[An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack]@TWC D-Link bookAn Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 CHAPTER V 3/27
Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny, to Ireland.
It is said by some authorities that this stone was carried to Scotland when an Irish colony invaded North Britain, and that it was eventually brought to England by Edward I., in the year 1300, and deposited in Westminster Abbey.
It is supposed to be identical with the large block of stone which may be seen there under the coronation chair.
Dr.Petrie, however, controverts this statement, and believes it to be the present pillar stone over the Croppies' Grave in one of the raths of Tara. A Danann prince, called Oghma, is said to have invented the occult form of writing called the Ogham Craove, which, like the round towers has proved so fertile a source of doubt and discussion to our antiquaries. The Milesians, however, did not obtain a colonization in Ireland without some difficulty.
According to the ancient accounts, they landed at the mouth of the river Slainge, or Slaney, in the present county of Wexford, unperceived by the Tuatha De Dananns.
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