Chapter 5

Origin of the Gaels.--Difficulties of its Investigation.--Not Elucidated by any Records, nor yet by Traditions.--Arguments from the Difference between the British and Gaelic Languages.--The British Language spoken in Gaul.--The Gaelic not known to be spoken in any part of the Continent.--Lhuyd's Doctrine.--The Hibernian Hypothesis.--The Caledonian Hypothesis.--Postulates. 83