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I do know that my father is a direct decendent of Niall of the Nine Hostages
 
Have you seen the full genealogy of this MacKinnon woman and it is solid.

Have you seen the genealogy of this woman Ardra Raye McKinnon? She has very convincing evidence. First of all if you are informed about the MacKinnons you would know that there has been found that this Donald or Daniel MacKinnon of Antigua was a second cousin to Sir Lachlan Mor MacKinnon and not a son at all and there have been others that have seen the evidence on this and agree with it. If Donald or Daniel is not the elder son would that not disqualify his descendents? I had seen you have put down you are a descendent from the 25th Chief of MacKinnon, namely Lachlan Og, could it be you are related to the youngest line of Lachlan Ruada MacKinnon & Janet McDonald? The eldest brother of Lachlan Ruada MacKinnon was Chief Ian Balbhan MacKinnon and is the direct line of this woman. Yes, Ian Na Mishnish MacKinnon was from second marriage to Sir Lachlan Mor Mackinnon, but; if the Elder son died that only left the Mishnish Line...the elder line according to what is in this womans genealogy. Now as far as Sir Malcolm MacGregor the 24th Chief of MacGregors you might want to go to his Offical site and see the history because the main line died out according to the Chief. This woman genealogy has put down Doungallus forth son as maybe being related to the MacGregor. Findanus the eldest of Doungallus. And on the Offical Chief of Clan MacKay you might want to check out what he does say about the original line dieing out. So that leaves the Ancient line of MacKinnon Mishnish Branch. This Mishnish Mackinnon genealogy has the documentation and further proofs showing her claim according to other Clan Lines and it is a cleaner line than any other I had seen. You also talk about Lulach, MacBeths stepson, thats just it he was a stepson and not of original Alpin stock. I do not understand why a person would insult someone that has a clean proven genealogy without first seeing the facts? I have seen her proofs and like I said before it is solid, but to be insultive is in bad form. Best Regards, Ancient Princess
 
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To add to this Mishnish McKinnon line...

The information this woman has was not passed down by word or story. The proofs are without a doubt solid. It will be up to the Lord Lyon Courts in Edinburgh and the Chief Herald in Ireland to examine and approve the genealogy. There is quite a bit of new information that is being presented that will help this woman in her quest and I as well as many others will support her efforts. I have been made aware how some people are insecure with this. First you need to see what it is that is being submitted then examine her proofs before passing such a negitive judgement call on this woman, she is not even here to defend herself. Like I said we shall see. Best Regards, Ancient Princess
 
On a happier note, it is an honor to welcome all the new people I have invited here. I am Ancient Princess and I would love to hear about any Irish, Scottish or Welsh Royal lines trying to have their genealogys examined and approved that happen to be from Ancient Royal Houses. I do not make judgements on your efforts and try to be positive. Good day to you all, Best Regards, Ancient Princess
 
A little history of Dal Raita and the Pictish Kings to Alpin Kings

Dear Friends, I have included a basic source for information on Dal Raida and the Royal House of Lorn, Royal House of Alpin and last but not least the Royal line of MacKinnons of Mishnish that became the elder line due to the other lines ending with no issue. I will include a detailed documented genealogy of Ardra Raye McKinnon of the Kilmorie Mishnish Mackinnon line instaed of the basic I have up. I bid you peace, Ancient Princess


Dál Riata

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Dál Riata (also Dalriada or Dalriata) was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland. In the late 6th and early 7th century it encompassed roughly what is now Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland and also County Antrim in Ireland.[1]
In Argyll it consisted initially of three kindreds: Cenél Loairn (kindred of Loarn) in north and mid-Argyll, Cenél nÓengusa (kindred of Óengus) based on Islay and Cenél nGabráin (kindred of Gabrán) based in Kintyre; a fourth kindred, Cenél Chonchride in Islay, was apparently considered too small to be considered a major division.

Name

The name Dál Riata is derived from Old Irish. Dál means "portion" or "share" (as in "a portion of land") and Riata or Riada is believed to be a personal name.



The Senchus fer n-Alban lists three main kin groups in Dál Riata in Scotland, with a fourth being added later:[10]
The Cenel Loairn was the largest of the "three kindreds". Bannerman proposes a tie to the Uí Macc Uais.

Dunadd Hill, Scotland upon which the Dal Riata hill fort stood

Among the royal centres in Dál Riata, Dunadd appears to have been the most important. It has been partly excavated, and weapons, quern-stones and many moulds for the manufacture of jewellery were found in addition to fortifications. There are no written accounts of pre-Christian Dál Riata, the earliest records coming from the chroniclers of Iona and Irish monasteries. Adomnán's Life of St Columba implies a Christian Dál Riata.[19] This is als recorded in MacFhingons/MacKinnons genealogy as being descended from St Columba family. The figure of Columba looms large in any history of Christianity in Dál Riata. We are fortunate that the writing of saints' lives in Adomnán's day had not reached the stylised formulas of the High Middle Ages, so that the Life contains a great deal of historically valuable information. It is also a vital linguistic source indicating the distribution of Gaelic and P-Celtic placenames in northern Scotland by the end of the 7th century. It famously notes Columba's need for a translator when conversing with an individual on Skye.



Madonna and child, folio 7 v of the Book of Kells.


As well as their primary spiritual importance, the political significance of religious centres cannot be dismissed. The prestige of being associated with the saintly founder was of no small importance. Monasteries represented a source of wealth as well as prestige. Additionally, the learning and literacy found in monasteries served as useful tools for ambitious kings.[25]
The illuminated manuscript Book of Kells was probably at least begun at Iona, although not by Columba as legend has it, as it dates from about 800. Whether it was or not, Iona was certainly important in the formation of
The Duan Albanach tells that the three sons of Erc— Fergus Mór, Loarn and Óengus— conquered Alba (Scotland) around 500 AD.
 
From the Offical Clan MacKinnon release:
The distant ancestors of the Clan MacKinnon were among the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland. This group called by contemporaries, Goidels, Melesian or Scotti and by modern scholars, Q Celts, may have left Spain for Ireland in about 100 BC. Once firmly settled in Ireland they founded a new Celtic kingdom. The capital, established on the sacred hills of Tara, by a warrior named Tauathal was to become the royal stronghold for many generations. This kingdom was to gain power and influence over the years, first rivalling, and then overcoming its neighbours; Munster, Leinster and the old Ultonian Clans of the north. It is now thought that by the 3rd and 4thcenturies C.E. these Scots had developed extensive contacts by raiding, commerce, and settlement with mainland Britain.

The earliest written tradition concerning the Scots settlement in western Scotland dates from about the 10thcentury. The tradition relates how one of the descendants of the ancient Kings of Tara, Fergus Mor, led his brothers Lorne and Angus along with their followers across the Irish sea to settle the west coast of modern Scotland. This story however, has been discredited by recent archaeological research. It is now thought that it was the interactions of two separate migrations which formed the Kingdomof Dalriada. The first settlement may have been lead by Cairpre Riata c 330 C.E.and would have been the folk that would later be known as the cenel (people of) Lorne and Angus. These tribes were well established long before the second migration occurred. The cenel Lorne settled Tyree, Coll, Iona, Mull, Colonsay, Ardnamuchan and modern Lorne. The cenel Angus had Islay and Jura. The second migration, led by Fergus occurred at least 125 years later and was made up of the cenel Grabhrain who settled Kintyre, Cowell, Bute and Arran.

The tribe of Lorne from whom the MacKinnons are ultimately descended claimed the largest land area of all of the kindreds of Dalriada. Because various territories of the cenel Lorne were separated by water they may have developed a substantial maritime ability very early in their history. The fortress of Dunollie, the ruins of which are in the vicinity of modern Oban was probably the district capitol. For approximately 200 years the tribe of Lorne agreed to rule by the descendants of Fergus Mor and the cenel Grabhrain as the High Kings of Dalriada. Due to internal bickerings and disputed successions the cenel Gabhrain lost their hold on the kingdom in the 7th century C.E.. Dalriada dissolved into small unruly and competing tribal groups, the control of which was fought over by at least seven powerful families. In 677 Ferchar Fada of Lorne seized the throne and reunited the kingdom. The tribe of Lorne was not to hold the crown for long, however, as shortly after Ferchar Fada=s twenty year reign ended, his sons fought over the kingship losing it in 723 to the descendants of Fergus Mor and the cenel Grabhrain.

