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IT’S TAKEN A WHILE TO CRACK THIS MYSTERIOUS DRAWING, MUCH
RESEARCH WAS REQUIRED TO LEARN ABOUT GALLOGLASS AND WHO WAS THE KING WHO
OWNED IRELAND IN 1521?
THE SEARCH HAS BEEN SO FASCINATING AND SO DIFFICULT, IT’S
TIME FOR ALL YOU SCOTS, IRISH, ENGLISH, IBERIANS, GERMANS, BASICALLY ALL
OF EUROPEANS INCLUDING EASTERN EUROPEANS, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, TO
LEARN HOW IMPORTANT THIS SKETCH OF GALLOWGLASS, KERNS, AND SOLDIERS
BECOMES IN REVEALING THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE!
SO WE START AT THE BEGINNING, FOR THIS IS SO CONVOLUTED, YOU’LL BE LOST UNLESS WE START AT THE BEGINNING, AND IT’S SUCH FUN!
For nearly 100 years after the arrival of the Normans in 1169AD the
old world of Gaelic Ireland was in retreat. The Normans brought to
Ireland superior weapons, the long sword, lance, Welsh crossbows, and
iron helmets, and chain mail protecting much of the body. This was in
contrast to the native Irish with their axes and short swords and
dressed in linen tunics. To halt the Norman onslaught the remaining
independent Irish Chieftains needed a new weapon and they found it in
the mercenary warriors from the Western Isles of Scotland. These
Gallowglass or ‘foreign Gaels’ had served as elite warriors in the
Western Isles of Scotland for over 100 years prior to their arrival in
Ireland.
The first 160 Gallowglass, who appear to have been from Clan
MacDoughall arrived in Ireland in 1259AD as part of Dougall MacSorley’s
(King of the Hebrides) daughters dowry in her marriage to Aedh O’Connor,
the then King of Connaught. The Gallowglass fought like the Normans
protected in mail coats and iron helmets,
But they were notable with their characteristic two handed axes and
Claymores (a large 2 handed sword). This trickle of warriors became a
flood as many mercenary Gallowglass Clans either sought new lords after
backing the losing side in the Scottish wars of Independence or just
somewhere to ply their trade, and given the battle against the
encroaching Normans or the constant inter-Clan warfare there was always a
demand for the services in Ireland.
Many Clans like the McCabe’s and MacSweeney’s transplanted completely
to Ireland. The MacSweeney’s vacated their homeland around Castle Swin
on the Argyll peninsula in Scotland for life in the service of the
O’Donnell’s in Donegal. Others remained seasonal travellers appearing in
the spring and summer offering their services to the highest bidder
(everybody appears to have decided that making war in autumn and winter
in Ireland was a bad idea). While others like the
MacDonald’s/MacDonnell’s’ and MacNeill’s established territories in
County Antrim in the northeast of Ireland to complement their lands in
Scotland (the MacNeill’s appear to have been the new occupants of Swin
Castle vacated by the MacSweeney’s). County Antrim provided the shortest
crossing point between Scotland and Ireland and the presence of
Scottish Clans there may have been an attempt to monopolise this
lucrative trade.
What is certain is that the tide had turned, the
Norman Conquest had lost momentum, and the Irish Chiefs with the aide of
their new weapon rolled back the Normans.
14th and 15th Centuries a
stalemate developed, with Ireland divided into spheres of influence as
reflected in the medieval ethnicity map of Ireland. There was a mini
Gaelic revival and although not all the Normans adopted Gaelic ways and
customs, the habit of hiring Gallowglass was adopted by all, including
the English authorities who’s rule was restricted to the area known as
‘The Pale.’ Some of the Gallowglass Clans had by this time become
independent establishing their own territories.
But who were these warriors who
effectively changed the course of Irish history, and how can you tell if
you are descended from them?
