Aryan Lord
November 12th, 2006, 10:50 AM
An interesting site concerned with Irish pre-history.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/ire000.htm
# The original migration of the Celtic language into Ireland has been variously placed in a large window from 2000 to 300 B.C., with many citing the timeframe around 500 B.C. These theories are largely based on an examination of Irish traditions, supplemented by linguistic arguments and by testimony of classical writers. As one example, the author T. F. O'Rahilly (Early Irish History and Mythology) proposed 4 major Celtic invasions of Ireland: Cruithin - perhaps the 8th to 5th century B.C. (the Priteni, who spread over Britain and Ireland)
# Érainn - perhaps the 5th to 3rd century B.C. (Bolgi or Belgae, who invaded Ireland from Britain)
# Laigin - perhaps the 3rd to 1st century B.C. (who came from Armorica, invading both Britain and Ireland)
# Goidel/Gael - perhaps the 2nd to 1st century B.C. (e.g. Milesians, who reached Ireland direct from Gaul)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/ire000.htm
# The original migration of the Celtic language into Ireland has been variously placed in a large window from 2000 to 300 B.C., with many citing the timeframe around 500 B.C. These theories are largely based on an examination of Irish traditions, supplemented by linguistic arguments and by testimony of classical writers. As one example, the author T. F. O'Rahilly (Early Irish History and Mythology) proposed 4 major Celtic invasions of Ireland: Cruithin - perhaps the 8th to 5th century B.C. (the Priteni, who spread over Britain and Ireland)
# Érainn - perhaps the 5th to 3rd century B.C. (Bolgi or Belgae, who invaded Ireland from Britain)
# Laigin - perhaps the 3rd to 1st century B.C. (who came from Armorica, invading both Britain and Ireland)
# Goidel/Gael - perhaps the 2nd to 1st century B.C. (e.g. Milesians, who reached Ireland direct from Gaul)