Iona, the island located off the west coast of the Ross of Mull had been considered important to both the Picts and the Scots long before St Columba founded his monastery there. On the west side of the island just above Port nan Duine Mhairbh is the site of Dun Cul Bhuirg a fort that was occupied for several hundred years during the early mediaeval period, the time during which Dalriada was being formed. On the south end of the island are the remains of a settlement and some 50 cairnsfrom the same period. To claim that these sites were occupied by predecessors of the MacKinnons would be speculation, but they were almost certainly used by early members of the cenel Lorne. The first Christian site on Iona was established by St Oran who also established a chapel on the island of Colonsay some time before his death in 549. St Columba founded his monastery onIona twelve years later in 561. Columba=s monastery first built of wattle and mud was to become one of the most important Christian centres of learning in all of Europe.

We know that this early society was determined by kinship. The basic unit being the durbfine, a family unit of four generations which included the common ancestor. Groups of interrelated families, or durbfine, would form a Tauth. Each Tauth was headed by a righ or chief. Several righ would have been subordinate to the Ur-righ (over chief) several of these groups in turn would have followed anArd-righ (High King). The positions of both chiefs and kings would have been hereditary only within their respective durbfines. The titles were not necessarily handed from father to son but rather given to the most capable candidate, who could have been a brother, nephew, or other relation to the office holder. The successor was chosen by the chief while he was still alive and called the tanaire-righ (second to the chief). The Gaelic word righ which is often translated into English as king , does not have the same sovereign implications. A king is said to rule by sovereign right, a righ would rule by the consent of his council and the people.

Airbertach of Lorne, from whom the MacKinnons are direct decedents, held land on Mull, Iona, Tyree and Coll in about c.1160. That Airbertach was an important chief can be inferred from his mention in the annals. Generally only the kings or most important chiefs are given the space in these ancient records.

By the early thirteenth century, the MacKinnons were solidly established in Mull. When Doungallus died the MacKinnon estates would have been distributed in the Celtic manner, between the his four sons. Finguine (or Fingon of MacKinnon) received Gribun and possibly the Ross of Mull, Guaire ( MacQaurrie) from whom sprang the MacQuarries, took Ulva and the adjacent coast of Mull, Grllecrist inherited land in the north of Knapdale and Gille-Adomnan is thought to have had estates in northern Cowal. The extent of these lands was covered the breadth of ancient Lorne from the islandof Coll in the west to the northern shores of Loch Lomond in the east.

It is from Finguine that the Clan MacKinnon derives its name. The English word clan is borrowed from the Gaelic, clann which means children or descendants.Clann Finguine (Clan MacKinnon) simply means the descendants of Finguine. Mac is from the Gaelic meaning son. Thus Mac Fionghuine is literallythe son of Finguine. In Gaelic a female member of the name would be called NicFionghuine or the daughter of Fionghuine.
 
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In Antrim, the remaining Dál Riata, led by Colla Uais’ son Earc, allied themselves with the Dál n’Araide, thus further establishing their affiliation with the Alban Gael. Local tradition in Armoy asserts it was the home of Earc, and that his son, Fergus Mhór, gave land there to Saint Patrick for a monastery after the Saint intervened in a dispute with Fergus' brothers over their inheritance. The petty kingdom they founded around their fort of Dun Sobhairce, between the Antrim mountains and the sea, became known as Dalriada. A narrow strip of coast land, it looked east toward "I Lagh" (Isle of the Law - modern Gaelic - Ile, English - Islay), "Ceanntir" (Headland - Kintyre) and the mountains of Loarn (Lorne) on the far horizon, where their progenitors had made their home. The name of the Kingdom of Dalriada, as in so many other instances in Gaelic history, originated from its tribal roots in its progenitor, "Conchobar Mhór Riata" (Great Connor, Victorious King), or Conn Cétchathach (Conn of a Hundred Battles). The name was first expressed as two words, "Dál Riata" (descendants of the Victorious King). Other translations are "Tribe of Riata," "Riata’s Share," and "People Of The Ridge," perhaps a reference to their connection with Cashel. But in Old Irish, "Ri" meant king and "Ada" meant victory, so that "Riada" could be translated as Victorious King, an apt description of a king known to have won so many battles. Whatever its origin, over time the name evolved into its contracted form "Dalriada."

Earc, King of Irish Dalriada, contemporary and nephew of Niall, according to tradition, had been described by the Bards as being of the formerly pagan sacral Ulaidian or Fir-Bolg royal house descended through the semi-legendary "Peace-King" Conchobar Mhór or Conn Cétchathach from ritual incarnations of the Celtic godspirit of the sun; and from his son "Eochu" or "Eochaidh" (the Horseman of the Heavens), equated with a male manifestation of the ancient Belgic goddess-spirit of lightning, Bolg. These references in folklore to the legendary "Tuatha de Danann" and "Fir-Bolg" people are the primary known links between Cineal ua Dhomhnuil and those possibly pre-Celtic Irishmen. These and other sources also show that Earc, who died c.502, was a son of Colla Uais, and establishes the direct royal line from the Dál Cuinn, as well as the name "Cineal Cholla," (The Descendants of Colla).

There is a consensus that Earc’s son and successor, Fergus Mhór mac Earc (d. 501), with his brothers Loarn (Lorne) and Oengus (Angus), perhaps with the actual blessing of Saint Patrick, who is said to have prophesied the event, extended their realm across the North Channel to Alba, according to one source, taking 150 men with them. Some confirmation of this is provided by Bede (d.735), writing in the 8th Century, who believed that Argyll was colonized "by friendship or the sword" by a certain "Reuda" in the 3rd Century. It is probable, as discussed, and even though there is no concrete proof, that there was already an Irish colony in Alba when they arrived. Bardic tradition and the Irish sagas, as well as archeological remains, do point to an existing Irish presence, as discussed in our Feature on the Alban Gael, and as claimed in the legends of the three Collas, although most Sasunnach scholars refuse to give any credence at all to Gaelic Tradition. Perhaps they would be more inclined to accept the record of the Irish whom Tacitus had reported to have fought for Calgacos at Mons Graupius in 84 AD.

Fergus established his principal stronghold at Dunadd in the Crinan Isthmus in Kintyre. Tradition says that he drowned at Carrickfergus (Rock of Fergus) on a return voyage to Ireland. His clan, the Cineal Gabhran, taking the name of Fergus’ grandson, settled in Kintyre, Knapdale and Arran, with other principal duns at Tairbeart and Dun Abhartaidh; while Loarn settled his people around his fortress of Dun Ollaigh on the shores of Loch Linnhe. The Cineal Oenghusa occupied Islay, Jura and probably Colonsay, while Cineal Comghall settled Cowal. It is at this point, when the Kingdom of Dalriada shifted its center to Alba, that Cineal ua Dhomhnuil's line first touches that of the Alban kings, they being cousins of Fergus, who also descended from Colla Uais, their common grandfather.
 
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The seven branchs of MacFhingone or known as MacKinnon. Mishnish MacKinnon is eldest.

The seven branchs of MacFhingone or known today as MacKinnon. The Mishnish MacKinnon, according to new evidence is now the elder line left of the Ancient Royal Line of MacFhingone or MacKinnon.



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Clan Mackinnon


Clan Mackinnon or Clan Fingon is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the islands of Mull and Skye, in the Inner Hebrides.

A Victorian era, romanticised depiction of a member of the clan by R. R. McIan, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, published in 1845.



