And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
A stone ‘battle axe’ from Clonmore, Co. Carlow. It dates from c. 1900-1700 BC
According to Amber Sofia Roy, probably the most learned data source on Scottish, Irish, English battle axes, it is outdated to consider the implements were merely ornamental. Also, the origin is widely debated.
Roy's complete PhD thesis on this subject is online in pfd format.
According to Amber Sofia Roy, probably the most learned data source on Scottish, Irish, English battle axes, it is outdated to consider the implements were merely ornamental. Also, the origin is widely debated.
ReplyDeleteRoy's complete PhD thesis on this subject is online in pfd format.
And that is impressive stone work.
ReplyDeleteAnd that looks like it would leave a mark.
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