Niul Nemnach, King of Scythia (Lebor Gabála Érenn)

Niul was born near the Tower of Babel. He was finely educated and educated the Scythians. Pharaoh Cingeris, King of Egypt, invited Niul to talk to Egypt, which he did with such success that Pharaoh gave him his daughter Scota in marriage and the lands of Capacirunt. River Nile named for him. Scota rescued Moses from bulrushes.Niul Prince of Scythia

Birth: Scythia

Death: Egypt

Father: Phœniusa Farsaidh King of Scythia

Mother: Scota of Egypt

Misc. Notes

Niul, after his father returned to Scythia, continued some time at œothena, teaching the languages and otehr laudable sciences, until upon report of his great learning he was invited into Egypt by Pharaoh, the King; who gave him the land of Campus Cyrunt, near the Red Sea to inhabit, and his daughter Scota in marriage; from whom their posterity are ever since called Scots; but, according to some annalists, the name "Scots" is derived from the word Scythia.

It was this Niul that employed Gaodhal [Gael], son of Ethor, a learned and skilful man, to compose or rather refine and adorn the language, called Bearla Tobbai, which was common to all Niul's posterity, and afterwards called Gaodhilg (or Gaelic), from the said Gaodhal who composed or refined it; and for his sake also Niul called his own eldest son "Gaodhal." [The following is a translation of an extract from the derivation of this proper name, as given in Halliday's Vol. of Keating's Irish History, page 230:

"Antiquaries assert that the name of Gaodhal is from the compound word formed of 'gaoith' and 'dil,' which means a lover of learning; for, 'gaoith' is the same as wisdom or learning, adn 'dil' is the same as loving or fond."]

Part II of Irish Pedigrees, or The origin and stem of the Irish nation, by John O'Hart, published 1892, pages 44-55

Children: Gaodhal

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Youngest son of his father. Highly educated. His future father-in-law was the instructor to Egypt. River Nile is named after him. Of the Tower of Babel. Poet wrote (in that time period): 'Two sons had Feinius, truth I tell, Neanual & Niul, the valiant; Niul was born at the tower in the east, Neanual in shield bright Scythia.' He witnessed the drowning of the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Died shortly thereafter.

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Niul, after his father returned to Scythia, continued some time at œothena, teaching the languages and otehr laudable sciences, until upon report of his great learning he was invited into Egypt by Pharaoh, the King; who gave him the land of Campus Cyrunt, near the Red Sea to inhabit, and his daughter Scota in marriage; from whom their posterity are ever since called Scots; but, according to some annalists, the name "Scots" is derived from the word Scythia.

It was this Niul that employed Gaodhal [Gael], son of Ethor, a learned and skilful man, to compose or rather refine and adorn the language, called Bearla Tobbai, which was common to all Niul's posterity, and afterwards called Gaodhilg (or Gaelic), from the said Gaodhal who composed or refined it; and for his sake also Niul called his own eldest son "Gaodhal." [The following is a translation of an extract from the derivation of this proper name, as given in Halliday's Vol. of Keating's Irish History, page 230:

"Antiquaries assert that the name of Gaodhal is from the compound word formed of 'gaoith' and 'dil,' which means a lover of learning; for, 'gaoith' is the same as wisdom or learning, adn 'dil' is the same as loving or fond."]

Part II of Irish Pedigrees, or The origin and stem of the Irish nation, by John O'Hart, published 1892, pages 44-55

(Note about Scota: Some say she married Milesius - but there are issues with that.)

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