And Iat-foth died, having ruled two score rings and one.

THE REIGN OF OG.

Now all the sons of Iat-foth casted lots amongst themselves, to know who should sit in the place of his father, and the lot was to the eldest.

But when the heads of the people heard what the sons of Iat-foth had done, they cryed out with one voice, we will choose from amongst the race of Ardfear, him who shall rule.

And all the sons of Iat-foth, five sons, and all the heads of the Gaal were gathered together on the mount, even the heap beneath which lieth Ardfear, the son of Am-laoc, of the race of Absail;

And they choose Og the youngest of all the sons of Iat-foth to rule the land. (b)

And the eldest said unto Og in the hearing of their brethren, and of the children of the land,

"Let me depart, I pray thee, from Ard-mionn, and take with me a company, such as may be willing to go also the land is too narrow for the multitude."

And the words were pleasing in the ear of Og, and when all things were prepared, Og made a great feast for his brother, and his companions.

And every one presented gifts unto them, arms and clothes in abundance-no damsels took they, for they said, we will join ourselves unto the maidens of the land, whither we may go. (c)

And they took their departure, Iat-ban-and Ogeag-eis, from Ard-mionn, moving westward, what time Baal had entered the threshold of his house Tion-scnad Og-having ruled two rings. (d)

And Og assembled the warriors, and he went out before them, and he returned with victory, extending his limits on every side;

And Og pierced towards the fingers of Baal. even unto Gabacasan, and he drave the Gaal of these lands over the mountains that ran iron red hot, and that Gaal trod upon burning coals, from before the face of Og and the Nomades of Ard-mionn. (e) And Og became famous, a man of renown, and nations are called by his name. (f)

And he died having his rings marked, one score and seven rings.

And the marks from Og into Dorca are nine score and eleven rings.

DORCA.

In the days of Dorca the Nomades filled all the land, between Eis-amhan, and Eri-cean.

And when he had ruled four rings he placed Glas his brother over the land of Tu-bhal, calling it Iber. (g)

In these days multitudes of the Gaal, passed over the summits of Gaba-Casan. On the far side whereof they did raise up their tents, and abided thereon, calling the lands of their dwelling Iath-sciot in memory of our race. (h)

NOTES TO CHAPTER II.

(a) This person is incontestably Japheth of the Hebrews, the son of Noe, as explained in the dissertation.

(b) Og means young.

(c) Jat-ban is the Javan of the Hebrews, and means the "emigrator;" and Og-eag-eis means "the diminution of the multitude of

Og;" the term, and every thing appertaining thereunto, is fully elucidated in the dissertation.

(d) See the ring of Baal.

(e) The event here related by Eolus, proves the fidelity of the traditions preserved by this people, and shews the cause of the name of the vast mountains of Gaba-Casan, Eolus says, Og drove the Gaal of these lands over the mountains, that ran iron red hot, an expression which, without explanation, wears an appearance of the marvellous, and of ridiculous bombast, and must have for ever remained liable to the charge, but for the testimony of an eye witness within a century past, of a curious ceremony performed by the Ceann, and chiefs of two tribes of Mungalian Tartars, described as follows:-

"The original founders of the Tarlarian Mungalian Scythians "called Cajan and Docos, got embarrassed amongst these moun"tains, then uninhabited; after a sojourn there of 450 years, be"come so numerous, as to require other settlements, they were at

a loss to find a passage thro' the mountains, when a SMITH point❝ing out to them a place, very rich in iron ore, advised them to "make great fires there, by which means the ore melted, and a "broad passage was opened for them. In commemoration of which "famous march, the Monguls to this day celebrate an annual feast, "and observe the ceremony of heating a piece of iron red hot, on "which the Ceann strikes one blow with a hammer, and all the per"sons of quality do the same after him."

This narration marks the date of the emigration of the Mungai Tartar tribes of Cejan and Docos, to the north of Caucasus, and stamps sterling value on our language, which gives the name of Gaba Casan to these mountains, the literal meaning of which is, the "Smith's path," in allusion to this very circumstance of the passage being effected by means of a smith, the memory of which, as appears from this author, is still preserved by the posterity of these two tribes.

In one instance the author has committed an error; the Tartars are no more Scythians, than the Fins are Japanese.

(f) This celebrated chief is the person erroneously called by the translators of the Bible, Gog. This son of Iat-foth, whose true name was Og, was a conqueror, who, as Eolus saith, made himself famous, nations being called by his name, which name was Mag-og, pronounced Mah-og-the plains of Og, which the Romans (adding

ia, their emendation according to their taste of the original Scythian word iat, which signifies a region or country) called the land Mag Og-ia, in which were originally included all the nations from Syria to Caucasus, and between the Euxine and Hyrcanian seas.

If you look at the 38th chapter of Ezekiel, you will see that he was perfectly acquainted with the true name of this prince, and the country bearing his name, and that the error hath been in the translator.

V. 2. In denouncing the vengeance of his God on the children of Meshech, and of Tubal, which is Iber, he says, Son of Man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, which should be thus rendered, "Set thy face against Og of Mag-og;" so all thro this chapter.

And it is evident that Ezekiel knew the distinction between the man and the country.

6. And I will send a fire on Mag-og, and amongst them that dwell carelessly in the isles.

11. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers, on the east of the sea, and it shall stop the noses of the passengers, and there shall they bury Gog, and all his multitude, and they shall call it the valley of " Hamon Gog," which in the Hebrew language means the multitude of Gog; and the words Amaon-Og hath precisely the same signification in the language of Eri.

(g) The children of Israel adhered always to its more ancient name, which had been the land of Tubhal, till our tribe occupied it, and called it Ib-er, the Ib-er-ia of the Romans, from which our tribe is invariably called the Gaal of Sciot of Ib-er.

(h) These are the Scythians who assumed the names of Goths Getæ, Daci, &c., as fully explained by the dissertation.

From the commencement of GLAS, first Chief of IB-ER, of the race of ARD-FEAR, in 1950, to CEALGAC the son of DAIRE---a space of Four hundred two score and eighteen rings.

GLAS.

AND Glas was placed in Ib-er to rule that land, and he sat on the seat of the Chief for the course of seventeen rings, and died. (a)

FILE.

And File his son was chosen, and Dorca died in Ard-mionn, and Lonrac his son thought to put File and the children of Ib-er under tribute.

And File put words into the mouth of the messenger, and these were the words:

"The men of Ib-er will no tribute pay
"Should Lonrac hither come,

"The way is far, and perhaps

And Lonrac abided in Ard-mionn.

And File died, having the days of his rings marked-one score rings and three.

From the day on which File ceased, till Daire was chosen, the time marked is three hundred four score and sixteen rings.

DAIRE.

In these days the Gaal filled all the lands between Eis-amhan, and Eri-ceann, and they excelled all people in the use of the bow. (b)

And they extended their borders behind them, and southward, and they became expert in working