He tells us that it is "the business of his history to be particular," and speaks of having "faithfully collected and transcribed." But until recent investigations manifested the real antiquity and value of the MS.

Materials of Ancient Irish History, his work was looked on as a mere collection of legends.

The quotation at present under consideration is a case in point.

He must have had a copy of the Cin of Drom Snechta in his possession, and he must have known who was the author of the original, as he states so distinctly the time of its compilation.

Keating's accuracy in matters of fact and transcription, however, is daily becoming more apparent.