_Roscommon_, at Oran. | | | | _Sligo_, at *Drumcliffe, the ruin of one. | | | | These towers are all standing; there were five others still perfect within a few years. 1. Co. Down, at _Downpatrick_, lately taken down[3], was 66 feet high, 47 in circumference. [3] The round tower of Downpatrick was taken down, in order to enlarge the west end of the cathedral, which is now repairing, after having lain in ruins for a great number of years. And it is very remarkable, that under the foundations of this tower, were found the vestiges of a more ancient church, which appears to have been of exceeding good masonry, and upon a larger scale than the present old fabrick; in the walls of which there are many pieces of cut stone, that have evidently been used in some former building. The same circumstance may also be observed in several of the ruined churches at Clonmacnoise. 2. Co. Dublin, in _Ship-street_, Dublin, destroyed a few years since. 3. Co. Cork, at _Cork_, pulled down about fifty years. 4. Ditto, at _Brigown_, not long down. 5. Co. Kerry, at _Ardfert_, which fell in 1770. A very ingenious friend remarks[4], that almost all our round towers are divided into stories of different heights; the floors supported in some by projecting stones, in others, joists put in the wall at building, and in many they are placed upon rests. The last are from four to six inches, carried round and taken off the thickness of the wall in the story above; and he very probably conjectures that these rests do not diminish the thickness of the wall as they ascend, because then it would not have been sufficiently strong to bear storms or support the conical cap which was generally solid and heavily constructed. They seem therefore to be swellings in the wall which rather add to its thickness upwards, and this Mr. Cooper confirms by the round tower at _Lusk_, whose wall is three feet thick at top. _Cashel_ tower is divided into five stories, with holes for joists. [4] From Ledwich's _Antiquities of Ireland_. _Fertagh_ has five stories and one rest.--_Kilcullen_ has three stories and one rest.--_Kildare_ has six stories and projecting stones for each.--_Monasterboice_ has six stories and projecting stones.--_Oughterard_ has five stories and projecting stones.--_Taghadoe_ has six stories, the upper has projecting stones, the others rests.--_Timahoe_ has seven stories, the second has projecting stones, the others rests. The door of _Cashel Tower_ faces the S.E., those of _Kildare_ and _Kilkenny_ the S., and the others vary. Four small windows were placed at the top of _Kells Tower_ pointing to the four cardinal points. _Kenith Tower_ stands 124 feet--_Drumbo_ 20 feet--_Downpatrick_ 48 feet--_Kildare_ 90 feet--_Kilkenny_ 8 feet--_Dromiskin_ 90 feet, from their respective Churches. _Ardmore_, _Castledermot_, _Cloyne_, and other _Towers_ were formerly and at present are used for belfries. GLOSSARY,