Hi, Dee, thank you! Very interesting! Shirley ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Dee via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> To: <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Pele or Peel towers Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 08:41:58 +1000 Hi Shirley and Dave, Just searched online and found the fortified Irish houses called peel towers. These are very different to the wonderfully evocative round towers of the ancient monasteries as at Glendalough and other sites. Shirley, when I answered your mail I believed you referred to the latter, not the former. Must admit I, too, had never heard the fortified houses called peel towers before, somewhat differing from the more-familiar Scottish version. Dee. -----Original Message----- From: fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave H via Sent: Sunday, 8 March 2015 11:55 PM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Pele or Peel towers Never heard them called that in Ireland... fortified houses, yes but not Peel Houses. Weren't they along the English/Scottish borders?? Plenty of fortified houses and small castles in Ireland. DH On 08/03/2015 12:40, Shirley Smith via wrote: > Thank you, Dee. My cousin was just visiting and told me I should be sure to see these towers If I ever get to Ireland. I had seen them in the Border area of England/Scotland. We looked at photos, and I think the Irish towers are taller, at least from the pictures. Shirley ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message