Bede's birthplace and the monastery in which he spent most of his
life situated near the Firth of Forth-First chapter of the His.
tory relating to the emigration of Scots from Ireland fabricated
-Twelfth chapter, mentioning Scots, genuine-Its Contents--
Only one Roman wall, that of Antonine, known to Bede-Ac-
count of Ethelfrid's battle with Æ lan, king of the Scots, an in-
terpolation-Laurentius' Letters to the Scots also an interpola-
tion-Notice of Honorius' dealings with the Scots another-The
Scots, among whom Oswald and his brothers spent their youth,
the people to the north of the Firth of Forth-Passage about
Scots in Ireland an interpolation-Columba, his connection with
Ireland an interpolation-Notices of several priests living in
Ireland also interpolations-Hermits in Iceland--The Scottish
bishops and the Easter controversy-Bede's Scotia the country
north of the Firth of Forth-Fursey's life an interpolation—
Not known to the Irish annalists-Probably an Icelandic saint
-Account of Beort's expedition an interpolation-An Irish
Scotsman of the name of Adamnan unknown to the other
annalists-Several pages of the Ecclesiastical History copied by
Roger of Wendover only with the exception of a paragraph
containing the word Hibernia-Adamnan the abbot of Hii—
Work on the Holy Places mentioned only in the Ecclesiastical
History and by Wendover-No mention made of his Life of
Columba by any early writer-Unreliable character of notices of
his visit to Ireland contained in Irish records-Not mentioned
by Clyn, an Irish annalist of the fourteenth century-Egbert's
life in Ireland and his whole biography, including the conversion
of the monks of Hii, interpolations—Notice of a pestilence in Ire-
land another interpolation-Letter to Naitan, king of the Picts,
also an interpolation