Gallowglass: The Viking-Scot Mercenaries of Ireland

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Phenomenal work as always. Loving the take on Irish history. Would love to see more on medieval Europe

[@theduck4382]

@mr oko you’re extremely misinformed. Yes there was barbaric slaughtering on both sides. When Vikings first arrived and for many years after they massacred large amounts of Gaelic natives. And in the years that followed Viking settlements were raided and equally suffered massacres and crushing defeats at the hands of the Gaelic Irish. However over time, the Vikings began to adopt Irish customs, assimilate into Irish culture and intermarry with many Gaelic Irish. So much so that they came to be known as ‘Norse-Gael’s’. People who exhibited both the cultural practices of their ancestral lands and Gaelic Ireland. Alliances were even formed between Gaelic kingdoms and Viking settlements regularly when warring with other Gaelic or Viking kingdoms/ settlements. In fact, Scandinavian DNA still lives on in a significant cohort of Irish people to this day. Also, this video wasn’t even about a Norse ‘occupation’ or the time when Vikings first began arriving in Ireland, it was about a time a couple of hundred years later. Furthermore to even describe Viking settlement in Ireland as a ‘Norse occupation’ makes it sound like they took control of/ conquered a nation when in reality they just settled in small to medium pockets around the coast (e.g. Dublin, Wexford, Waterford etc) and were always a minority in Gaelic Ireland. Do more research before commenting next time…

[@icemanire5467]

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[@niccolocoletti7507]

@@theduck4382 Vikings also founded the city of Dublin and created a state in dublin for a time, they also created the normans, french speaking vikings that after Rollo, conquered england, creating the angevin dynasty

[@niccolocoletti7507]

@@theduck4382 also swedish vikings, created the Rus, or kievan rus, early ukraine/russia and also served in the byzantine army

[@niccolocoletti7507]

@@theduck4382 To think that vikings were just pirates and bloodthirsty useless barbarians, that destroy structures built by better men is so false, the Norse culture is so fantastic to learn about, they're warrior like mindset made them fierce combatants on the battlefield, and contributed to a long range of things i European history

[@wasgzzak8837]

Did my honours dissertation on the Gael-Norse and later gallowglass. Viking cowboys that spoke Gaelic. Thank you so much for highlighting how awesome this group is. Can’t wait to watch the always high quality video. And thanks so much again

[@tomkerriskdunne4077]

Hey there.. would love to read your dissertation... is it in the public domain anywhere ? Been interested in this period of Irish history for ages - and being from Co Clare it is still very much alive and well in our local memories !

[@jimmythe-gent]

​@@tomkerriskdunne4077ahh don't worry about it, your whole culture will be gone before too long. Number 1 baby name in Galway for 2022... Want to know what it is? -the various spellings of the name "Mohammed" (a true celtic-irish name if ever I've heard one...)

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Both my parents were born in Ireland. They tell me stories of their grandfathers and how tough they were. My dad‘s grandfather got hit by a train while working broke four ribs and his left arm but he finished the day because money was more important than pain he said. Those old Irish people were some tough bastards

[@deathcabforcutie3889]

"Hit by a train" Pff! What was it, a toy train? It's a pity he didn't nail his testicles to a moving train.

[@lukefoxxx3]

Most of the current Irish are tough bastards as well.

[@kingsman3087]

all cultures always have tough guys

[@connorsealey24]

Hit by a train and carried on working fuck of😂😂😂😂

[@emmettoconnor2325]

@@kingsman3087 except the English there all soft

[@2WARDEN2]

Fantastic work! My father is from Limerick and we can trace our lineage very clearly up to our Gallowglass beginnings (Mac Sithig). One of our ancestors was even a mercenary aide de camp to Napoleon (Though died at Austerlitz). Gallowglass are severely slept on when it comes to any historical spotlight, thank you for taking the time to put this together so others can learn! Additional fun fact: Gallowglass would often take acreage and livestock as payment instead of gold which is why so many clans became well established in Ireland after coming over from Scotland.

[@DiarmuidMacSuibhne]

We used to fight the Mac Sithig for free sometimes.

[@tomhirons7475]

Bullshit

[@jbmurphy4]

My granny used to tell us that her ancestors were from Scotland. Since her surname was McCabe I now know at least some of her ancestors were descendants of the gallowglass.

