ERC’S SONS

1. “The Celtic lands of the Scottish Highlands were in fact an integral part of the Gaelic Irish world.” Dr Kenneth W. Nichollsis one of the most widely respected Irish historians of the twentieth century. He came to national and international prominence as the author of the seminal Gaelic and Gaelicised Ireland in the Middle Ages, first published in 1972. He is particularly regarded among his peers for his unsurpassed knowledge of late medieval and early modern historical sources in Irish, Latin, French and English languages. “This early Norse-Gael Lordship, founded by Somerled and which was to develop through his descendants into Clan Donald, was very definitely not part of Scotland.” Dr David Caldwell, Archaeologist, (ex) Keeper of Scotland & Europe in the National Museums of Scotland, Curatorial Advisor to the Museum of Islay. “THE WERE CONNECTED TO NORWAY BY POLITICS, TO IRELAND BY CULTURE AND BY BLOOD TO BOTH.” Dennis Rixon. Hebridean Galley.

2. 500 • Original MS of Tigernach 501.3. • Folio 7r (column A) THE FOUNDING DALRIADIC KING • FERGUS MOR MAC ERC. • Tigernach 501.3 ( MS entry above.) • “Fergus Mor Mac Erca, with the tribe of Dál Riada, held • a part of Britain and died there.” ** “Whether the Dal Riada had settled in Scotland before the advent of Fergus mor Mac Erc c.500 is open to argument , but there is little doubt that in his person the Dalriadic dynasty removed from (Dunseverick) Ireland to Scotland.” “Studies in The History of Dalriada”; John MacDonald Bannerman; 1974. pps 73-75 ** see more proof :- in my book, chapter “Most Ancient Graveyard in all Scotland”. ● DUNADD ERC’S SONS

3. “CLANN DOMNAILL a nEIRINN agus a nALBAIN.” • (1250 - 1500) • “An Address to Aonghus of Islay” • c.1250 poem is about Angus Mor’s exploits specifically in Ireland. • (v. 21).... “graceful long ships are sailed by thee, thou art like an otter, • O scion of Tara”… “There is not in Ireland nor in Scotland an Aonghus like thee, tho graceful form; the Aohghuses of the green-sprayed sod of the Brugh send thee gifts, O Aonghus.” • (v. 26): “From you, Colum Cille came over thrice to help us”… • (1264- the Annals record the tradition of MacDomhnaill Gallócclach building the monastery in Armagh for the new Friars Minor.)

4. ANGUS MOR MAC DONALD : 1247 – 1292 “CLANN DOMNAILL a nEIRINN agus a nALBAIN.” * Dr K. Nicholls DERRY, LOCH FOYLE; THE UI NEILL. DE BURGH, CONTROL. ENGLISH EARLS. DE BURGH, CONTROL. * 15th c. MS No. 1337 (H 3. 18); Trinity College.

5. ST COLUMBA, UI NEILL : DERRY > DALRIADA > IONA. BLOOD AND LONG HISTORIC TIES CLAN DONALD DNA : “substantial fraction” from TIR KEERAN *, near DERRY > AIRGHIALLA > KINGDOM OF ISLES > IONA. SOMERLED AND CLAN DONALD’S - DOMINANT INTERACTION WAS WITH THE UI NEILL, OF N/W IRELAND, BEFORE THE FALL OF LORDSHIP, 1493; WITH GAELIC DERRY - WITH THE NORTHERN UI NEILL; THE DOMINANT O’NEILL KINGS OF TYRONE AND O’CAHENS, O’DONNELLS, O’BROLCHANS. LORD ANGUS OG MACDONALD’S TIME (eg) : 1. Agnes O’Cahen, a Derry royal, first married to The (Great) O’Neill. Had her 2ndmarriage to Angus Og, Limavady, * near Derry…………………. c.12902. Angus Og’s sister, “daughter of The MacDomnaill of the Isles”, was the 2nd wife of Chief Donal Og O’Donnell (Cenél Conaill)………………. 1290.3.a. Angus Og’s sister married Brian Ó Néill, King of Tír Eógain (Tyrone)….. 1295. b. Donal Og O’Donnell deposed and banished his brother Turlough……... 1295 to the “CenélEoghain & Cloinne Domhnaill” - O’Neills of Tyrone and Clan Donald. 1318 -ANGUS OG KILLED, IRELAND. THE ANNALS OF CLONMACNOISE :- “killed …..McDonnell,prince of the Irish of Scotland, with many other Scottish men.” * Today’s Tirkeeran Park, is only 4 miles to Derry and 13 to Limavady, also site of St. Columba’s DruimCettconvention) 1266 TREATY OF PERTH –”SOVEREIGNITY” OF THE HEBRIDES FROM NORWAY TO SCOTLAND PUSHED CLAN DOMHNAILL EVEN CLOSER BACK TO IRELAND. DERRY DE BURGH (Burke) - ENGLISH EARLS NOT INTERACTION WITH ANTRIM. IAN MOR ONLY HAD A “WEDDING RING” FINGER TIP GRIP FROM AFTER 1400.