An essay towards illustrating the ancient history of the Britannic Isles containing an explanation of the names Belgæ, Scythæ, Celtæ, Brittanni, Albanich, Erinnich, Caledonii, Siluri, &c., &c. : Intended as a preface to a work entitled, A vindication of the ancient history of Ireland / By C.V. [ie. Charles Vallancey].

  • Vallancey, Charles, 1721-1812.
Date:
1786
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Credit: An essay towards illustrating the ancient history of the Britannic Isles containing an explanation of the names Belgæ, Scythæ, Celtæ, Brittanni, Albanich, Erinnich, Caledonii, Siluri, &c., &c. : Intended as a preface to a work entitled, A vindication of the ancient history of Ireland / By C.V. [ie. Charles Vallancey]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a man of extraordinary ftature. And Sem, the bro¬ ther of Japhet, Gadul. Genefis, chap. x. ver. i. the Seventy tranllate it Japhet, the elder; yet Mofes mentions him laft ; but if ddefi or youngeft, the word gadul implies greats magnum effe vel fieri. Goadal Glas oraidhtor Gaodhai, from the &r!?n Ga¬ dul Glaz, illuftris Gadul, the Irifh derive their name of Gadelians. (Keating, p. 68. from an ancient poem). And the Pofterity of this Gadul-glas were called Scuthtf. (Polichronicon. ch. 37. L. x. agus Luchdna Scuitia jaor 0 cumhad gach cine; and the Scythian people were never conquered. Scythse ipfi perpetuo ab alieno imperio aut inadti, aut in- vidti manferunt. Darium regem Perfarum turpi ab Scythia furnmoverunt fuga. Cyrum cum omni exerc- tu trucidarunt. Alexandri magni ducem Zopyrona pari ratione cum copiis univerfis cjeleverunt: Roma- norum audivere fed non fenfere Arma. (juftinius, Herodotus, &c. &c.) FINIS. /