The last Irish King of Ireland Brian 'The Red' O'Neil

Brian Ua Néill, also known as Brian O'Neill, was the High King of Ireland from 1238 to 1260.He came to power with the help of Malachy O’Donnell who helped defeat his kinsmen from the tribe of Ui’Neill Donal McLaughlin for control of the ancient territory of Tyrone. This was an ongoing battle between the two where one would dislodge the other; this pattern continued over some years until Brian finally overcame Donal and his supporters in 1241 at the battle of Caimerge.
The battle site is probably just outside of the town of present day Maghera at the townland of Caimerge. It is from this point that Brian is known as the King of Tir Eoghain. Another major factor in Brian’s development as the O’Neill came from Hugh de Lacy's death in 1243 which meant that the Earldom of Ulster was still in a period of lax administration and Brian wasn’t one to miss an opportunity.
In 1244 King Henry III King of England wrote the following letter Brian when he was about to march against the Scots and their King.
“The King to Brian O’Neil, King of Kinelun, health whereas the King of Scotland has provoked us by injuries, and that we have prepared to rise against him in revenge for his many transgressions, unless he makes reparation, confiding in your love that you will not deny us your help, in this our expedition; we request you to come along with our justicary of Ireland ,and other liege men of Ireland, who are soon to come to parts of Scotland to distress our enemies there; and that you would be pleased to give us such and so powerful a succour, appearing persoanlly at the head of your brave forces, that you may in any distress apply to us for succour with full confidence. And by granting this our prayer whatever favor you ask, we most willingly shall acknowledge ourselves bound to grant with special act thanksgiving. Witness the King, at Stanford, 7th day of July

[@kungfew1396]

I am a descendant of the O'Neil dynasty thank you for this video it makes me very proud to be of Irish descent. 🇮🇪❤

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Your welcome and thank you!

[@datshishtho4792]

Interesting to finally know the true story of Brian O'Neill after playing Medieval 2 Brittania haha. Definitely an eye opener as to the beginning of the Gaelic resurgence starting in his reign. Looking forward to the follow up! As always I love the videos!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Will do man and thank you so much!!

[@christianoneil3857]

Wow!!!. Thank you very much for this documentary video. Colossal investigation. From the information I have Brian O'Neil is my ancestor. So you can imagine the great enthusiasm I get from witnessing your work. Congratulations and I encourage you to continue with the channel!. Greetings from Uruguay!!!.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Your more then welcome my friend.

[@christianoneil3857]

@@IrishMedievalHistory 👍😄 Thanks again for such high hospitality. Sláinte agus táinte!!!

[@charlesoneil1899]

@Marinebattleships 1 O'Neills are like chins in a Chinese phone book,I am one of many.

[@tohwasworld3297]

I've even decided to learn irish Gaelic why wouldn't you not want to learn irish it's beautiful. 🇮🇪

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Very true and thank you!

[@ATLmodK]

There are so many good and educational videos, like this one, on KZbin, it’s always a joy to discover them.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

It is and thank you!

[@vincentlavery2568]

If only the clans united against the common enemy....

[@mlr4524]

The same with Native American tribes, African tribal kingdoms, the list goes on. Almost like humans just cannot get along.

[@jasonhughes6994]

This is ireland. we still can't do it till this day so easily divided.

[@ConstantinedeBurgh]

There's no reason why anybody in Ireland outside of Tyrone would support Brian O'Neill and allow themselves to be subjugated by him, most Irish in most of the country saw him as a bigger threat and enemy than the Normans.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

@@ConstantinedeBurgh I think this is why we still the rise of the Irish parliament with the Fitzgerald's in the 14th century. It was the only way for the clans and families to run the island.

[@notsomeanmark]

Bring back the Mac's.

[@brianmcgleenon1506]

great account of a aspect of Irish history that is often neglected

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

It really is and thank you.

[@sophieoneilleire]

Interesting vid! ☘️ Just to note, it should be Brian O’Neill in the title 👌🏼

[@RaneBane]

Put some respect on it. That N needs to be a capital. Lol

[@nancyoneill-buck6033]

Yes it should be O'Neill I would know

[@nancyoneill-buck6033]

I didn't do this with my email though.