[@dublogicgr]

My name in Gaelic is McRaignaill and it said our family was traced from Gallowglasses based in Leitrim but until I saw this video I knew nothing about them. When watching this all I could think of was if only the Earls had not settled with the Dublin English but wiped them out - can you imagine the suffering that would have been averted for future generations right up to the present day if England were kicked out of Ireland back then - no plantations, no second rate citizenry, no "to hell or to Connacht" from Cromwell, no out lawing of our culture or language, no famine or at least we would have got assistance like other European countries whose potaotes were blighted, no mass immigration if there was allowed industralsiation instead of being restricted to agriculture by absentee English landlords with vast estate holdings. I could go on...

[@Hesopod-w3b]

I can trace my roots back to native Gaelic warriors

[@lJSMosbyl]

This hits close to home. The storyline and art on the channel are amazing.

[@hangsambo12]

Close to home?

[@mysticnovelbro]

@@hangsambo12 the rebel factor

[@conmara6492]

Been fascinated with the Gallowglass for years, really excited to see this one! Who they were and what they came to represent is nothing short of captivating.

[@ianblake815]

The Norse-Gaels are such a fascinating hybrid culture and they helped forge both Ireland and Scotland.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Can you do an episode over Spartacus and the Third Servile War? It's easily one of my favorite historical events of all time. It's brutal, it's beautiful, it's incredible, it's inspiring.. it's a story that everyone should know about.

[@StefanMilo]

Sheeeesh, pure fire as always. I only knew these chaps from Total War! Great video guys

[@explosivereactionstv7414]

I liked your video about the Vikings in the tropics

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Which total war?

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@@Pepespizzeria1 Rome barbarian invasion, medieval 2 in both the base game and Britannia DLC and thrones of Britannia

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@@WitcherGerd excellent, thanks I'll be getting that

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This is ( in my opinion) greatest historical content in terms of visualisation and music. Such a great work

[@jamesoneill122]

Excellent video, the Secret of Kells is a terrific animatied movie that has a scene where the vikings march on Kells. The image of the big haunting looking men marching black on red always impresses me. It's fitting of the Gallowglass. Nice to see the O'Neills get a mention too!

[@fvrrljr]

thanx for the tip, i will watch with my daughter Quality Time

[@0augustwest]

I agree

[@fvrrljr]

just watched Secret of Kells with daughter 👍

[@jamesoneill122]

@@fvrrljr nice, did you enjoy it? If you did, the same studio also do Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers

[@fvrrljr]

@@jamesoneill122 we enjoyed it. 14 yr old daughter loves Song of the Sea was excited to know Secret of Kells is made by same people. Wolfwalkers is next.Thank You for mentioning it

[@robertduchaine2553]

I descend from these proud people the gallowglass heart still beats strong my grandfather is the purest example of that! Rawleigh s. Mcsweeney 1914-1999 rest in peace Gramp 5 bronze star's in WW2 a Man among men thanks for your video really great and had me thinking of my Grandfather God bless

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[@vaultscribe4501]

Been watching this video over and over again. The aesthetic, music and art, and the tone is sheer atmosphere. Thank you, and I hope more history bound tales like this are on the way. The writer in me loves having such things fuel his fire!

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks so much for the kind words. Atmosphere is a huge part of what Joe and I try to establish in each video

[@SPJMCS]

I’ve always heard great stories about how my family came from Gallowglass warriors who fought the British invaders, only to be later persecuted for practicing Catholicism and teaching Gaelic. So glad I’m able to learn more about the McSweeney might and heritage! I believe around this time my family’s namesake pre-Anglicisation was ‘Mac Suibhne’, Suibhne meaning ‘pleasant’. Thank you, History Dose. This might just be my new favorite channel!

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[@FinnD777]

Extremely interesting. This history is very relevant to where I live in Donegal. O’Donnell, Sweeney and O’Neill are very common names in the county and there are still castles built by them here such as Dough castle which belonged to the Sweeneys, and Grianán Aileach which belonged to the O’Neills, which could also be easily seen by the O’Donnells on their land. There are many more structures but those are two that come to mind that I’ve visited. I only clicked on this video after watching about what people with bad eyesight before glasses, and I ended up finding a video that relates massively to my local area! Super cool

[@minime7557]

Was Sweeney gallowglass?

[@MrResearcher122]

Do you know Lettermacaward, Gaeltacht village in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland?

[@FinnD777]

@@MrResearcher122 Yes actually, my mothers family is from very near there. I would be very familiar with areas particularly around Ardara, Glenties and Portnoo and would be relatively familiar with Lettermacabhaird itself, mainly because I cross the bridge there the odd time to go on a backroad through glenveagh back to Letterkenny. So yeah that’s very much within my part of the world!

