To: SunkenCiv
Dun Aengus, Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland
I had the opportunity to visit Ireland in 1970 and took a day-trip out to the Aran Islands. Dun Aengus is a spectacular Megalithic Fortress on the Atlantic cliffs of Inishmore. This photo, which was not taken by me, shows clearly the three sets of walls and, in the foreground, the Cheval de Frise. The buttresses supporting the innermost wall are modern additions.
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV) 10 posted on
09/15/2013 5:13:03 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
“Cheval de Frise”?
Shovel of Fries? With that seasoning salt on them? Ummmmmmmm......
20 posted on
09/15/2013 6:25:52 PM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: ConorMacNessa
Was there an explanation on why there was a fortress on the Atlantic shore of Inishmore? Like, who they feared would invade or were at odds with at the time?
That edifice indicates a huge expenditure in manpower and effort. There had to be a very good reason for its existence.
28 posted on
09/16/2013 5:29:21 AM PDT by
SatinDoll
(NATURAL BORN CITIZEN: BORN IN THE USA OFCITIZEN PARENTS)
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