[@bernadetteoneill7319]

I didn't realise the Normans attacked Ireland. Im from o Neill who fought against o Sullivan's in kinsale cork. My great grandpa o Neill married my great granma o sullivan. Thankyou for this wonderful history. My granma was the youngest 7th daughter of her father who was the 7th youngest son of o Neill.

[@jdoyle6821]

The NORMANS invaded IRELAND in 1169 with the connivance of DERMOT MC MURROUCH, deposed King of LEINSTER ,to get his kingdom back, it could not have been done without the permission of pope LEO, who was NORMAN ENGLISH,who gave permission to the NORMAN ENGLISH KING HENRY the SECOND, who allowed RICHARD de CLARE (STRONGBOW)to invade EIREANN with DERMOT.de CLARE married DERMOTS daughter AOIFE and EIREANNS fate was sealed.ERIN GO BRAGH.

[@lucasoneil2766]

Very interesting. What was your grandmothers name if I may ask

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Yes that is very interesting.

[@FriarsMillPress]

Excellent video as usual. Enthusiastically covering in brilliant detail another fascinating piece of Irish Medieval History. Well done! I have a request. Could you begin including sources in your video descriptions again? I miss them and find those hugely valuable for further reading. Thanks for the video!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

O! Sorry I have that written next to me. When I get time I'll type out in to this. Thank you for reminding me.

[@FriarsMillPress]

@@IrishMedievalHistory Thank you! Your videos are of outstanding quality and I appreciate the amount of work that goes into the research. The sources are enormously helpful references. Especially if I decide that I want to read more in-depth about specific topics you're covering. I really appreciate when you include the sources man. Great video. Go raibh maith agat!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

@@FriarsMillPress Thank you so much. Your more then welcome.

[@charlesoneil1899]

Great video! Liked and subscribed.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thank you.

[@TheTahumandai]

Thanks for letting me know about Godfraid O'Donnell. What a badass.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Your more then welcome my friend!

[@dandwinell6334]

I like your accent; and I appreciate your sharing. Congratulations of your continued prosperity.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

thank you.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I know it's probably mean, but I thought you said "Henry the Turd" and I laughed very hard. Love your vidoes!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Well.... He sort of was.

[@GallowglassAxe]

Another amazing video. I'm certainly looking forward to the second part where my ancestors start to shine.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thanks so much man. I wonder now who your clan is.

[@GallowglassAxe]

@@IrishMedievalHistory MacRory

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

@@GallowglassAxe noted. If it was anyway else I wouldn't care. But you have supported me in darkest times so I'll see what I can dig up. Maybe noting you don't already know but am sure you'll be happy out with a video anyway as a thank you.

[@GallowglassAxe]

@@IrishMedievalHistory I'm honored to hear you say that. Thank you

[@jamesmaclochlainn4247]

@@GallowglassAxe I love this community hhahaha

[@eleyanalake1069]

My Grandmother was an O'Neil! They go back a very, very long way, in the genetic bloodline!!! And yes, the conflicts in Ireland, go way back, beyond our present written history - Pre Christian, to its Pagan roots!!! Thank you, Very Interesting!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's it! And thank you so much for your time and support.

[@michaelb.flaherty8896]

Important and colorful history. Well done.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@andersschmich8600]

Great video! Think you’ll ever do a video on the O’Mael Sechnaill kings of Tara? They were originally on offshoot of the O’Neill if I’m not mistaken.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Yes. I plan to cover all the Kings of Tara in time. Thanks got the support man.

[@jamesmaclochlainn4247]

@@IrishMedievalHistory Any further on this?? Also MANY clans stemm also from Niall of the 9. Which is always earlier than covered history. Thanks

[@cq6754]

The O ' Quinlan's are a clan of the Niall of the Nine Hostages. We decend from Leary one of Niall's son's

[@williamsullivan3702]

If all these clans weren't fighting each other, they could have kept their island

[@lightningspirit2166]

Exactly !divided fallen,that's the problem with feudal warlord cultures!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's it guys. I would love to know what you guys think of the clans and families working together in the Irish parliament with my later videos.