Arms of the Chief and the Mackinnon of Mackinnon


Popular tradition gives the clan a Dalriadic Gaelic origin. The 19th century historian W. F. Skene named the clan as one of the seven clans of Siol Alpin - who according to Skene could all trace their ancestry back to Alpin through his son King Donald I of Alpin with a direct connection to MacKinnons as being the eldest in descent.[1] Popular tradition has been until recently to consider Cináed mac Ailpín the first King of Scots and a Gael, however recent research has shown he was actually a Pictish king and likely a Pict himself.[2] Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk speculated that Clan Mackinnon also belonged to the kindred of Saint Columba, noting the Mackinnon Arms bore the hand of the saint holding the Cross, and the several Mackinnon abbots of Iona.[3] And newer evidence has proved their connection to The Royal House of Lorn through Pictish Ard Righ Kings before the Royal House of Alpin.
 
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It has been discovered that the seven lines of Alpin are now down to two...

It has been found that the seven lines of the Royal House of Alpin only two are left because of the other lines stopping with either no issue or it transfering to younger lines making them not of the original elder lines left. When I get some time I will put down in graph form what it is that I am trying to get across. I will also put down what each and every Original Clan went back to. It will become clear only two Clans are left of the original Royal House of Alpin.
 
Ancient Princess said:
Royal House of Ard Righ King Flann Sinna of Meath, Royal House of Alpin...I do have permission to post this from Heir of MacKinnon.

There is a genealogy that has come to light that traces directly back to the Ard Righ King Flann Sinna of Meath's daughter Princess Spontana of Crimthann that married into the line of the Royal House of Alpin down through King Alpins second son Donald I of Alpin and continued down through his direct descendents of MacFhingon's. There is a site on ancestry.com called Family Legacy Copyrighted & Registered 2008-2021 All Rights Reserved and a site on myspace called UNITE THE CLANS Deborahs Destiny that was put together by the direct heir of these lines. The detailed genealogy is on both of these sites. The genealogy will be presented to the Lord Lyon Courts in Edinburgh and the Chief Herald in Ireland for examination and approvel. Much attention was paid to finding out if there were other Clan lines that could claim this and from the research of their own proven genealogy's verified by each Chief of the differant Clans (both Irish & Scottish) no one came close to the current heir of MacFhingon. The MacFhingon name would be known today as MacKinnon. The Current Chief of MacKinnon is Madame Anne Gunheild of Antigua Mackinnons and is of a younger indirect line. The elder line however, is the Kilmorie/Mishnish line of MacKinnons and the heir is the owner of the above sites on ancestry and myspace. It will be interesting to see what will happen. Other royal lines came into the Royal House of Alpin, Alpins wife was the direct descendent of King Locene MacFhingon of Picts 645 A.D., Mary Haakonsdatter of Norway (Daughter of King Haakon IV of Norway) married Findanus MacFhingon/MacKinnon Great Elder Grandson of King Donald I of Alpin, MacFhingon's date back to Conn of One Hundred Battles and have a connection to St Columbas father and mother. The genealogy I will post here for you to examine for yourself. It is backed up by Historic Documentation as well as Legal Proofs, Y-DNA Study Markers, Verified by Genealogist and Attorney of the family to be correct and true. It is a very clean line of descent and the heir is the eldest in line left. That is what prompted the journey to have this line examined. It is a line that was around in the time of the Pictish Kings and it continued to King Alpin second son King Donald I of Alpin. It stayed within direct biological elder males till the current heir. Kenneth I of Alpins line stopped at Lulach that was not of original Alpin blood. MacKinnons , however continued silently through the years.

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THE MS GAELIC 1467, STATES, FINGUINE[MACKINNON] AS THE SON OF CORMAC SON OF ABERTACH SON OF MUREDACH SON OF FERCHAR OG SON OF KING MACBETH[ THORFINN THE MIGHTY]. ABERTACH HELD BY THE SWORD, MULL, TIREE & IONA[HY]. ALSO, CORMAC FILLI[SON OF] MACBETH, WAS A WITNESS TO MANY CHARTERS IN THE EARLY 12TH CENTURY SCOTLAND! THE ROYAL FAMILY POSSESED DUNKELD, APPLECROSS, IONA, & ALSO TIREE WITH BENEDICTINE ABBOTS FROM 1204-1493! THE MACKINNONS BELONG TO THE HOUSE OF LORNE, VIA MACBETH, YES THE MACBETH OF SHAKESPEARE! IT IS WRITTEN IN THE STONES OF IONA, WHERE THE LORDS OF THE ISLES ARE BURRIED, KING ARTHUR ETC:flowers::cool::lol::whistling:
 
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Welcome to the Forums Fingone,
Could I just point out that typing a post in all upper case makes it very difficult to read due to the lack of variation. As a result, many members will simply pass it over, which of course is the opposite result to that you intended.

All upper case is also regarded as bad internet etiquette as it is equated with "shouting" or attention-seeking. A further downside to the use of all upper-case is that the post cannot be reformatted (as for example inserting paragraph breaks), it must be retyped in full.
 
I think this line is based on a different, "Fingone"...

To the gentlemen that states, "Fingone is son of Cormac", this is not the same person as I have listed. Yes Fingone (Fhingone) is from the Royal House of Lorn and the Royal House of Alpin. My information is from a written and recorded genealogy and I know the name, "Fingone" shows up in other places;however, the line of her MacKinnons date back further than what you have posted and they are not direct relations to MacBeth, so I am unsure how to respond to your version? There is Memoirs that also back Ardras genealogy. Best Regards, Ancient Princess
 
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To the gentlemen that states, "Fingone is son of Cormac", this is not the same person as I have listed. Yes Fingone (Fhingone) is from the Royal House of Lorn and the Royal House of Alpin. My information is from a written and recorded genealogy and I know the name, "Fingone" shows up in other places;however, the line of her MacKinnons date back further than what you have posted and they are not direct relations to MacBeth, so I am unsure how to respond to your version? There is Memoirs that also back Ardras genealogy. Best Regards, Ancient Princess
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I agree with Fingone. The Mackinnon's traditional descent in the male line from Alpin has been discredited by ancient Gaelic manuscripts found by Professor Skene in the 19th century. These are the oldest surviving authentic records of the High Kings of the Scots. The Mackinnons are from the House of Lorn- or more correctly Labhran- as given by Abbot Tighernac ca 1070. The Mackinnons can only claim descent in the female line from King Alpin. The Lorn descent is supported by the tombstones found on Iona- as correctly stated by Fingone. We are male-line cousins of MacBeth. I would also like to point out that the House of Alpin- more correctly the Cinel nGabran died out on the male line in 1034 which is why MacBeth claimed the Scots Throne- being the senior survivng male line representative of the original Gaelic royal clan.

As for the Mackinnon Chiefship- as far as I know, Donald of Antigua was a younger son of the 28th Chief's first marriage. If this is not the case, then the Lyon Court will have to rule on the Mackinnon Succession. The Lord Lyon may well rule in favour of the Mishinish Mackinnons. I am a cousin of the Mishinish Mackinnons from a junior line- the Mackinnons of Kyle who descend from Iain Og, second son of the 25th Chief. We held the Kyle apanage including Kyleakin and the Castle of Dun-Hakon. This estate was sold in 1751 to pay off debts incurred by the Mackinnons during the Jacobite Rebellions. I would like to see the Mackinnon Chiefship remain within the male line- whether it goes to the Mishinish family, or another cadet branch.

The male line of the MacGregor Chiefs didnot die out, only the Glen Orchy and Glen Strae families. The Glen Orchy line of Chiefs died out in 1519, the Glen Strae line of Chiefs died out in about 1714. The present chief is descended from Iain of Brackley. His family now the Glen Carnaig line, is the senior survivng line descended from the ancient Glen Orchy chiefs.

The Mackinnons, MacGregors, and Mackays share the DalRiada royal DNA signature. The Chief of Clan Morgann (Mackay), claims descent in the male line from King MacBeth's uncle, Prince Donald of Moray. From DNA it is not yet clear whether the Mackinnons, or the Mackay & MacGregor chiefs are the senior surviving representaives of the original Gaelic royal house of Scotland. It will take time to establish the correct seniority. In any case, the Gaelic monarchy was elective within the Dal-Riada royal clan - the Law of Primogeniture never applied to the ancient Scottish royal succession. A candidate for the Scots Throne had to be a son, grandson, or great-grandson of of King of Scots in the dynastic male line.
 
I understand that Ireland had its regional monarchies until they were overthrown by the king of England.
 
