Cambrensis Eversus Seu Potius Historica Fides in Rebus Hibernicis Giraldo Cambrensi Arrogata Volume 1; V. 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...authorities for the invasion of Britain by the Irish in that and preceding times, especially the following extract from the life of St. Patrick: "The Scottish army gathering a fleet according to their custom, sailed over to Britain in an enormous number of ships, and carried away many captives thence, and this was a common custom of theirs," &c., &c., --the fourth life gives the same statement--" The Irish fleets were in the habit of making descents on the shores of Britain and carrying off to Ireland all whom they could seize." St; Patrick himself states, that he was carried with many thousand others into captivity. It must be to these facts Beda alludes--" the insolent Irish plunderers returned home, but only to come back in a short time." And Claudianus also: "The Scots from all their Irish shores Disturb the ocean with their hostile oars." This Niall, according to the accounts of our native annalists, was treacle erously slain by his countryman, Eochadh, king of Leinster, while they were plundering the country on the banks of the river Suir. The telo, ex insidiis conjeeto perfossus iuteriisse. Monumenta etiam eadem tradunt, Dathiam Nelli successorem per Galliam copias ac terrorem late circumferentem, non procul ab Alpibus positum de ceelo tactum periisse. Quas res a scriptoribus Gallicis silentio praetermissas fuisse minimi miror.19 Ut quos in rebus etiam suis posteritati scripto transmittendis elingues fuisse nuperi scriptores Gallici conqueruntur. Quid memorem Herulos in litoralibus Insulis ad oras Aquilonares Germaniae degentes Dathen,20 et Aordon reges genere Hibernos habuisse, et Suriam matre ab Hiberniae seu Scotiae regibus oriunda genitam Biscaiae an. Dom. 870 dominatum, Biscaise Principatum ad longa...