[@jmartin0805]

Wonderful story telling Thank you

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thank you!

[@RaneBane]

My last name is O'Neill. Wish i understood my family history better. We ended up in Canada in the early 1800's.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

I say that's a ton of amazing history to dig up and learn about.

[@KursRage]

Marvelous presentation Sire! Erik D.J. O’Brien 🫡

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thank you so much for your support.

[@kellywilliams5112]

I know this is an old vid, my Mother who immigrated to America as a 10 yr old child in the 1930's, is O'Neil and O'Ryan from County Tipperary, my Father is full blooded Native American, I was born and raised on a Reservation. as you know there is a long-standing relationship between the Native American people and the Irish people, even to this day.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

O! amazing to hear, yes there is. I hope you have an amazing day.

[@TadeuszCantwell]

That is a nice bit of context on the Norman expansion throughout Europe, since we tend to focus on the English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish battles of expansion. Also interesting to see the link between the last Irish high king and the start of the Gaelic resurgence before the arrival of the black death.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Ya, people think it's the Irish that are backwards for losing the Battle of Dublin in 1171. Forgetting that the Normans had smashed everyone. Thank you. Ya I see Irish history just the same. Thank you for all the support.

[@douggiglio2199]

Man, you just keep opening my eyes to different bits of Irish history. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable, it's what I study almost exclusively, and man have you shown me (in a good way) how little I truly know. Here's an interesting question for you: in your opinion, if Ireland were to have it's own King, who would you choose?

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Today? God I wouldn't have a clue and would have to go with my wife. But heads would fall hahaha. In the medieval era I would have to go with Brain Boru. As corner as it sounds, 3 against 1, 2 against 1. What every the numbers where from the battle for Limerick to the siage of Dublin. He always won some insane battles that he really should have lost. Like his clan at the time is tiny man. We seem to forget that a ton.

[@jamesmaclochlainn4247]

@@IrishMedievalHistory Me ;)

[@keithoneil9662]

This is very enlightening

[@bernardmolloy4463]

this is really good and this guy gets forgotten about.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

He really does. Hopefully we can bring more attention to his history.

[@thomasmcculey7942]

My Granny was a Gallagher and a Cannon from Mayo. The Gallaghers and Cannons were kin- folk who descended from Conaill Gulben whose name is in the Sligo mountain called Ben Bulben and the old name for Donegal named Tir Connail. The Cannons came originally from Letterkenny which in Irish is Leiter Ceannain, which means the hills of the Cannons. Anyway, great work on the O'Neils!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's so interesting and thank you!

[@kratosboy5557]

Proud to be a celt

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

And you should be!

[@cinderellajack2035]

Where can I find the follow up? That was riveting.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

I've done a little playlist on this era, but haven't gotten around yet to do more videos on this topic. But I will.

[@cinderellajack2035]

I’m half Nell and half O’Neill and have many McLoughlins and ODonnells in my life. Felt like there was some generational overlap going on, wanted to see how it finished. Or is it even finished. The Fitzgeralds are rumoured to be some of the elite family’s in charge today. JFKs line. Anyway thanks that was great.

[@user-lb3hd7ip4o]

Everyone is related over the Centuries our families travelled to other lands.

[@multymedia5320]

very interesting history - brian o'neill destroyed the castle at ballyroney near me. as far as my research goes the battle of down took place in the area towards where the racecourse is now but a lot closer to the town

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Very interesting man. Thanks for the fees back.

[@Dick_Sanormus]

Ireland for the Irish☘️➕

[@tohwasworld3297]

I'm a descendant of o' Neill and I'm a so called African American. I have my family history on both sides of my families. I have my family tree and documents and receipts. I admit I use to s not except all of my father's side but as I studied I became proud of the Irish heritage. 🇮🇪

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Yes! Have you looked up black-Irish history? It's super interesting and amazing.

