Excerpt from The History of Ulster, Vol. 1: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day It will be seen by the most casual reader that we have not yet reached the solid ground of facts, but there may be some substratum of truth in the story of the Milesian settlement, for many leading Irish Chieftains claimed descent from the Milesians, and if lists of names are evidence we have it in the records Of over a hundred kings of Ireland. The chroniclers of this period seem to have revelled in making collections of names and pedigrees, and if these contain but a modicum of truth, they at least bear testimony to the industry and zeal of the compilers, as well as to the wonderful wealth of materials from which they drew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.