[89] Dr. Maclauchlan’s Early Scottish Church, pp. 32, 33.
[90] Druid is said to be derived from a word meaning ‘oak,’ common to many of the Indo-European tongues.
[91] Eccles. Hist., vol. i. p. 49.
[92] Grub’s Ecc. Hist., vol. i. p. 51.
[93] Book of Deer, Preface. Further details concerning the early Scottish church will be given at the end of this volume.
[94] There is some confusion here; Dr. Maclauchlan places this conflict in the reign of Brude son of Derile, who, according to our list, did not succeed till 699.
[95] Book V. c. 24.
[96] See the Ulster Annals, where an account is given of all these conflicts.
[97] Highlanders, vol. i. p. 65.
[98] Early Kings, vol. i. p. 39.