[@geordiewishart1683]

U.K. You are an African whose ancestors probably bore the name O'Neill cos they owned them

[@paddyo3841]

The Uí Néill surname samples were not genotyped for binary markers, since it became apparent during that general population survey that R1b3 chromosomes could be readily detected through STR profiles alone. The Uí Néill sample population was composed of the following surnames (sample number): (O')Gallagher (12), (O')Boyle (9), (O')Doherty (5), O'Donnell (4), O'Connor (3), Cannon (3), Bradley (2), O'Reilly (2), Flynn (2), (Mc)Kee (2), Campbell (1), Devlin (1), Donnelly (1), Egan (1), Gormley (1), Hynes (1), McCaul (1), McGovern (1), McLoughlin (1), McManus (1), McMenamin (1), Molloy (1), O'Kane (1), O'Rourke (1), and Quinn (1).

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

Most surnames like Quinn were not always used Quinn like many others is part of the del gcais line Each line in ui Neill was related to the sons on the kings of Munster Like Quinn being del gcais meaning race of cais who are the sons of conn the 3rd king of Munster. It wasn’t until neill Quinn who died at clontarf where the name was first brought into the family

[@SuperEdo07]

put speed to 1.25

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

Because of the battle of Callann the McCarthy`s kept the Normans out of their part of County Cork

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Fact!

[@sultanhamzah8974]

nice

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thanks man! Hope your doing well.

[@davidcunningham2074]

those normans really put it about.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

They really did.

[@paddyo3841]

Last monarch Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (legitimate) Brian O'Neill (first revival) Edward Bruce (second revival) Formation 1934 BC (by tradition) Abolition 1198 AD Residence Hill of Tara

[@johnmac4094]

If you’re wishing the O’Donnell would f’off 😂 O’Neill was taking the piss and felt threatened by the men of Tyrconnell, so bringing the O’Cannon to try and claim our land was a foul mistake. O’Neill should have recognised that there was no time for playing the big man and focused on keeping the Cenel Eoghan, subdued by promise over Norman held territory, rather than forming a dangerous alliance as the O’Donnells viewed it. There was no Ard Rí but O’Neill was acting the part because he was being used by the Normans, not many Gaelic septs saw him that way.

[@therealJohnDawes]

The Gallowglass sent over for the dowry were from rum Harris and skye not Orkney

[@danielosullivan3110]

My son is named after "the last Prince of Ireland". Donal Cam O'Sullivan ☘️

[@JAKFLY28]

O'Donnel abu !

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Weren't the scots also Gaelic though...?

[@pauladuarte781]

Some.

[@Mary19691]

This is very good but a few lessons in public speaking might help to make it become clearer. No insult

[@nimekupata]

What a brutal history.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

It truly was a hardcore time to be alive.

[@MrResearcher122]

Thanks for this. How strange it feels to watch one's medieval tribal ancestors on Twenty-first century technology. That's how the wandering Jew must have felt when first sightseeing the Great Pyrimid in the desert.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

medieval tribal, I don't understand. Ireland had moved away from trbal in 350. Where dealing with Kingdoms and Clans here. Far different. These people had huge castles and books. I cover this in a video called "The 800 years of British occupation myth??" on my page kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHCmahsg8tqi5I

[@MrResearcher122]

@@IrishMedievalHistory Is there, in Gaelic, a difference between tribe and clann? In English, the terms overlap. Clann: a group of families, especially in Scotland, who originally came from the same family and have the same name. Tribe: A group of indigenous persons, families, or clans believed to be descended from a common ancestor and forming a close‐knit community under a defined leader, chief, or ruling council.

[@geordiewishart1683]

You do know it was the Israelites who were in Egypt? And Jew is not synonymous with Israelite?

[@finbarrmcgrath1686]

Excellent….have a few jars, get on KZbin and spin a good yarn!!!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's the plan for tonight.

[@cq6754]

I am a descendant of the O'Neill dynasty ! The O' Quinlan's

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Nice!! Hope your enjoyed the video.

[@ConordoDoyle]

Even before the vikings and Norman's we were fighting clan warfare.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's what it's all about!

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

That's what it's all about!

