Why Irish Monks Built Towers With Doors No One Could Reach From the Ground
Ireland’s ancient round towers have puzzled historians for centuries. The entrance is always three metres off the ground — and the monks who built them did it on purpose.
Ireland’s ancient round towers have puzzled historians for centuries. The entrance is always three metres off the ground — and the monks who built them did it on purpose.
Meet the Irish púca — a shape-shifting trickster that became Shakespeare’s Puck, inspired Harvey, and still haunts Ireland’s wild places today.
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Every visitor to Ireland notices them sooner or later.
If you’ve ever stood inside one of Ireland’s ancient tower houses,…
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