 | Irish traveller - 1788 - 300 pages
...been buried here, AM 1982 St. Domangard, corruptly written Donard, a difciple of St. Patrick, fpent the life of a hermit on this mountain, and built a cell or oratory on the top of it towards the clofe of the cth century, for he died (according to the marty-ology of Taulaughl) in the year 506,... | |
 | William Wenman Seward - 1795 - 386 pages
...(corruptly written Donatd) a difciple of St. Patrick*. fpent the life of a hermit on this mountain г he built a cell or oratory on the top of it, towards the clofe of the fth century ; on the lummit of this mountain, are two rude edifices (if they may be fo... | |
 | William Wenman Seward - 1797 - 542 pages
...(corruptly written Dinata) a difciple of St. fatrjcer fpent the life of a hermit on this mountain :, be built a cell or oratory on the top of it, towards the clofe of the £th century ; on the fummit of this mountain, are two rude edifices (if they may be fo... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1843 - 576 pages
...composed of furze, long grass, and juniper. St. Donard, a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to have epent the life of a hermit on this mountain, and built a cell or oratoiy on the top of it towards the close of the fifth century."' Near the summit are the remains... | |
 | Down and Connor and Dromore church architecture society - 1845 - 98 pages
...back-ground of the accompanying sketch. ; St. Domangard, corruptly written Donard, a Disciple of St. Patrick, spent the life of a hermit on this mountain, and built a cell or oratory on the top of it 19 towards the close of the 5th century ; for he died (according to the Martyrology of Taulaght) in... | |
 | 1846 - 310 pages
...the bottom, one is forced to slide down a sort of thatch, composed of furze, long grass, and juniper. St. Donard, a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to...top of it towards the close of the fifth century." Near the summit are the remains of two rude edifices, where in " old times," on the Saint's patron... | |
 | 1846 - 750 pages
...bottom, oîie in farced to slide down я sort of thatch, composed of furze, long gnus, and juniper. St. Donard. a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to...built a cell or oratory on the top of it towards the clos« of the fifth century." Л deep narrow vale or glen divides Slieve- Donard from the Creeping... | |
 | 1846 - 744 pages
...the bottom, one is forced to elide down a sort of thatch, composed of furze, long grass, and juniper. St. Donard, a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to...mountain, and built a cell or oratory on the top of it toward« the close of the fifth century." A deep narrow vale or glen divides Slieve-Donard from the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1911 - 510 pages
...the bottom, one is forced to slide down a sort of thatch, composed of furze, long grass, and juniper. St. Donard, a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to...top of it, towards the close of the fifth century." Near the summit are the remains of two rude edifices, where in " old times," on the Saint's patron... | |
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In the descent southward, near the bottom, one is forced to slide down a sort of thatch, composed of furze, long grass, and juniper. St. Donard, a disciple of St. Patrick, is said to have spent the life of a hermit on this mountain, and built a cell,... 