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Death of Sru, grandson of Gaedheal

After some years the Egyptians made war on Sru, grandson of Gaedheal. So he and his host set out in four ships for the island of Crete 2 where he died. Thence they sailed under Eibhear Scot to Scythia where, Giolla Caomhain tells us, they came into conflict with their kinsmen. After five generations they [...]

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Niul in Egypt

Niul soon went to Egypt on the invitation of the king, Pharao Cincris, who, in return for teaching the youth of the country, gave him land at Campus Circit beside the Red Sea. He gave him also, as Giolla Caomhain tells us, his daughter Scota in marriage. Their union was blessed by the birth of [...]

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