Lenora said:
I understand that Ireland had its regional monarchies until they were overthrown by the king of England.
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Hi Lenora. The Irish provincial monarchies became subject to the kings of England, after the Treaty of Windsor in 1175. The Irish High King was effectively replaced by the king of England who bore the title Lord Paramount of Ireland. The Irish provincial kings were allowed to continue to reign more or less as they did before. King Richard II of England tried to impose more direct rule in Ireland, however he was himself deposed in England in 1399. It was only under the Tudors that the English monarchs sought to impose more direct rule on the Irish. The Tudor King, Henry VIII took the Title King of Ireland, while his daughter Queen, Elizabeth I imposed the Anglican faith on Ireland, and the Irish provincial kings fled to Catholic Europe- mainly Spain & Portugal. This event was known as "the Flight of the Geese". They were replaced by English or Anglo-Irish governors who controlled counties rather than the original provincial kingdoms which were dismantled. When the Irish Republic was established in 1949, the Irish sate re-established the old provincial entities, though county government is still the main form of local government in Ireland. The republican government also recognized the Irish provincial dynasties granting the the dignity of "Serene Highness" to the heads of these families. This recognition was however withdrawn after the MacCarthy Mor scandal in the 1990s- When Terence Francis McCarthy, Prince of Kerry, "Head of the Eoghancht dynasty" was exposed as a fraud. There is now an ongoing discussion as to whether the Irish state will once again restore recognition to the other royal dynasties whose claims are genuine. I have read that there is a campaign on the go to have Sir Connor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond elected President of Ireland. The Irish no longer want a politician in that post. Sir Connor is descended from King Brian Boruma, High King of Ireland, and King of Munster. He was previously asked by Irish royalists to be a candidate for High King of Ireland, but tactfully declined this royalist post.
 
I think it would be of interest to Eire to develop this idea, especially for tourism, history etc.
 
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Hi Lenora. The Irish provincial monarchies became subject to the kings of England, after the Treaty of Windsor in 1175...
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Most impressive Domhangairt!!

An Ard Rí (The High King)
 
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Lenora said:
I understand that Ireland had its regional monarchies until they were overthrown by the king of England.
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Hi Lenora. My previous post today doesn't seem to have been successfully received by the s.p. I will summarize the current status of the Irish provincial dynasties as at Abandonment of Recognition in 2003. This legal decision by the Irish Government followed the McCarthy Mor scandal- Terence McCarthy, Prince of Desmond ("Tadgh V"), was exposed as a fraud. The Abandonment is currently being reviewed. I strongly recommend you check out James Francom's excellent post no. 17 in this thread. The Irish Provincial princes in 2003 were as follows:

1. ULSTER: (a) HSH Hugo Ricciardi O'Neill of Clannaboy, Prince of Tyrone,
Count of Clannaboy (Portugal);
(b) Don Carlos O'Neill Mor, Prince of Ulster,
12th Marques de la Granja (Spain) (Recog. pending 2003);

2. CONNAUGHT: HSH Desmond O'Connor Don, Prince of Connaught;

3. LEINSTER: HSH William Butler McMurrough-Kavanagh, Prince of Leinster;

4. MUNSTER: (a) Vacant. Previously Terence McCarthy Mor,
Prince of Desmond (South Munster),
abdicated after scandal in 1999;
(b) HSH Sir Connor O'Brien of Clare, Prince of Thomond
(North Munster), 18th Baron of Inchiquin (U.K.)

Irish Gaelic titles and chiefships are strictly heritable through the agnatic- or male line. No females, or males born in the female line may claim these titles, or chiefships. The agnatic principle is more strictly applied in Ireland than in any other European state. The above princes are all descended in one or other male line from the provincial kings who fled Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603. Many are also descended from the High kings of Ireland.

HSH Desmond O'Connor Don (Deasmunhain Ua Conchobhair Donn) succeeded his father Dennis in 2000. At the time of Dennis' death, the Irish Times described Dennis as "the most senior claimant to the Irish Throne if one were proposed". Dennis' ancestor was King Ruaridh Ua Conchobhair, High King of Ireland and King of Connaught, who signed the Treaty of Windsor in 1175, granting the English king overlordship of Ireland in exchange for English recognition of the Irish provincial kingships. Ruaridh was not in a military position to defy the English king. This act lead to the gradual assimilation of Ireland by the English kings which was only ended by the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1923.

In Scotland, the agnatic or Irish law was strictly applied by the Scottish Gaelic royal house in Dal-Riada till 847, then over the whole of united Scotland from 847 - 1034. King Malcolm II sought to change this law, designating his daughter's son, Donncaidh (Shakespeare's King Duncan) as his heir. Professor Skene claimed that the Norwegians actually imposed Duncan on the Scots. Duncan was crowned at the Abbey of Scone in 1034, but MacBeth successfully contested Duncan's right to the Throne, becoming king after slaying Duncan in 1040. MacBeth claimed the Scots Throne through the agnatic, or male line. Macbeth reigned successfully for 17 years. However, the English King, Edward "the Confessor', weary of MacBeth's cosy relationship with the Norwegians, sent a mercenary army of 10,000 men into Scotland in 1057. This army successfully defeated and killed MacBeth, and his successor, Lulach in eight months. King Duncan's family which supported the English alliance was then restored to the Scots Throne. From then on, cognatic (males and females) succession was allowed in Scotland with males prevailing over females.

Today, women can claim Scottish clan chiefships through the male line, and men can claim through the female line IF there is no surviving male-line claimant who counter-claims. Recently in 2004, Richard Oliphant successfully counter-claimed the Oliphant chiefship in the Lyon Court which ruled in his favour because he could claim in the male line- while the popular claimant could only claim in through the female line. Some Scottish titles are exclusively heritable through the uterine (female) line- Lady Saltoun, etc. This is a hangover from Pictish times. The Pictish High Kingship was exclusively claimable through the uterine, or female line. In Ireland, no woman can claim an Irish clan chiefship.

The British royal house of Windsor descends in the cognatic or female line from the Dal-Riada royal clan - the original Gaelic Scottish royal house. The most senior surviving agnatic or male-line representative of the Dal-Riada family would appear to be Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay of Reay, 27th Chief of Clan Morgann, or Mackay. His famlly claims descent in the male line from King MacBeth's uncle, Prince Domnall mac Ruaridh of Moray. Lord Mackay's Y-DNA has not yet been tested, but DNA samples from other Mackays of Strathnaver match the modal DNA signature of the Dal-Riada royal clan.
 
This is the current Y-DNA studie markers on Ardra Raye McKinnons line to support genealogy...

DNA Result originating from High King Colla of Ireland,King Fergus of Alba, line of Sol Alpin and MacKinnon