[@nmatthew7469]

Mother was an O'Donnell.

[@erinmac4750]

My great grandfather was an O'Donnell. I don't know that much about them, as she passed when I was young. It looks like they were in the North. I hope to make it there someday to see where my people called home. 🇮🇪Erin go bragh! ✊

[@night_wolf_6254]

I love hearing more bout my heritage , my ancestors were truly amazing fighters , it makes me proud to be from 3 heritages that never let ppl push them around without a fight .

[@artair70]

Say that to the current Irish that are getting replaced

[@willywonka7812]

​@@artair70they were mercenary scum who'd kill their brothers for payment from a nobleman. Just like you and your kind today

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I've actually written a feature film script called the gallowglass so it's cool to see more videos on them.

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Loved this! Would love to see more about Ireland or Scotland. Brian Boru, 1798, Wolfetone

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The recommended Magellan doc actually centers around Brian Boru. But I’d love to return to Ireland or go to Scotland in a future video!

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[@efogg3]

Doe castle Sweeney clan here, as well as Darrow and Cassidy . Excellent video

[@robertkelley2095]

Bing descended from Kelleys in Ireland and MacDonalds and MacGowans in Scotland I love this content. I have 2 ancestors thst were said to be gallowglass. Thanks for this informative and beautifully produced video

[@PunkPuma]

My boyfriend's last name is McSweeny & his ancestry links directly to Ulster. These are his ancestors! His dad shed a tear when I showed him this video. So cool!

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How interesting. Last month I found out I was a descendant of Ivar (imar) and the norse-gaels. Now i'm seeing history features on my ancestors everywhere!! Thank the gods :)

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You just sent me down a rabbit hole about the War of the Golden Stool. That is truly incredible. I definitely want to cover that at some point. Thanks!!

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Wow, this was amazing! It lived up to the hype :) The artwork is always good in each video, but something about this one stood out to me as being even better. Maybe I'm biased by the subject matter, but either way amazing work to the both of you!!

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks! Joe is traditionally a landscape painter so Ireland is pretty much a cheat code for art :)

[@Strat-Guides]

@@HistoryDose Aaah that makes sense lol! I went there a few years ago for a friend's wedding and it was such a beautiful country. Just out of curiosity , how many hours do you spend on editing a video like this (Just the editing, not scripting, vo, etc.)? I had a 10s clip using Frederick the Great playing flute of a video I did recently and it literally took me an hour to do haha so my guess is your experience speeds things up a bit.

[@HistoryDose]

It’s a bit tricky because the editing involves a lot of impromptu digital artwork, which will be 3-4 hours per painting. Just editing for a shorter video like this might be 15 hours? Always a multi-day effort!

[@Strat-Guides]

@@HistoryDose Okay that's not as bad as I thought then. You both must be very skilled to get this quality of work done in that amount of time!

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks! The research, writing, art and music selection swells that time quit a bit, but we’ve certainly gotten faster

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I travel a lot and I always look up stuff about where I am currently, and well, now, I am travelling in northern ireland and I came down from scotland, so this video naturally sparked my interest. I like to learn but I am too lazy to read awfully long and often dry history books

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@@ManiacalInc haha got sent to me first thing when it was out. I need to send you a msg on twitter. been so busy I keep forgetting.

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That little humming tune about 3 minutes in is super catchy. Any idea if I could find it as a standalone track?

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Awesome video! Thank you. This has quickly become one of my favourite channels. Only wish more content were available. Your voice narrating the stories is immersive, along with the artwork and music. Very creatively done and leaves you settling in to learn more and engross yourself in the lore of ancient times. I'm curious where you get your facts from though. Look forward to the next story.

[@HistoryDose]

Thanks so much! Two videos out in April, so the catalog is growing. Sources are always cited in the description, but I’m happy to provide a more specific citation for any specific claim you are curious about.

[@taylorahern3755]

So true yet by the middle of the 1300s the majority of new Gallowglass recruits were Irish natives of ancient Gaelic bloodlines, those who underwent years of serious, savage & strenuous training under the watchful eyes & tutelage of hardened & grizzled Scottish Highland Gallowglass Captains (such training was amongst the most rigorous & ruthless in all of Europe, really brutal & intense as it was!). Therefore by 1400 the vast majority of Gallowglass Mercenary ranks were comprised of those whose family roots in Ireland went back way before the first waves of Hebridean Norse Gaelic Gallowglass troops began arriving to serve the various Irish chieftains & warlords in the mid 13th Century. The Western European Samurai of the era 1250-1600...the Gallowglass (whether Irish or Norse Hebridean Scots). Ferocious!