Clues as to the origins of the Gallowglass can be
found in the surname of the first to arrive; the MacDoughall’s, who’s
surname translates as ‘son of the dark foreigner.’ This indicates that
they were descendants of Vikings (foreigners) who settled in the western
highlands and Islands of Scotland, who had intermarried with the Gaels
they found there and adopted their Gaelic language and customs, but had
still retained the fearlessness and fighting prowess of their Viking
forebears. So if you know what to look for you can reveal whether you
are directly descended from these fearless Norse-Gaels. I ONLY
INCLUDED THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE IT MAY STILL BE TRUE, HOWEVER
EXTREMELY RECENT DNA STUDIES OF WHO EXACTLY POPULATED BRITAIN HAVE SHOW
THAT THEIR IS ALMOST NO VIKING DNA INFLUENCE IN BRITAIN. Apparently the
Vikings struck, and looted and moved on. We don’t know yet whether the
Viking intermingling with the Galloglass clans is valid.
Firstly one can examine surnames, history records the most notable
Gallowglass were from the Clans of McCabe, MacDonald/McDonnell,
MacDougall/McDowell, MacRory, MacSheehy, MacSweeney, and McCoy. But this
was a trade that continued for over 400 years and many Scots Clans got
in on the act, so how does one identify other Clans and surnames
associated with Gallowglass? Luckily these Scots-Gallowglass can be
readily distinguished from the later Scottish settlers that flooded
Ireland as part of the Plantation of Ulster in the 16th and 17th
Century. This is simply because these later arrivals were Protestant
and spoke English, in contrast to the Catholic faith and Gaelic language
of the native Gaels and earlier Gallowglass. Religious and language
differences meant that these two people rarely mixed which was reflected
300 years later in the 1911 census that showed that Planter surnames
could readily be identified based on their 88% Protestant religious
affiliation. So if you have a Scottish surname and recent Irish
ancestry, and that surname demonstrated a protestant religious
affiliation significantly less than 88% in 1911, then your ancestors may
well have been Gallowglass.
WHAT’S IN YOUR DNA? WAIT FOR THE SHOCK!
But this surname and historical approach is flawed, leaving one with
statistical probabilities. For conclusive proof one must explore
commercial ancestral DNA testing. The ancestral DNA test that can
establish your Gallowglass-warrior credentials is the Y-DNA37 test.
This test looks at the Y chromosome which is passed from father to son
through the generations. What you get with the results of that test are
the names of people with whom you share a common male ancestor.
Typically one will match many individuals with many different surnames,
but how can one share a common ancestor with people with different
surnames? The answer is quite simple; when one’s direct male ancestor
first took his surname approximately 1000 years ago, his neighbours some
of whom he shared ancestry with, crucially picked other surnames.
AND HERE’S SOMETHING TO BLOW YOUR MIND BEYOND BELIEF.
HERE’S WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AS DEFINITE JEWISH
HAPLOID GROUPS, WHICH INCLUDES Y-Dna37 testing. YOU’RE ALL JEWISH IF YOU
ARE GALLOGLASS and apparently from the lineage of KING DAVID OR FROM
THE PRIESTLY CALSS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN DESCENDED FROM AARON, MOSES
BROTHER!
Y-DNA67 HVR2 R1b1a2 J 0(PRIESTLY CLASS ISRAEL)
Phillip W Kearse
Y-DNA37 HVR2 FF R1b1a2 J 1(PRIESTLY CLASS ISRAEL)
John Caro
Y-DNA37 R1b1a2 0(LINEAGE OF KING DAVID)
Mr. Hopkins Davis Stanley
Y-DNA67 HVR1 R1b1a2a1a1b4 H 1(KINGS OF MANN AND ISLES)
James Patrick Gunn
Y-DNA37 HVR1 R1b1a2 H 1
Alon Barak
Y-DNA37 HVR2 R1b1a2 HV 0 *************RABBI IN ISRAEL NOW)
Phillip W Kearse
Y-DNA37 HVR2 FF R1b1a2 J 1(PRIESTLY CLASS ISRAEL)
John Caro
Y-DNA37 R1b1a2 0(LINEAGE OF KING DAVID)
Mr. Hopkins Davis Stanley
Y-DNA67 HVR1 R1b1a2a1a1b4 H 1(KINGS OF MANN AND ISLES)
James Patrick Gunn
Y-DNA37 HVR1 R1b1a2 H 1
Alon Barak
Y-DNA37 HVR2 R1b1a2 HV 0 *************RABBI IN ISRAEL NOW)
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
MORE TO COME!
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