A Genetic study was done for this line of MacKinnons of Skye show a DNA match:
Group I Origins Argyle DNA test 37 or 43 Markers DYS391=10, and DYS389-2=30 DNA. Y Chromosome DNA of MacKinnon are from Skye and have the match 31/35 Markers back to High King Colla of Ireland and there are only 6 expected in 1500 years, 37/43 Markers back to King Alpin of Dalraida. Last name: MacFhingone variant spelling is MacKinnon, Mckinnon,MacFinnon,MacIonmhuiun, MacInnon. Most distant known Paternal Ancestor in the Direct Male Line is: High King Colla of Ireland, King Fergus of Dalraida, High King Locene MacFhingone of Picts, King Alpin of Kintyre.
Closet Male unbroken line that is traced back to King Alpin (according to the genealogy) is of my Grandfather William Clarence of Mishnish MacKinnon. And from him I traced down to my mother Ardra Raye of Mishnish McKinnon (Maternal)
High King Colla of Ireland is included in this DNA study. My lineage is from the eldest son (unbroken).
The foundation of this line establishing the Scottish Kingdom in 460 AD and High King Colla is the GGG Grandson of (in the eldest line) of Conn of the Hundred Battles High King of all Ireland starting around 150 AD.
Additional information about Paternal line: My Grandfather William Clarence of Mishnish MacKinnons is in Direct Descent of the Eldest Line of Skye MacKinnons and we know now has a very strong line back to the Original High Kings of Ireland, Scotland and Pictavia through his genealogy. There has been research of other lines and found MacAulays not to be obvious Genetic link and actually came in much later and the name MacAulay is a Historic Error for MacOnlay which is a English rendition of MacDonnalebhe or MacLay that came in the 16th Century. The Mac Alpines are not a true Clan and have no lands nor documentation and are of a complilation of scattered distant clans not related to King Alpin. MacQuarries are the only ones related to MacKinnons,and MacNabbs relation is to the Abbot of Glendochart 1306
Agnate is a person (son or daughter) related to a patrilineal descent provided the whole ancestry went through only males. The Y Chromosome (Y-DNA) is Paternally (through elder males) Inherited. The Royal line is a Direct Paternal (male) Unbroken line making it a very strong claim. According to the Scottish Law of the Lord Lyon Courts , the Brehnan Law of Irelands Chief Herald and the old laws of Pictish Kings (which is a differant set of laws) going through the matriarch line of Royal Blood.
This will be presented to The Honorable Lord Lyon Courts of Edinburgh, The Honorable Standing Council of Scottish Highland Chiefs, The Honorable Chief Herald of Ireland and Honorable Council of Irish Chiefs for their examination and approval. So for now it is in the beginning stages. There has to be a clean documented genealogy along with legal certificates of birth, death, marriage, etc.
This will take some time, However; in the end it will be worth the fight. I have been told by many Clans (Irish and Scottish) to continue this quest because from what they had seen, no one could deny this genealogy as being the cleanest and oldest known.
 
This is the information about the Original Clans and how far back they go and to whom. You shall see why the genealogy of Ardra Raye McKinnon has become so important. I invite you to go to each Chiefs site on the internet and investigate for yourselves where there lines stopped. Without a doubt the line of Kilmorie Mishnish line that Ardra is from is the cleanest I have seen and it dates back to not only the original Alpin Kings but it also has many Royal lines that came into it such as the original Pictish High Kings it also dates back to the original Ard Righ Kings of Ireland.

Sliochd Fhinnon

According to The Clans of the Scottish Highlands The Costumes of the Clans by R.R. McIan written in 1820. This book was dedicated to Queen Victoria. Clan Fhinnon/ MacKinnon/MacFhingone, MacInnon is the only Elder line of the Alpin branch of the tree to date. The line has a detailed proven genealogy, historic documentation, DNA Studies that proves once and for all the exact line of the Ancient High Kings of all Ireland, Ancient High Kings of Pictavia, Ancient Kings of Alba and Scotland before any other Clan. Related only to MacQuarries (which is from Doungallus second son) and MacGregors marrying into Mackinnons much later and seem to be related to Giric a Gael prisioner (BBC Historian and Genealogist History of Scotland Neil Oliver has verified this) that made friends with King Aed and later killed him. It turns out he was the stepson of King Kenneth I of Alpins daughter Malvina and this is whom the MacGregors are connected to and not to the Royal line of Alpin at all as originally thought. Giric (not to be confused with Girig King Donald I of Alpins son) claimed himself King although he had no Royal blood. Clan Grant and MacNabbs coming in much later than MacGregors, MacAulays and MacPhees are not related to the Alpin line nor are they related to Mackinnons by proof of DNA studies and their own histories found on thier Offical Clan websites and verified by their Clan Chiefs. The Only Clan that came close to us in relation is the MacQaurries coming in at the mid 900's and in 1671 when a deed was drawn up at Kilmorie between Lachlan MacFhingone giving James MacGregor of that Ilk recognition as a relation acknowledgeing them as marrying into MacKinnon Clan later and then passed to Malcolm MacGregors Elder line. Here is how all the Original Clans are arranged alphabetically and you will see the dates on all the origins of these clans and whom they are related to:
Clan Buchanan-1240 Gillebrid Earl of Lennox
Clan Cameron-1590 Donald Du
Clan Campbell of Argyle-1266 Gilliespuig Cambel
Clan Campbell of Breadalbane-1300 Sir Collin thrid son of Duncan Campbell
Clan Chisholm-1290 Guthred Thane of Caithness
Clan Colquhons-1329 Conoch
Clan Cummin-1329 of Norman Descent
Clan Davidson-1296 Lachlan Davidson
Clan Drummond-1060 Doncha Drumanach
Clan Farquharson-1670 Findlay Mor Farquharson
Clan Ferguson- 1364 Alexander Ferguson
Clan Forbes- 1442 Lord Forbes
Clan Fraser-1290 Sir Andrew Fraser
Clan Gordon- 1280 Gordon of Berthwithshire
Clan Graeme-1128 William de Graeme of French descent
Clan Grant- 1160 Malcolm the second son of Gregor of the MacGregors. This is a Clan that is related to MacKinnon but comes in later.
Clan Grants of Glenmoriston-1509 John Grant of Glenmoriston
Clan Gunns- 1237 Gunn second son of Ollav the Black and of Norweigen descent
Clan Kennedy- 1290 Black Headed Roland Kennedy
Clan Lamond-1295 Lauman
Clan Logan-1316 John Logan
Clan MacAllister-1263 Angus Mor MacAllister
Clan MacArthur-1249 Branch of Clan Campbell
Clan MacAulay-1390 Aulay brother of Madduin and not related to MacKinnons
Clan MacBeans-1745 Branch of Clan Cameron
Clan MacColl-1338 Branch of MacDonalds
Clan MacCruimins-1600 Proffessional attendant of MacLeod Chief
Clan MacDonlad of Clan Ranald-1337 John MacDonald
Clan MacDonald of Keppach-1337 John MacDonald
Clan MacDonald of Glencoe-1346 Ian Fraoch MacDonald
Clan MacDonald-1338 Donald MacDonald
Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry-1337 Donald of Glengarry
Clan MacDuff- 1056 MacDuff Thane of Fife
Clan MacDugals-1290 Dungal of Somerland
Clan MacDugal-1300 Donalla
Clan MacGillivary-1263 Gabria
Clan MacGregor- Married into Mackinnons much later in 1270's and that is how the connection arose. MacGregors are related to a Gael named Giric (not Girig which is Donald I of Alpins son) which was a (step son) to Malvina daughter of King Kenneth I of Alpin making Giric of Gael no blood relation to the Alpin line.
Clan MacInnes-1645 Hereditary Bowmen to MacKinnon Chiefs and not blood related
Clan MacIntire-1338 Branch of MacDonald
Clan MacIntoshes-1291 son of Thane of Fife
Clan MacIvors-1153 Ivor of Duncan
Clan MacKay- 1325 Morgan of Norway and of Norweigen descent
Clan MacKenzie-1225 Colin Fitzgerald
CLAN MACKINNON- 645 King Locene MacFhingon of Picts, King Alpins second son King Donald I of Alpin (however Kenneths line married into Donalds line later. King Kenneth was they only brother to King Donald I of Alpin) straight down with elder males of MacKinnon/MacFhingon till 1937 when Ardra was born. The Elder Royal Line left is the Kilmorie Mishnish McKinnon Line and the heir is Ardra Raye McKinnon who is alive today in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Clan MacLachland of Lochaban-1745 MacLachland
Clan MacLaurin-1781 Laurin of Argyle
Clan MacLean-1255 Gillean MacGillean
Clan MacLennan-1600 Gillie Inain
Clan MacLeod-1300 Torcul of MacLeod
Clan MacMillans-1249 Brother of Chief of the Buchanans
Clan MacNabbs-1306 Abbot of Glendochart
Clan MacNachtans-1267 Gilliechroid MacNachtans
Clan MacNicol-1400 MacGrigul
Clan MacNeil-1400 MacNeils of Barra and is no way related to nor any written record found connecting them to O'Niels of Ireland. Found evidence connecting the current Chief to a third younger line and not the elder line of Argyle which died out. The Argyle line was from Doungallus of Alpins forth youngest son but like I have said this line died out and are not of a clean line nor the elder line.
Clan MacPharlan-1329 Earls of Lennox
Clan MacPhee-1772 Clan Donald of Kintyre
Clan MacPhersons-1153 Catti of Germany or Gauls Murdoch the Elder and is a Germanic Tribe
Clan MacQuarries-950 related to Mackinnons but it is through 2nd son Quarrie of Doungallus as 1rst son was Findanus MacKinnon.
Clan MacRaes-1363 are a branch of MacKenzies
Clan Mathesons-1263 Chief Coinneach
Clan Menzies-1100 Robert Menzies
Clan Munroe-1490 Donald o'Ceann
Clan Murray-1220 de Moravia from France & Lords of Dunmore
Clan Ogilvies-1120 Gillchroid of Angus
Clan Robertson-1360 Duncan Robertson
Clan Roses-1400 Family from Kilravock
Clan Ross-1235 Earl of Ross
Clan Shaw-1056 Related to MacDuff
Clan Sinclair-1513 Dugald of France Comte de Saint Claire
Clan Skene-1360 Branch of the Clan robertson
Clan Stewart/Stuart 1043 are of a Germanic Tribe and have a tie to France and after Bancho Thane of Lochaber killed MacBeth they came into the Kingship.
Clan Sutherland-1197 Related to Catti of Germany or Chattens which is also from a Germanic Tribe coming from Germany in 1197
Clan Urquhart-1306-William Urquhart of Cromartie

