The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-17
The Invasion of Alban
No Foundation in History for the Name Scotch Irish

IS No Foundation in History f,
We take it for granted that every
intelligent "Scotchman" must have
read the history Of his own country;
how and by whom 1t was first settled,
and why himself. or perhaps many
others Of his countrymen, happen to
have so many Celtic surnames among
them all.
If. however. he has not already
thoroughly informed himself along
such lines. he has sadly neglected
that initial part Of his education
which no patriotic "scot" should
have left undone: and rather than
send him to any outside authorities
on the subject. he is advised to read
the history Of his own country by
Sir Walter Scott, we opine. should
be Authority Enough" for any pat
riotic Scotchman.
That there are some few so-called
intelligent Scots' who, as yet, have
not fully informed themselves on
this subject we have had ample proof
in several instances. When we incl
dentally referred to the subject. and
presuming that many of the readers
of this article have not "scott's Scot
land" on their bookshelves, we will
save them the trouble of Cooking it
up" bp quoting from our own copy
of that most interesting history of
their country, the ancient name Of
which was "Alban," while ireland
Cat the time) was called Scotia"
and all Of its inhabitants were called
Scots" Afterwards. e., after
the invasion of Alban by the Scots
from Scotia, which was then desig-
mated as Scotia Major"-Alban was
called Scotia Minor"
In the first chapter of "Scott's
Scotland" (page 19) we find the fol-
lowing: 1.-THE Scots on the other hand
were of Irish origin; for, to the great
confusion Of ancient history, the in
habitants Of ireland, those at least
Of the conquered and predominattng
caste. were called Scots. A colony
of these Irish Scots, distinguished by
the name of Dalriards of Dalrendini.
natives of Ulster, had early attempt
ed a settlement on the coast of Ar
gyleshire. They finally established
themselves there under Fergus. the
son of Eric, about the year SOB. and.
recruiting by colonies from Ulster,
continued to multiply and increase
until they formed a nation which &C.
cupied western side of Scotland,
and came to border on a people with
a name, and perhaps a descent, SINH
lar to their own. These were the
Attacotti, nation inhabiting the
northern part of Lenarkshire and the
district called Lenox, which seems ul-
timately to have melted away into
the Scots"
Again. in Joyce's history of Ire
land. Chapter VIII, page 81. we find
the following truths, now SO we'll
known to all students of Ancient his
tory. viz: that the real native of cal
ban" was the "Pict," with his "mat-
ted hair" and dark swarthy skin
which he painted and decorated much
the same as did the American In
dian) race of people of uncertain
origin" but who possessed "Alban"
nevertheless.
Quoting from Joyce. as the above
indicated, the find the following:
'"The Picts were the people of Scot
land (Alban) at the time; and the
Scots were the Irish, who, crossing
over to Alban or Scotland, Joined the
Picts in their formidable raids south
ward.
1--WE know all this from, not only
our own native (Irish) historians,
but also from the Roman writer's,
who tell us how the Romans had Of
ten to fight in Britain against the
Scots from Ireland" etc.
On page IS. Joyce's history also
tells us that the Greek Geographer
Ptolemy. writing in the second CEN
fury, who drew his information from
Phoenician authorities, has given us
the description of Ireland much more
accurate than the account he has left
us of Great Britain. And that the
people of Ireland Cor Scotia Maj
Org carried on a considerable trade
with foreign countries in these early
ages, we know from the statement of
the Roman historian Tacitus, that in
his time (the end of the first CEN
tury) the harbors of Ireland were
better known to trading nations than
those Of Great Britain"
People who carry on commerce
cannot be altogether barbarous; and
these few notices show that the coun-
try had some settled institutions and