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70 ON THE AUTHENTICITY
Is this the nation that, in 258, could, with
the imperfect means of those times for
transporting troops by sea, send an army to
Scotland sufficient to sweep off its aborigi-
nal inhabitants with such complete extermi-
nation?
The truth, on this part of the subject,
seems to be, that Ireland derived its origin-
al population from Scotland. This was the
opinion of Sir James Ware ; * of Sir William
Temple; of Sir William Petty ;| and of the
best informed writers of both countries. In-
deed, it is the opinion of Sir James Ware,
that nothing certain is known of Irish af-
fairs, till the middle of the fifth century.
To these, we may add the opinion of Mr
Gibbon, who was abundantly acute in bis
investigations; and, surely, in no degree
prejudiced in favour of Caledonian antiqui-
* Antiq. Hib. ch. 2.
t Polit. Anat. p. 101.
Is this the nation that, in 258, could, with
the imperfect means of those times for
transporting troops by sea, send an army to
Scotland sufficient to sweep off its aborigi-
nal inhabitants with such complete extermi-
nation?
The truth, on this part of the subject,
seems to be, that Ireland derived its origin-
al population from Scotland. This was the
opinion of Sir James Ware ; * of Sir William
Temple; of Sir William Petty ;| and of the
best informed writers of both countries. In-
deed, it is the opinion of Sir James Ware,
that nothing certain is known of Irish af-
fairs, till the middle of the fifth century.
To these, we may add the opinion of Mr
Gibbon, who was abundantly acute in bis
investigations; and, surely, in no degree
prejudiced in favour of Caledonian antiqui-
* Antiq. Hib. ch. 2.
t Polit. Anat. p. 101.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (100) |
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| Description | "... in which the objections of Malcolm Laing Esq are particularly considered and refuted". |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.75 |
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| Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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