For the rest of the Clans they all came in much later. This is a list of the ORIGINAL CLANS. The only ones that can claim Alpin stock are MacKinnon being the most Ancient and the Great MacQuarries from the second son of Doungallus.
 
This is just a list of Monarchs of Scotland down to MacBeth, now if we all remember Lulach was a stepson to MacBeth. MacBeth was from the bloodline of King Kenneth I of Alpin. Lulach did not carry the Alpin Bloodline down through his descendents. The early Scottish Monarchs
Kenneth I (r. 843-858)
Donald I (r. 858-862)
Constantine I (r. 862-877)
Aed (r. 877-878)
Giric (r. 878-889)
Donald II (r. 889-900)
Constantine II (r. 900-943)
Malcolm I (r.943-954)
Indulf (r. 954-962)
Dubh or Duff (r. 962-966)
Culen (r. 966-971)
Kenneth II (r. 971-995)
Constantine III (r. 995-997)
Kenneth III (r. 971-997)
Malcolm II (r. 1005-1034)
Duncan I (r. 1034-1040)
Macbeth (r. 1040-1057
 
A Forced Marriage.

Acts of Union 1707

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The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland, which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries. The Acts joined the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland (previously separate states, with separate legislatures but with the same monarch) into a single, united kingdom named "Great Britain".[1]
The two countries had shared a monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne from his double first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I. Although described as a Union of Crowns, until 1707 there were in fact two separate Crowns resting on the same head (as opposed to the implied creation of a single Crown and a single Kingdom, exemplified by the later Kingdom of Great Britain) . There had been three attempts in 1606, 1667, and 1689 to unite the two countries by Acts of Parliament, but it was not until the early 18th century that the idea had the will of both political establishments behind them, albeit for rather different reasons.
The Acts took effect on 1 May 1707. On this date, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament united to form the Parliament of Great Britain, based in the Palace of Westminster in London, the home of the English Parliament.[2] Hence, the Acts are referred to as the Union of the Parliaments. Several centuries before the eventual union, and English attempts to take over Scotland by military force in the late 13th and early 14th centuries were ultimately unsuccessful (see the Wars of Scottish Independence). They remained two separate states until 1 May 1707

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Scottish perspective

In Scotland, it was claimed that union would enable Scotland to recover from the financial disaster wrought by the Darien scheme through English assistance and the lifting of measures put in place through the Alien Act to force the Scottish Parliament into compliance with the Act of Settlement.[20]
The ultimate securing of the treaty in the unicameral Scottish Parliament is attributed by some to the weakness and lack of cohesion between the various opposition groups in the House, rather than to the strength of pro-incorporationists. The combined votes of the Court party with a majority of the Squadrone Volante were sufficient to ensure the final passage of the treaty through the House.
Personal financial interests were also allegedly involved. Many Commissioners had invested heavily in the Darien Scheme and they believed that they would receive compensation for their losses; Article 15, the Equivalent granted £398,085 10s sterling to Scotland to offset future liability towards the English national debt. In essence, it was also used as a means of compensation for investors in the Darien Scheme.
Even more direct bribery was also said to be a factor.[21] £20,000 (£240,000 Scots) was dispatched to Scotland for distribution by the Earl of Glasgow. James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, the Queen's Commissioner in Parliament, received £12,325, the majority of the funding. (Some contend that all of this money was properly accounted for as compensation for loss of office, pensions and so forth not outwith the usual run of government. At least four payments were made to people who were not even members of the Scottish Parliament.) Robert Burns referred to this:
We were bought and sold for English Gold,Sic a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation.Some of the money was used to hire spies, such as Daniel Defoe; his first reports were of vivid descriptions of violent demonstrations against the Union. "A Scots rabble is the worst of its kind," he reported, "for every Scot in favour there is 99 against". Years later John Clerk of Penicuik, originally a leading Unionist, wrote in his memoirs that,
(Defoe) was a spy among us, but not known as such, otherwise the Mob of Edinburgh would pull him to pieces.Defoe recalls that he was hired by Robert Harley.
The Treaty could be considered unpopular in Scotland: Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath, the only member of the Scottish negotiating team against union, noted that "The whole nation appears against the Union" and even Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, an ardent pro-unionist and Union negotiator, observed that the treaty was "contrary to the inclinations of at least three-fourths of the Kingdom". Public opinion against the Treaty as it passed through the Scottish Parliament was voiced through petitions from shires, burghs, presbyteries and parishes. The Convention of Royal Burghs also petitioned against the Union and not one petition in favour of an incorporating union was received by Parliament. On the day the treaty was signed, the carilloner in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, rang the bells in the tune Why should I be so sad on my wedding day?[22] There were also massive protests in Edinburgh and several other Scottish burghs on the day it was passed by Parliament, as threats of widespread civil unrest resulted in Parliament imposing martial law.
 
The Mighty Irish and their history of Monarchy goes back to a very early time. This is some of the differant Kings and their locations. The Ard Righ Kings served as the High Kings over all Kingdoms in Ireland and Albannia Pict (Dal Raida Pict)
Description




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A monarchical polity has existed in Ireland during three periods of its history, finally ending in 1801. The designation King of Ireland and Queen (regnant) of Ireland was used during these periods. Since 1949, the only part of Ireland that retains a monarchical system is Northern Ireland (as part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
Gaelic Kings and Kingdoms

Gaelic Ireland consisted of as few as five and as many as nine main kingdoms, subdivided into dozens of smaller kingdoms. The primary kingdoms were Connacht, Ailech, Airgíalla, Ulster, Mide, Leinster, Osraige, Munster and Thomond. Until the end of Gaelic Ireland they continued to fluctuate, expand and contract in size, as well as dissolving entirely or being amalgamated into new entities. The role of High King of Ireland was primarily titular and rarely (if ever) absolute.
The names of Connacht, Ulster, Leinster and Munster are still in use, now applied to the four modern provinces of Ireland. The following is a list of the main Irish kingdoms and their kings.

 
Ancient Princess, this is a wonderful account of the Irish Royalty !

Many thanks for all this work !

Recently I saw a series of BBC TV programmes about this topic, by Fergal Keane.

I think the visit of HM to Mary MacAleese and the Taoiseach will have spurred on more people to learn about Irish history.
I'm only just begining :)

Thanks again!
 
