Excerpt from Phallic Objects, Monuments and Remains: Illustrations of the Rise and Development of the Phallic IdeaKeane, in his Towers and Temples of Ancient Ireland, calls that of Devenish, the best specimen at present existent in Ireland, and he is cordially supported in this, by Mr. J. H. Parker, in the Gentleman's Magazine, for the year 1864, who says it is the most perfect in Ireland, though not one of the earliest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.