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II (2). On the absence of bees, bathing in blood and other falsehoods concerning Ireland.
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An díonbhrollach: a vindicatory introduction in 9 subdivisions (ailt), ed. and tr. David Comyn, Foras feasa ar Éirinn: The history of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating D. D. Volume I, containing the introduction and first book of the history, vol. 1 (1902).
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Adeir Solinus, 'san aonmhadh caibidil fichead nach fuilid beich i n-Éirinn
II (2). On the absence of bees, bathing in blood and other falsehoods concerning Ireland.
# 02 (2) Foras feasa ar Éirinn
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Adeir Solinus, 'san aonmhadh caibidil fichead nach fuilid beich i n-Éirinn; agus adeir gurab do dhéis chlaidhimh fromhthar an chéid-mhír le gein mic i n-Éirinn. Adeir fós go ndéin an t-Éireannach a dhealbh d'ionnlat a fuil a námhad an tan marbhthar leis é. Is follus as an seanchus bhias i san stáir gach nídh dhíobh so do bheith breugach. Adeir Pomponius Mela i san treas leabhar ag labhairt ar Éireannchaibh na briathra so: drong ainbhfiosach i sna huile subhailcibh {Omnium virtutum ignari}’’:
Solinus, in the twenty-first chapter, says that there are no bees in Ireland; and he says, that it is from the point of a sword the first bit is tasted by a male child in Ireland. He says, moreover, that the Irishman is wont, when his enemy is slain by him, to bathe himself in the blood. It is clear from the ancient record, which will be (found) in the history, that every one of these things is false. Pomponius Mela, in the third book, says these words, speaking of the Irish, a people ignorant of all the virtues Omnium virtutum ignari’’:
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agus mar sin do mhórán do shean-úghdaraibh eile coigcríche do scríobh go meardhána mítheasta ar Éirinn, ar bhréig-sgeulaibh ainteastach d'á ná'r chóir creideamhain 'na shamhail so do nídh: agus is uime sin adeir Camden, ag cur teastais na muinntire seo síos ar Éirinn, na briathra so: Ní fhuil, (ar sé), fiadhnaise inchreidte ar [p.12] na neithibh seo againn. {Horum quae commemoramus, dignos fide testes non habemus.}’’
and so of many other ancient foreign authors who wrote rashly without evidence concerning Ireland, on the lying statements of false witnesses, whom it would not be right to trust in such a matter: wherefore Camden, setting down the testimony of these people concerning Ireland, says these words: We have not (says he) [p.13] credible witness of these things. Horum quae commemoramus, dignos fide testes non habemus.’’
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Is follus gurab breug a rádh nach rabhadar beich i n-Éirinn, do réir an Chamden cheudna, mar a n-abair ag labhairt ar Éirinn: Atá an oiread soin do bheachaibh innte, nach eadh amháin i mbeachlannaibh nó i gcorcógaibh, acht i gceapaibh crann agus i gcuasaibh talmhan dogheibhthear iad. [Apum est tanta multitudo, ut non solum in alveariis sed etiam in arborum truncis et terrae cavernis reperiantur.]’’
It is clear that it is false to say that there were not bees in Ireland, according to the same Camden, where he says, speaking of Ireland: Such is the quantity of bees there, that it is not alone in apiaries or in hives they are found, but (also) in trunks of trees, and in holes of the ground. [Apum est tanta multitudo, ut non solum in alveariis sed etiam in arborum truncis et terrae cavernis reperiantur].’’
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beekeeping
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bees
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Solinus No associated entry available from the subject index
Pomponius Mela <strong>Pomponius Mela</strong> <br>(fl. c. 43–45 AD) <br>Roman geographer
Camden (William) <strong>Camden (William)</strong> <br>(d. 1623) <br>English antiquarian and author, known best for his <em>Britannia</em>.
Pomponius Mela <strong>Pomponius Mela</strong> <br>(fl. c. 43–45 AD) <br>Roman geographer
Camden (William) <strong>Camden (William)</strong> <br>(d. 1623) <br>English antiquarian and author, known best for his <em>Britannia</em>.
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