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;114 THE HISTORYsea, from his extraordinary skill in navigation andcommerce. He was truely the son of Alladius*,who was of royal blood, and his ow n name Orbsenbut call'd Manannan from his country, and kill'dby one Ullin near Galway, in Ireland: of all whichthe particulars will be given in their proper place,especially the republic of Manannan ;who, fromhis instruction by the Druids, was reputed a consummatemagician, and was indeed most happyin stratagems of war both by land and sea. Mr.Sacheverell, except in affirming Manannan (whomhe misnames Mannan) tohave been the father^foimder, and legislator of the island-^, is out inevery thing he says concerning him : for, insteadof living about the beginning of the fifth century,he livVi as many centuries before Christ; and socou'd not be contemporary with Patric, the apostleof ]Man as well as Ireland.Neither was Manannanthe son of a king of Ulster, nor yet the brotherof Fergus II |, king of Scotland: and as for hisnot being able to get any information what becameof him, I have already told that he was kill'd inIreland, and by whom.III. In process of time the earns, to which wenov/ return, ^erv'd every where for beacons, asmany of tllem as stood conveniently for this purpose:but they were originally design'd, as we arenow going to see, for fires of another nature. Thefact stood thus. On May-eve the Druids made* Allald. t Page 20. J Ibid.