have happened in the reign of Niall; and his fecond invafion A.C. of Gaul, in which we see he advanced far into the country, in all appearance was projected in conjuction with these people, to fupport them in their attempts of expelling the Roman garrisons. In fine, in the prefent reign, we fee Daithi march to the foot of the Alps; and at this time it is known, that the enemies of Rome triumphed both in Gaul and Germany. END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. I N D E X A ABANHI, the ancient name of the Nile, explained, Abaris, the Hyperborean, an Irishman, when fent ambaffador to Athens, Adamar, monarch of Ireland, Ægypt, receives arts and letters from Niulus the Phœnician, the great ancestor of the Irish nation, quitted by his pofterity, Africans, early poffeffed of part of Ireland, extend their power over the kingdom, Page 50 77,78 110 167 or Carthaginians, closely connected with the Irish, 155,156,157 called in to affift Laoghaire, proved to have been Čarthaginians, Airgeadmhar, monarch, Albany, when peopled by the Picts, when made an Irish fettlement, Aldergoid, directs doctors in fcience to wear gold rings, Alphabet, first invented by Phænius, -- the Irish the fame with the Phænian, 41 5 136 138, 139, &c. 148 104 247 121 39, 40 46 67 68 ibid. 61 93 104 149 118 Aongus the Cadmean, one of the Greeks and the Irish in their original order, the hierographic one of the Irish, other Greek and Irish modes of writing, Ambergin, the high priest, puts his brethren on the conquest of Ireland, is fent ambaffador to the Danaan princes, Aodh-Ruadh, monarch, Aongus, over-runs Britain and Albany, Art, called Imlioch, the first introducer of fortreffes into Ireland, 137 +Arts and Sciences, hereditary profeffors of them, Atlantic, ifle of, the Egyptians and Greeks, Ireland, discovered by the Carthaginians, Attacotic war explained, B 243, 244, 245, 246 201 50, 51 138 210, 211 Baoigne, from whom the knights of Leinster were called Clana- Baoifgne, Bards, their ranks and immunities in the state, 104, 105, 106 47 ibid. 113 8 of Gabhra, Bede, miflakes the origin of the Britons, his account of the Picts, Bel, or the fun, adored by the Phoenicians and Irish, Bel-Sambuin, with both, implied the fupreme, Bel, his chief temple at Uifneach, Belga, or Firbolgs land in Ireland, rule the kingdom thirty-feven years, defeated by the Damnonii and retire to Britain, spoke the Irish language, when and where they fettled in Britain, Bein-Briot, invades Ireland in fupport of Mac Con, kills Eogan in the battle of Muicruimhe, Biatachs, the third order in the state, the conditions by which they preferved their ranks, Bituitus, Florus's account of him explained, Boirumbe, or tribute, impofed on the Lagenians by Conaire, impofed on them by Tuathal, a remarkable one impofed by Cormac, Breafrigh, defeats the Africans, Breafal, a great contagion among horned cattle in his reign, why called Clana-Breogan, or Brigantes, the Spanish and Irish from the fame fource, 57 Bouftrophedon of the Greeks, the fame with the Cion-fa-Ete of the Irish, 68 Brigantium, when founded, and why so called. Britain, when and why so called, 31 when inhabited by the Belgæ, 32 by the Damnonii and Brigantes, ibid. by all Irish Emigrants, and fpoke the fame language, 29-34 Camden, Lhuid, and Whitaker's mistakes, Britons and Irifh of one common stock, Building with ftone, when introduced into Ireland, Buillim-Sgiath, quarrelfome people, why fo called, Byrfa, its etymology, poffeffed by the Gathelians, 67 35 104 remarkable alliance between the Irish and them, objections to their early establishment in Britain anfwered, 106 104, 105 210, 211 269, &t. 247 272 85 83 Carthaginian and Irish languages, deities, &c. the fame, 47, 48. 84, 85 Carthaginians and Irish closely connected, affifted in their wars by the Irish, Cathoir the Great, his remarkable will, the principal families defcended from him, Celta, early poffeffed of letters, Cenau, a curious remark of his explained, Sf 2 138, 139, 140 154, 155, 230 24, 25. 156, 157, 158 164 Sz |