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

Quinn was a major part of the ui Neill dynasty Quinn like o brien and some others were all part of the old clan hy Ifearnan meaning demon translated into the surname heffernan The clan hy Ifearnan was grandkids and sons to the kings of Munster in old Gaelic times This creates the race of cais or the sons of conn a king of Munster in the 3rd generation of kings. Quinn is a English version of conn named by Neill Quinn who fought at clontarf all other males in this line did not use Quinn they all used del gcais(race of cais) The wealth gained stayed up until the 80s when the Quinn family directly related to the del gcais line sold its last bit of land and left for being Protestants There’s a total of 4 different Quinn bloodlines

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Very interesting stuff to note down.

[@celtictullytrasna]

Good history, don't understand why vikings is playing through the video though. 🤔

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Thank you! ,😅 it's been a few years since I made this video so am not sure as well.

[@edwardoneill9559]

O'NEILL, O'NEILL. 2, LLs

[@lorrainegriffiths554]

one of my ancestors was a ribbon man

[@Endgame707]

O’Neil was a Spaniard 🇪🇸

[@lorrainegriffiths554]

@@Endgame707 oook my ancestry dna spans into europe too but thanks

[@Endgame707]

@@lorrainegriffiths554 O’Neil was born in Spain raised in Ireland a fact the USA tried to hide in the late 1590s

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Nice!!

[@geordiewishart1683]

I would love to be descended from Oliver Cromwell

[@joshoconnor9666]

Pretty sure the last high king of ireland was Rory O'Connor. Yea i just googled it, Rory O'Connor was indeed the last high king of ireland so?

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

On wik was it? Maybe best use a book next time. Given that wik is been edited and re-edited by everyone, it's not really the best to use.

[@kenolsen325]

Did they not realise if the clans united to get rid of the invasion they would have won

[@geordiewishart1683]

Thick paddies

[@cr0wfeatheriv944]

my last name is O'neill

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Kings of the North!!

[@TheM41a]

Great vid but that thumbnail....yikes.

[@eamonnmc1]

(Roderic)Rory O'Connor 1198 was the last true High King of Ireland The Normans had to much of Ireland for O'Neil to of been a high King in the 1200's

[@therealJohnDawes]

In all fairness the de Brus' saw themselves as irish through their mum so in someway Edward de brus has a claim to last irish king of ireland but I see where ur coming from

[@michaeloneill6453]

It is two ll not one l for o'neill. As I am a o'neill and I hate the miss spelling of my name

[@jamesbael6255]

You don't know much about our family history...

[@MV12379]

The last high King of Ireland was Edward Bruce.

[@jardon8636]

intresting as ever, yes finding out ... i think it pretty much says, it all,, that no *english king until 1534* would dare become english*king of ireland* only one of many lords, in a country full of irish kings, princes and gaelic noblity... far older and better *native pedigrees*... the man who dared was king henry VIII, who had 6 wives and distant irish cousin the *fitzgeralds of kildare & noble welsh cousin : rhys ap gruffydd who was devout catholic, both earl of kildare and rhys ap guffydd were executed and later paraded in london.. only months apart... both acussed of being * too native and dangerous rebels, one as the *uncrowned king of ireland in all but name, the other of being last native welsh prince. *... even more shocking, that henry VIII was english, threw his welsh-french heritage in the bin, hated his own valois and ap tewdar blood... was obsessed with alfred the great, william the conquer and becoming a emperor of british islands and ireland, if that meant *executing as many as possible, even his own *relatives* or his great matter of being a english catholic not roman catholic. taxing the masses and acting like a tyrant.... in comparison to welsh history, long after 1291 the so called conquest of wales, by edward I or the many decades of norman invasion. and marrying from anglo-norman families... , high king brian boru , daughter : princess slaine boru... married silkbeard : king of dublin, their daughter ragnailt ingen amlaib was the mother of grffudd ap cynan: king of gwynedd and prince of wales... as for king henry III plantagenet, he only ruled parts of wales, also welsh nobility... just like irish were *originally native kings*, princes, they would have viewed * norman- english nobility....as unwashed, foreigners, who bit by bit are encroching on native lands, laws, language etc.... through * manipulation, coercion , like cash...incenvtives.... became just nobles, either recognising * english kings*, or not... , very very complex history..., also participating in battles for and against their many neighbours, with intense rivalries developing... and even later anglisation of place, family names.. etc. the surname mac=mab.... son of a clan or family name, very common in scotland , ireland, was also common in wales,cornwall, isle of man and brittany.... o'brien= high king brian boru ap rhys= king or prince rhys = price surname.. keep up the great content... jesus , mary ,,joseph... lol st patrick was welsh :)

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Ya I fully agree. Herny VIII did that was all after he had gotten the boot out of the Church for doing what his dick told him to do.

