| “It was then, as it is now, a land of grey stone…” |
| “…The fields were paved with it…” |
| “… the mountains… spiralling terraces of gleaming limestone…” |
| “…they built miles of stone walls to enclose their small stony fields…” |
| “…huge dolmens, silhouetted against the sky like the tables of some giant race…” |
| “…they built great fortified dwelling places: cathair…“ |
| “…tall grey tower houses…” |
| “…monasteries and churches…” |
| “…by the Burren on the western seaboard of Ireland” |
