The tinkler-gypsies . White, who con-quered Dublin in 852, and founded the mostpowerful and permanent of the Norse kingdomsin Ireland. And it is said that, five hundredyears before this, the supreme King of Ireland was a man bearing the Icelandic name of Neil,Nial, or Njal (remembered as Nial of the NineHostages ). That Nial of the Nine Hostages was noneother than the Niall of the Nine Hostages who finally conquered the Picts. Foundingpartly on tradition and partly on history. SirHerbert Maxwell, Bart., in his Dnke of Briton,tells in words worthy of such a splendid themethe thrilling tale of h
The tinkler-gypsies . White, who con-quered Dublin in 852, and founded the mostpowerful and permanent of the Norse kingdomsin Ireland. And it is said that, five hundredyears before this, the supreme King of Ireland was a man bearing the Icelandic name of Neil,Nial, or Njal (remembered as Nial of the NineHostages ). That Nial of the Nine Hostages was noneother than the Niall of the Nine Hostages who finally conquered the Picts. Foundingpartly on tradition and partly on history. SirHerbert Maxwell, Bart., in his Dnke of Briton,tells in words worthy of such a splendid themethe thrilling tale of how the last of the Pictssacrificed themselves rather than submit to theusurpers. The Great King Niall of the NineHostages, with his invading Scots, after aslaughter which extended over six days, remem-bered as the Bloody Half-dozen, had hemmedthe remnants of the Picts into a disused fort atthe extremity of the promontory of the Mull ofGalloway. There the Picts made their laststand. Niall and bis swarthy followers had. Katie ONeil or liy A. MConnick. The Last Stand of the Pics. 489 •either killed or starved all the Picts saveDonachy the Leech and his sons, Trost of theLong Knife and Faelchu. A traitorous druidpriest named Sionach tlie Fox, who was fightingfor the Scots against his erstwhile friends, hadsuggested peace to Niall in order that the secretof brewing heather ale should be revealed byDonachy i ia and his two sons. They aloneknew that secret, and it was due to theirpossessing the secret of preparing the biadh-nan-ireun, the compressed food by virtue of whichPictish hunters were able to endure almostincredible fatigue and privation, that thesethree remained strong and healthy, sustainedby a secret store thereof. Feigning to discussterms of peace, here is how they acquittedthemselves according to that authors fineversion of it^-*: Why, this is well now, Donachy Lia ! not kill out the breed of you. Hastethee, man, and make known to us that where
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