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In the year 997 |
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Since the birth of John the Baptist (997 AD) |
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Holly King Causantín mac Cuiléain |
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Son of Cuiléain mac Iduilb |
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grandson of Ildulb mac Causantín |
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great grandson of Causantín mac Áeda |
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great great grandson of Áeda mac Causantín |
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three times great grandson of Causantín mac Domnall |
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four times great grandson of Domnall mac Causantín |
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five times great grandson of Caustantín mac Fergusa |
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six times great grandson of Fergus mac Echdach |
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seven times great grandson of Eochaid mac Echdach |
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eight times great grandson of Eochaid mac Domangart |
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nine times great grandson of Domangart mac Domnall |
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ten times great grandson of Domnall mac Echdach |
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eleven times great grandson of Son of Eochaid mac Áedán |
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twelve times great grandson of Áedán mac Gabráin |
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thirteen times great grandson of Gabrán mac Domangairt |
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fourteen times great grandson of Domangart mac Fergus |
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fifteen times great grandson of Fergus Mor |
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Descendent of the most ancient Holly druids |
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Descendent of the High Kings of Ireland |
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Was murdered by the commander of the Royal guard |
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Known as Cináed mac Ailpín |
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And as Kenneth the Brown |
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And as Kenneth MacAlpin |
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wrongly re-written as Cináed mac Duib |
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by artificer of the pen John of Fordun |
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to hide the truth of his clan of assassins |
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most spineless and treacherous |
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changed of name to hide his evil deed |
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Formed the House of Alpin |
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falsely known as the House of Dunkeld |
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on account of his grandson |
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upon murdering the Holly High King |
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and his whole family |
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Kenneth MacAlpin did claim |
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The sons of the Holly King |
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Did kill their father and Kenneth |
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Did slay them as assassins |
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Inheriting the crown upon his adoption |
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As a son of the King |
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And his dying wish |
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Many of the cousins of the Holly King |
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Did protest such claims as clearly false |
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Ruadrí of Moray |
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the younger brother of The slain King Constantine |
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Did protest loudly |
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At the falseness of these claims |
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But too powerful was MacAlpin |
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On account of the alliances |
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He had made with Uí Néill king |
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Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill |
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Of the Clann Cholmáin of the southern Uí Néill Of Ireland |
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a relative of Kenneth MacAlpin |
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And alliances for troops |
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with Waltheof the King of Bernicia and Earl of Northumbria |
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Kenneth MacAlpin the assassin |
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Was a crafty king |
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And upon being crowned |
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upon The white (limestone) stone of destiny |
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And the Marble throne of Amen-Ra |
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King Kenneth did claim the ancient right |
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Of the lands to the north of Ireland |
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As being the Kingdom of Alba |
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On account of them once being part of Dál Riata |
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Calling himself Emperor of the Celtic Tribes |
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The northern Uí Néill did reject his claim |
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And King Kenneth MacAlpin |
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Did invade the north of Ireland |
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In the year 1005 |
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And the Battle of Clontarf did ensue |
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At which King Kenneth was killed |
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Later to be reborn as Brian Boru |
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Through the creative lies |
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Of the Uí Brian |
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To claim kingship |