Sounds amazing Daniel, thank you for the tip!

Hell yeah, I'm a McDonald on my mother's side. The McDonalds also spelled MacDonalds/McDonnells/MacDonnells/McConnells/MacConnell from the Gaelic or son of Domhnall comprised of the elements Domno 'world and Val 'might, rule. They were one of the clans that sent Gallowglass to Ireland, many in service of the Norman-Irish Burke Clan. In addition to County Mayo, they also were rewarded with land in County Leinster, and in Laois and Wicklow. Later another branch went to Antrim and became the MacDonnells of Antrim. In addition McDonalds were fighting each other in service of the two Burke clans during their civil war. There is also the claim of a separate sept of Clan O'Brian/O'Brien the MacDonnells of Munster. The Majority of descendants of the Clan name originated from the founder Clan in Kintyre in the Hebrides Isles of Western Scotland, the founder Somerled of Norse-Gael ancestry, as matched by his Paternal Y-DNA Haplogroup gene sequence of the Norwegian based R1a1a. Most Scottish and Irish Clans are Y-DNA Haplgroup R1b-L21. Paternal ties to Norway and Maternal ties to the first Gael migrants from Ireland to Scotland. They later fought in the Jacobite wars and were Roman Catholics, they were defeated by the Protestant Clan Campbell. Clan MacDonald is one of the most prominent Scottish clans to this day, with multiple branches and members. Somerled said to be second only to Genghis Khan in number of descendants. McDonalds immigrated a lot both from Scotland and Ireland, especially due to the Highland Clearances and the Famine, they can be found worldwide. As a fan of Japanese history and culture, the comparison is so fascinating, especially considering many also pledged to lords or became like Ronin and roamed the countryside for work to those willing to pay.

@@amanb8698 Great History lesson, I Great Enjoyed reading that (although with the exception of the those who hailed from Outer Hebridean Islands most Highland Clans were at least 65%-75% Gaelic-Pictish in their DNA genomes, & by the late 1400s most MacDonald Gallowglass mercenaries serving in Ireland were of mostly pure Gaelic stock, far more ancient Irish than Norse-Scottish in their lineage)! GREATLY ENJOYED THAT!! Thank You So Much!

@@dofuadachain Thanks, the reason of why i said that, is because i've seem more artistic representations of ancient irish, mostly without trousers, like it wasn't that much of a thing, and even through the middle ages, the irish were known because they were trouserless. Again, does not mean this applies to every single tuath in ancient Ireland.

@@dofuadachain Thanks for the info you shared.

shut it ya fanny, bog trotters and poor people generally didn't wear troosers, whatever side of the pond they dwelt. To be fair, come winter most would have had some sort of leggings.

s2dhu these were expert soldiers

Some Irish didn't used shoes, probably because they were adapted to the climate and the Scots used more western clothing because they were under direct English influence unlike the Irish who were more independent

Henrique Bitencourt well it really depends where in Scotland and Ireland , some Irish families would’ve been more anglicised than others especially those with Norman influence and the Scottish highlands had very little English influences that was the Lowlands

@@vestty5802 Just google pictures of gallowglass soldiers. Contemporary depictions of them often showed them wearing no leg coverings.

Even in the 17th century some militias used the longbow

I would'nt even want to see it reflect on a blu ray disc while it is playing on tv.. But It's a good movie though

The Galloglaigh were Gaelic, they came from Innsi Gall or Inis nan Goill off the west coast of Scotland. They were also Gaelic speakers and even today Gaelic is still spoken there. The Galloglaigh were indeed the European version of the Samurai as they were the backbone of Irish armies for many centuries as they were resisting English invasion and rule. Firstly they were far better armed and kitted out than the Ceithearnaigh who were lightly armed and not as serious a threat to the Sasanaigh as the Galloglaigh. Now this was also a double edged sword to the Galloglaigh who were so heavily armed that if they had to retreat across a river like they did after the defeat of Seaghan O Neill at Fearsaid Mor on 8adh Bealtaine 1567 they drowned in the river because of their heavy armour and weapons. Yeah they soaked up attacks because they were the only ones who could. That was part of their training and tactics which is why the Gaelic lords and taoisigh employed them. If they were so useless I seriously doubt that the taoisigh would have kept paying for them and their families to come over. If you read into it they were greatly feared by the English alot more so than the Ceithearnaigh. And they were in no way rich kids, I don't know where you got that one from. They were sent over not only from Innsi Gall but also from mainland Scotland also areas were there was little to no Norse settlement. Yeah many of them had some form of Norse ancestry but they were culturally, politically and every other ways Gaedheal apart of the wider Gaelic world of Eireann, Alba agus Mannain. And incase you are going to say that Galloglaigh means 'foreign warrior' or 'foreign volunteer' the very name Galloglaigh is Gaelic shorthand for warrior from Innsi Gall which clearly means and shows that they were indeed Gaelic and were seen and recognised as such by the native nobility of Ireland during their period of existence. And Innsi Gall by the way was viewed and seen as just another part of the Gaedhealtacht by the poets and bards during that time. And they came to help the Irish firstly as employment since in Gaelic Alba especially in Innsi Gall their was a far larger military class or caste and it was far easier for men to go into that profession than it was in Eireann. You should read the article by Steven Ellis called The Collapse of the Gaelic World 1450-1650 and you will see for yourself. Just type in the name of the article which I just gave you into google and it will come up. Galloglaigh only made their wealth through service in Eireann not in Alba otherwise I'm sure they would have stayed there. Read also Scots Mercenary Forces in Ireland 1565-1603 by Hayes McCoy which shows and proves that they played a major part in Irish resistance to English rule and invasion especially in the Wars of Resistance on the Irish side and The World of the Galloglass by Sean Duffy, both books should be available in your local library and the last one is still for sale by Four Courts Press.

Gearoid Mac Maghnuis There were many native Irish galloglass also

The magnificent creep Gaelic is simply an anglicized word for Geailge , the word in Scotland may be Gahlig now but in the 11th century a classical dialect was spoken throughout Ireland Scotland and the isle of man . The Mac Sweeney's and Mccabes were settled in Ireland by Irish Chiefs and would have trained native Irish men to become Gallogliadh , so early Gallogliadh may well have had Viking blood but by the sixteenth century many were Irish. The Irish referred to the earliest ones as Foreign Gaels or Gall Gaeils , which means the must have had some Gaelic credentials.

You are correct mo chara. Clainne such as the Mac Giolla Comhaill or Coyle clann were native Galloglaigh. And that is just the tip of the iceberg, but what I was trying to state was that many if not most were infact born in what is now Scotland or Alba. The Gaedheal viewed Innse Gall as part or the Gaedhealtachd and so the Galloglaigh were viewed as being equally Irish if you know what I mean

Gearoid Mac Maghnuis Very good , actually some sources refute that the Mac Suibhnes were Scottish at all , I don't know for sure, I will post a source at a later date . Most dominant Clans had hereditary fighting clans in their territory they used for war . Are you Scottish, what is your name, I've not seen it before , it looks similar to Maguinness/ Ennis which is Mac Anghusa.

Pretty much yes!

***** What has a low budget got to do with changing the legend and who mentioned CGI? Are you a bit simple?

***** So because I pointed out that the story was wrong you actually wish me harm? You are one sad little keyboard warrior. lol xx

***** You are funny. xxx

So fucking salty.Your organs must be constantly shutting down due to dehydration. Because of all the salt.

Let’s just hope the main cast aren’t all ethnic minorities…or Cuchulainn cast as a woman…given todays trends.