[@connorwheatley5640]

Partially true. The Highland Clans continued to send seasonal Gallowglass to their septs in Ireland until the 16th century. By 1500 it was primarily native-born Irish as the Highlanders started to gravitate towards Redshank-style mercenaries.

[@GigGgles]

No. We were Scots from the Isles of Scotland. Majority were Mac Donalds

[@brucecollins641]

@@connorwheatley5640 the redshanks were also scottish mercenaries..

[@Killianmcgee53]

I love the way he actually understands about vikings ireland as a lot of people don’t so well done man keep up the content go raibh maith agat

[@undead8393]

Very informative video, thanks for putting it together! Some of my ancestors came from Scotland to Northern Ireland as gallowglass in the early 15th century, so it's interesting to know that they weren't at it long before the demand died down.

[@sully8317]

Your ancestors were lowlanders not gallowglass haha

[@real_psychosis]

When you mentioned MacSweeney my jaw dropped. My grandmother was a Sweeney and I’ve traced our family as far back as 1500s Scotland with some degree of certainty but 1600s Donegal, Ireland for certain. Their story is pretty crazy. I’ve been trying to find books that talk about clan Sweeney if anyone has recommendations.

[@iloveponis]

Funny enough the McSweeney's went to Scotland from Ireland and returned a few 100 years later as Gallowglass.

[@thesween777]

Lehbarr Clann Suibhne is a valid history of the Clan Sweeney

[@tylermcswain9760]

I’m following this too. From what I can tell, my surname of McSwain likely is connected to MacSweeny

[@brucecollins641]

@@iloveponis rubbish.....sweeneys a scottish clan of norse origin. originally svein.. as is o'donnel . donnel/donal is how donald is pronounced in scotland... the wee apostrophe after the o replaces the f......of the clan donald......o'neil.....of the clan neil.

[@firefistace7084]

Wish these Were Longer I like to Fall Asleep To this kinda Stuff

[@martinarreguy2984]

Virtue Is Mine Honor, clan Mc Lean the castle Dewart the island of Mull. Thank you for the lesson.

[@DeathBySnuSnu418]

This was an amazing bit of unknown history to me thank you for the video.

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Excellent storytelling as always

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[@robertoleary7211]

It's great to see such quality content about the Galloglass being created. The artwork is this video is incredible. I recently had a short story published in Whetstone: Amateur Magazine of Pulp Sword and Sorcery Issue 5 titled, 'Hungry Ghosts' that was inspired by the Galloglass. It's available for free online for anyone who is interested. I plan on writing a whole collection of short stories eventually. I highly recommend the Osprey book, 'Galloglass 1250-1600' for people who are keen to learn more about these fascinating warriors.

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[@christopheraliaga-kelly6254]

The MacSween/MacSweeney clan are so prominent because they were descended from Viking settlers in Western Scotland, from the Norse Svein/Swein

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Thank you! New video coming out in the next week!

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Really cool video. It would also be a great idea if you guys could do a video on the European Conquest, of the Caribbean, its not often talked about, but would be great since the Caribbean was seen as 1 of the most valuable places in the world up until just 100 years ago.

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Good work. Have a look at Irish stick fighting in Kerry around 1900. The skill lives.

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Damn, I commented saying I hope the next video is something to do with Scotland or Ireland. We get both ladies and gentlemen!

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Can't wait!

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@@RainbowFlowerCrow me either mate! Not long now though.

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As an Irish man this was so interesting I'd heard of other Irish war clans but that was the first I heard of gallowglass

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I really enjoy western European history, especially England, Scotland, and Ireland. This is great work. The music selection, especially in the beginning of the video sets the mood. It would be great to know the title of the song used in the beginning. Continue the beautiful work and study of history, good sir.

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I worked for a theatre company in Ireland called Galloglass Theatre Company, this brings it all back

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[@Jürgen_von_Schumacher]

My great grandfather was a Scot from Clan MacClellan. We are a Norse Gaelic Clan based in Galloway and the Dumfries of southern Scotland. I wonder if any of my clan were gallowglass 🤔🤔🤔 Great video! Thanks for the history ☺️

[@SilenceDoGood4th]

Very cool, I'm a McClain and my family actually thought we were Irish, because that's where we left port for America in the 1840s, but we were in fact Scottish mercenaries whom stayed in Ireland

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[@daviroxx3350]

Born and live in Dublin.We have a strong link to our viking heritage in my family.