Blair Collection > Critical dissertations on the origin, antiquities, language, government, manners, and religion, of the antient Caledonians, their posterity the Picts, and the British and Irish Scots

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Dissert. I. ^Tf^ H E remote antiquities of na-
X tions either entirely fabulous,
or full of uncertainty, i
Dissert. II. General cbfervations on the firfi:
migrations of Afiatic colonies into Europe. —
The Gauls the progenitors of the ancient Bri-
tiih. — Of the Caledonians. — The etymon of their
name, i S
Dissert. III. Of the Pidls.— That they were
the poflerity of the Caledonians, 27
Dissert. IV.' Of the Pidifh monarchy, 34
Dissert. V. Of the Pidilh language, 45
Dissert. VI. Of the Scots, 56
Dissert. VII. The Irilh antiquities peculiarly
dark and fabulous, 6g
Dissert. VIII. Of the original inhabitants of
Ireland. — That they went from Caledonia, —
Why the Irifh and Britifh Scots were called
Gaels, 83
Dissert. IX. Vvliy the genuine pofterity of the
ancient Caledonians were called Pids and
Scots, g^
Dissert. X. The Highla-.iders flrangers to the
national name of the Scots. — Call themfelves
AWamch, or ancient Britons — Gael, or CeltJE —
Obfervations on the Irifh, Galic and Welch
Languages, 104
Dissert. XI. Of the genius, manners and cuf-
toms of the Caledonians, Picls and Scots, 1 17
Dissert. XII. A tradition preferved by Bede
corifidered. — A parallel between the manners
■and culloms of the CakdDni?ns and ancient
Germans