Conn of the Hundred Battles

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Conn Cétchathach ("of the Hundred Battles", pron, son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Nial of the Nine Hostages and the royal line of St Columba and their connection to MacKinnons passing to Alpins dynasty in Scotland, which dominated Ireland in the early middle ages, and their descendants, including Scottish clans such as the Clan MacKinnon.
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Literary tradition

Early life and accession

The Annals of the Four Masters says that five roads to Tara, which had never been seen before, were discovered on the night of Conn's birth.[1] According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, he took power after killing his predecessor Cathair Mór.[2] In other sources his predecessor is Dáire Doimthech.[3] The Lia Fáil, the coronation stone at Tara which was said to roar when the rightful king stood on it, roared under Conn for the first time since Cúchulainn split it with his sword when it failed to roar for Lugaid Riab nDerg.[4] In the saga Baile in Scáil ("The Phantom's Ecstatic Vision"), Conn treads on the stone by accident while walking the ramparts of Tara, implying that the stone had been lost and half-buried since Cúchulainn's time. A druid explains the meaning of the stone, and says the number of cries the stone made is the number of kings who will follow Conn, but he is not the man to name them. A magical mist arises, and a horseman approaches who throws three spears towards Conn, then asks him and the druid to follow him to his house, which stands on a plain by a golden tree. They enter, and are welcomed by a woman in a gold crown. First they see a silver vat, bound with gold hoops, full of red ale, and a golden cup and serving spoon. Then they see a phantom, a tall beautiful man, on a throne, who introduces himself as Lugh. The woman is the sovereignty of Ireland, and she serves Conn a meal consisting of an ox's rib 24 feet (7.3 m) long, and a boar's rib. When she serves drinks, she asks "To whom shall this cup be given?", and Lugh recites a poem which tells Conn how many years he will reign, and the names of the kings who will follow him. Then they enter Lugh's shadow, and the house disappears, but the cup and serving spoon remain. An earlier text, Baile Chuinn Cétchathaigh (The Ecstatic Vision of Conn of the Hundred Battles") gives a poetic list of kings, many of which are recognisable from the traditional List of High Kings of Ireland.
 
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The Honorable Chiefs of Ireland:


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IRISH CHIEFS OF THE NAME AND CLAN CHIEFTAINS



Clann O DubhGhaill/Clan Doyle presents the following information for the interest (and education) of all who have an Irish background.
Since the establishment of the Clans of Ireland Office there are now about 150 Clans registered and a number of these Clans mistakenly use incorrect pre-nominals (which are in actuality ancient titles) when appointing their Clan Chieftains. The list that appears below is acknowledged by the Irish Government, through the Office of the Chief Herald, as being the genealogically pre-eminent representatives of the ancient Gaelic families and their titles. Only these Irish aristocrats may use the ancient Gaelic form of address of 'The', which is equivalent to the European Princely title of 'His Serene Highness'.
A much more recent acknowledgment which is recognized by the Clans of Ireland Office is that of 'Hon.Clan Chieftain', or 'Hon.Chief of Clan Such and Such' in written correspondence. These two forms of address can be used by the appointed head of the reformed Irish Clans.
Please note: It is considered bad form by the standing Council of Irish Chiefs for Clan Chieftains of reformed Clans to use or be addressed as 'The'. These forms of address are ancient titles which are particular to the aristocracy of Ireland and are in fact hereditary to the aristocrats listed below. One should also be made aware of the fact that at any time in the future an individual may through genealogical research establish his proof of direct lineage, and upon being verified by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, as a blood chief and claim his hereditary title of Chief of the Name.
ANCIENT TITLE
The O Conor Don
The O Neill of Clannaboy
The MacCarthy Mor, Prince of Desmond
MacMurrough Kavanagh
The Fox
MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin
McGillycuddy of the Reeks
Maguire of Fermanagh
The O Brien
The O Callaghan
The O Donnell of Tirconnell
The O Donovan
The O Donoghue of the Glens
The O Grady of Kilballyowen
The O Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly
The O Long of Garrenelongy
The O Morchoe
The O Ruairc of Breifne
The O Toole
The O Carroll
The McDonnell of the Glens
INCUMBENT
Desmond O Conor
Hugo O Neill
Vacant
William Butler Kavanagh
John Fox
Niall MacDermott
Richard McGillycuddy
Terence Maguire
Conor O Brien
Juan O Callaghan
Aodh O Donnell
Daniel O Donovan
Geoffrey O Donoghue
Gerald O Grady
Walter O Kelly
Denis Long
David O Morchoe
Philip O Rorke
Vacant
Frederick O'Carroll
Randal McDonnell
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THE STANDING COUNCIL OF IRISH CHIEFS



On the 5th October, 1991 sixteen of the nineteen (now 20) bloodline Chiefs, some of whom travelled from various parts of Europe, were received at Aras an Uachtarain by the President of Ireland, Mrs Mary Robinson.
This historic occasion was the first time in modern history, that the bloodline chieftains of Ireland had gathered in Dublin to form a new Council of Irish Chiefs.
Indeed, it is believed to have been the first ever meeting of all the Irish chiefs whose history stretches back as far as the third and fourth centuries. The only other meeting of this kind ever to have taken place was before the Battle of Kinsale in 1603 when a large group of Irish Chiefs met.
The meeting was a true clash of symbolism as Mrs. Robinson, the elected head of the country who is often perceived as the closest thing to Irish royalty, was, in fact, meeting the true descendants of the ancient Irish aristocracy.
Following the "feudal" gathering of the Aras, instead of heading to the ruins of their ancient castle homes which are spotted around the country, the chieftains travelled to the more comfortable surroundings of Jury's Hotel where they set up the Council.
The Maguire of Fermanagh, retired accountant Terence Maguire, was elected chairman of the Irish Chiefs Council for a three year period while O'Conor Don of Roscommon, retired businessman Denis O'Conor was elected deputy-chairman.
According to the Hon.Clan Chieftain of the O'Connor Kerry Clan, Rory O'Connor, the formation of the council marks one of the most significant developments in the new Clans of Ireland Movement which he has led for the past three years.
He said that the Council of Irish Chiefs would not only be a tremendous boost for the actual clan revival movement itself, but also for both Irish culture and tourism.
"It's a new fillip to the interest of Irish heritage now mounting through the world where fifty million Irish dwell", he said. "The Chiefs represent the true aristocracy of ancient Ireland, and will lead to other ancient clans to search for their bloodline chieftains".
The Clann O DubhGhaill/Clan Doyle are relatively "recent" arrivals in Ireland ... being Danish Vikings who have "only" been in Ireland for about the last 1,000 years.
The Patron of the Clann O DubhGhaill/Clan Doyle is the Royal O Conor Don, the Prince of Connaught, the most senior of all the hereditary Great Chiefs of Ireland, and the direct descendant of the last High King of all Ireland. The Chieftain of the Clann O DubhGhaill/Clan Doyle pays tribute to the O Conor Don each year by the service of a spur (which is the traditional symbol of feudal military service).
 
