 850 A.D. , points to - day to its early and unique importance . Its civil history led to its ecclesiastical history : in the Roman ...
Página x
... associated with the parish . Throughout the work the author has endeavoured to be careful in acknowledging his obligations , and should he in any case have neglected to do so , it is an inadvertence he would much regret . As the work is ...
... associated with the parish . Throughout the work the author has endeavoured to be careful in acknowledging his obligations , and should he in any case have neglected to do so , it is an inadvertence he would much regret . As the work is ...
Página 61
... associated with it , and tradi- tion seems to speak of one such at the knowe near the Castle Law . The king was either present in person or , as we see from the Book of Deer , represented by the mormaer ; next to him were the toiseachs ...
... associated with it , and tradi- tion seems to speak of one such at the knowe near the Castle Law . The king was either present in person or , as we see from the Book of Deer , represented by the mormaer ; next to him were the toiseachs ...
Página 64
... associated with it from the very first . It was an 1 When Edmund Spenser wrote his “ View of the Present State of Ireland " ( 1598 ) this order still survived in Ireland . He adds : “ There is amongst the Irish a certayne kind of people ...
... associated with it from the very first . It was an 1 When Edmund Spenser wrote his “ View of the Present State of Ireland " ( 1598 ) this order still survived in Ireland . He adds : “ There is amongst the Irish a certayne kind of people ...
Página 70
... associated with agriculture ; he corresponded to Ogma in Irish , and was regarded as the special protector of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the inventor of the Ogam alphabet . Apollo was the repeller of disease the " man - healer " or " man ...
... associated with agriculture ; he corresponded to Ogma in Irish , and was regarded as the special protector of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the inventor of the Ogam alphabet . Apollo was the repeller of disease the " man - healer " or " man ...
Termos e frases comuns
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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