The history of Ireland

according ages already ancient annals antiquity appears arrival authority Bards bishop Britain British Britons called Celtic century chief Christian church claims coast colony connected continued course derived described doubt Druids early established Europe evidence existence fact fire Gaul given Greek grounds hand held historian holy inhabitants instances Ireland Irish island Isles Italy king kingdom known land language late later laws learned least less letters lived manner marked means mentioned monarch monastery nature North observed opinion origin passage passed Patrick period persons Phænicians Picts poet possession present princes probable prove question race records referred reign religious remains remarkable respecting Roman royal sacred Saint says Scots seen speaking stone succession supposed throughout tion told tradition tribes whole worship writers written