The Declaration of Arbroath 1320 — English Translation

To the most Holy Father and Lord in Christ, the Lord John, by divine providence Supreme Pontiff of the Holy Roman and Universal Church, his humble and devout sons Duncan, Earl of Fife, Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, Lord of Man and of Annandale, Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March, Malise, Earl of Strathearn, Malcolm, Earl of Lennox, William, Earl of Ross, Magnus, Earl of Caithness and Orkney, and William, Earl of Sutherland; Walter, Steward of Scotland, William Soules, Butler of Scotland, James, Lord of Douglas, Roger Mowbray, David, Lord of Brechin, David Graham, Ingram Umfraville, John Menteith, guardian of the earldom of Menteith, Alexander Fraser, Gilbert Hay, Constable of Scotland, Robert Keith, Marischal of Scotland, Henry St Clair, John Graham, David Lindsay, William Oliphant, Patrick Graham, John Fenton, William Abernethy, David Wemyss, William Mushet, Fergus of Ardrossan, Eustace Maxwell, William Ramsay, William Mowat, Alan Murray, Donald Campbell, John Cameron, Reginald Cheyne, Alexander Seton, Andrew Leslie, and Alexander Straiton, and the other barons and freeholders and the whole community of the realm of Scotland send all manner of filial reverence, with devout kisses of his blessed feet.
Most Holy Father and Lord, we know and from the chronicles and books of the ancients we find that among other famous nations our own, the Scots, has been graced with widespread renown. They journeyed from Greater Scythia by way of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Pillars of Hercules, and dwelt for a long course of time in Spain among the most savage tribes, but nowhere could they be subdued by any race, however barbarous. Thence they came, twelve hundred years after the people of Israel crossed the Red Sea, to their home in the west where they still live today. The Britons they first drove out, the Picts they utterly destroyed, and, even though very often assailed by the Norwegians, the Danes and the English, they took possession of that home with many victories and untold efforts; and, as the historians of old time bear witness, they have held it free of all bondage ever since. In their kingdom there have reigned one hundred and thirteen kings of their own royal stock, the line unbroken a single foreigner. The high qualities and deserts of these people, were they not otherwise manifest, gain glory enough from this: that the King of kings and Lord of lords, our Lord Jesus Christ, after His Passion and Resurrection, called them, even though settled in the uttermost parts of the earth, almost the first to His most holy faith. Nor would He have them confirmed in that faith by merely anyone but by the first of His Apostles — by calling, though second or third in rank — the most gentle Saint Andrew, the Blessed Peter's brother, and desired him to keep them under his protection as their patron forever.
The Most Holy Fathers your predecessors gave careful heed to these things and bestowed many favours and numerous privileges on this same kingdom and people, as being the special charge of the Blessed Peter's brother. Thus our nation under their protection did indeed live in freedom and peace up to the time when that mighty prince the King of the English, Edward, the father of the one who reigns today, when our kingdom had no head and our people harboured no malice or treachery and were then unused to wars or invasions, came in the guise of a friend and ally to harass them as an enemy. The deeds of cruelty, massacre, violence, pillage, arson, imprisoning prelates, burning down monasteries, robbing and killing monks and nuns, and yet other outrages without number which he committed against our people, sparing neither age nor sex, religion nor rank, no one could describe nor fully imagine unless he had seen them with his own eyes.
But from these countless evils we have been set free, by the help of Him Who though He afflicts yet heals and restores, by our most tireless Prince, King and Lord, the Lord Robert. He, that his people and his heritage might be delivered out of the hands of our enemies, met toil and fatigue, hunger and peril, like another Macabaeus or Joshua and bore them cheerfully. Him, too, divine providence, his right of succession according to or laws and customs which we shall maintain to the death, and the due consent and assent of us all have made our Prince and King. To him, as to the man by whom salvation has been wrought unto our people, we are bound both by law and by his merits that our freedom may be still maintained, and by him, come what may, we mean to stand. Yet if he should give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or our kingdom subject to the King of England or the English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own rights and ours, and make some other man who was well able to defend us our King; for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom — for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.
Therefore it is, Reverend Father and Lord, that we beseech your Holiness with our most earnest prayers and suppliant hearts, inasmuch as you will in your sincerity and goodness consider all this, that, since with Him Whose vice-gerent on earth you are there is neither weighing nor distinction of Jew and Greek, Scotsman or Englishman, you will look with the eyes of a father on the troubles and privation brought by the English upon us and upon the Church of God. May it please you to admonish and exhort the King of the English, who ought to be satisfied with what belongs to him since England used once to be enough for seven kings or more, to leave us Scots in peace, who live in this poor little Scotland, beyond which there is no dwelling-place at all, and covet nothing but our own. We are sincerely willing to do anything for him, having regard to our condition, that we can, to win peace for ourselves. This truly concerns you, Holy Father, since you see the savagery of the heathen raging against the Christians, as the sins of Christians have indeed deserved, and the frontiers of Christendom being pressed inward every day; and how much it will tarnish your Holiness's memory if (which God forbid) the Church suffers eclipse or scandal in any branch of it during your time, you must perceive. Then rouse the Christian princes who for false reasons pretend that they cannot go to help of the Holy Land because of wars they have on hand with their neighbours. The real reason that prevents them is that in making war on their smaller neighbours they find quicker profit and weaker resistance. But how cheerfully our Lord the King and we too would go there if the King of the English would leave us in peace, He from Whom nothing is hidden well knows; and we profess and declare it to you as the Vicar of Christ and to all Christendom. But if your Holiness puts too much faith in the tales the English tell and will not give sincere belief to all this, nor refrain from favouring them to our prejudice, then the slaughter of bodies, the perdition of souls, and all the other misfortunes that will follow, inflicted by them on us and by us on them, will, we believe, be surely laid by the Most High to your charge.
To conclude, we are and shall ever be, as far as duty calls us, ready to do your will in all things, as obedient sons to you as His Vicar; and to Him as the Supreme King and Judge we commit the maintenance of our cause, casting our cares upon Him and firmly trusting that He will inspire us with courage and bring our enemies to nought. May the Most High preserve you to his Holy Church in holiness and health and grant you length of days.
Given at the monastery of Arbroath in Scotland on the sixth day of the month of April in the year of grace thirteen hundred and twenty and the fifteenth year of the reign of our King aforesaid.
Endorsed: Letter directed to our Lord the Supreme Pontiff by the community of Scotland.
 
International law and deposed monarchs
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As I understand, as stated by Dr. Kerr: "The rules of International Law [govern] the various modes of monarchical succession as well as the . . . position and status of unlawfully dethroned Sovereign Houses." (Stephen P. Kerr, "Resolution of Monarchical Successions Under International Law," The Augustan, vol. 17, no. 4, 1975, p. 979)He also stated, ". . . Royal Status, Rights of Succession, and Membership in Royal Houses can be created or lost by an appropriate Juridical Act. . . ." (Ibid., p. 988)Outside of any court decree or verdict.

The unique power of "prescription" as a juridical act can take away internal "de jure" sovereignty from a deposed monarch, or his successor, who has neglected and therefore forfeited his rights by the juridical act of acquiescence or implied abandonment, and rightfully and justly give it to another (the usurper) who has faithfully and honestly obeyed the law with long undisturbed internal "de facto" rule of the country.

Dr. Kerr declared, "Upon the fall, dispossession, or usurpation of a monarchy, the de jure legal rights to the succession of that monarchy may be kept alive indefinitely [that is, without an end, continually] through the legal vehicle of making diplomatic protests against the usurpation." (See: "Dynastic Law") (See also Emerich de Vattel, The Law of Nations or Le Droit des gens, Book II, chapter II, no's. 145-146) He said this protest must take place in every generation thereafter. That is, "Such diplomatic protests are issued on the death of one claimant upon the occasion that the new claimant takes up the claim." (Dr. Kerr letter January 21, 2010)

For a deposed house:

"Nobiliary International law states that the heads of the Houses of sovereign descent who have not incurred debellatio [have not renounced or abandoned their rights], retain forever the exercise of the powers attaching to them, absolutely irrespective of any territorial possession. They are protected by the continued use of their rights and titles of nobility. . . ." (Monarchist World Magazine # 2, August 1955)

Emer de Vattel declared, "With sovereigns [this preservation or protection of rights] is . . . to retain the title and the arms of a sovereignty or a province, as an evidence that they do not relinquish their claims to it." (The Law of Nations, Book 2, Chapter XI, Nos. 145-146)Dr. Kerr further declared, "when appropriate, recognizing worthy individuals with knighthoods and other decorations or honor at their command" further confirms their royal status as rightful heirs to their former "defacto" thrones. (op.cit. Dr. Kerr) Such an act he states is equal to "a series of competent protests [which] will keep a de jure claim alive indefinitely" or forever. (Ibid.)

In other words, the royal prerogative (internal, "de jure" non-territorial sovereignty) can be lost endlessly and forever for a whole kingdom "in totum," or kept alive indefinitely as the following statement reiterates. The key, as I understand it, is whether there is consistent acquiescence (neglect of rights or silence) or continuing protest. Note the following reiteration of the same prescritive principles:

"The question of how long a 'de jure' king may continue in this status [the status of being a deposed, non-territorial sovereign] is answered in Textor's 'Synopsis Juris Gentium,' which says that the 'de jure' sovereign in exile retain their status as long as they do not surrender their sovereignty to the 'de facto' government. . . . A dispossessed dynasty may keep its claims alive by filing diplomatic protests against the usurpers, which the Stuarts did every generation and/or with every Hanoverian succession as required by international law, and, that a claim is deemed abandoned only when the protests cease. . . . Only when such protests cease does a prescription arise against the 'de jure' rights of a legitimate claimant. . . ." (David Hughes, The British Chronicles, vol. 1, 2007, p. 358)
 
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