[@geordiewishart1683]

Patrick was Scottish. And he was a member of the Celtic church. He was no papist

[@natetheknight]

Why do you call them Normans? By 1230 the English barely had any territory in Normandy because of the actions of King John. They really aren’t “The Normans” by the 1200s.

[@natetheknight]

Yes still very much Norman descendants, still speaking Norman French (among nobility) but so much had changed since 1066.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

The likes of the Fitzgerald's are not really English as well. Many of the Normans in Ireland where of Walsh-French, We both do agree on them still speaking Norman French and also Irish with the locals. Just putting to the side the likes of the Butlers who are English (English) what would you call the likes of the Fitzgerald's. In the books its Norman and going in to the 1300's its Irish Lords or Anglo-Irish Lords. So am not wrong going off the History books.

[@natetheknight]

@@IrishMedievalHistory Which books?

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

@@natetheknight well have a look at 'Geraldines and medieval Ireland' to start with. But you haven't answered my question. What would you call the likes of the Fizgerald's??

[@natetheknight]

​@@IrishMedievalHistory I don't know enough about the Fitzgeralds to respond to that. I rewatched your video, and see I misheard you at several points. I was just making a point about the Angevins not being so Norman... (That I have some books for) but I see that many of invaders of ireland were Mercenarys from Normandy, or the sons of Norman settlers in England.

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

A whole lotta squabbling going on. 😏

[@rosbifle413]

More like O'kneel. Budum tsh.

[@macmort273]

Great vid but unfortunately incorrect, the Irish aren't native and as for battles, well they have been fought for thousands, not hundreds of years. The first Gael stepped upon the shores of Ireland around 200BC creating ‘swordland’. Battles have been fought in every corner of the island however, few have more significance than the Battle of Rosnaree, and it in particular ties in with recent genetic studies. The ancient battlefield sits just south of the Boyne River, within sight of Newgrange burial tomb and has been recorded in the Ulster Cycle (ancient Irish literature) as "Cath Ruis na Riogh". The story is set around the reign of King Conchobar Mac Nessa of the Uladh/Cruthin, who reigned from the capital of Ulster in Emain Macha (Navan Fort near Armagh). The battle is recorded as being fought between Conchobar King of Ulster and Cairpre Nia Fer, High King of Ireland in approximately 200AD. The ancient saga suggests the battle was in retaliation for an invasion of Ulster by the Irish from Co. Louth and Connaught and assisted by warrior bands from both the Luaigini and the Gaellion of Leinster. The Battle of Rosnaree was recorded in several ancient manuscripts, all agreeing on the fact Mac Nessa and the Ulstermen were victorious. It is stated the most prominent hero of the Ulster Cycle, Conchobar's nephew and the greatest of all Ulster warriors Cú Chulainn, killed Cairpre with a spear before decapitating the Irish King and returning with his head to Emain Macha. The victory extended Ulster’s boundary from the Boyne River to the Rye, which is a tributary of the river Liffay, not far from Dublin. This important battle was one of many that stemmed the tide of the invading Gaels. Prof Dan Bradley of Trinity College Dublin’s Institute of Genetics has done extensive genetic analysis into where the oldest Irish lineage (the gaels) originated and how, or perhaps more importantly, when, they arrived in Ireland. Bradley studies genes associated with the Y chromosome, a genetic inheritance that comes via the father. For his work in this field, he recently received the prestigious Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal. Bradley’s research shows that the strongest, and closest relatives to the modern-day Irish is found in the Northern Iberian Peninsula, the Basque region of Spain. His work found linkages that traced back to the famous Ui Neill kindred, from whom Niall Noigiallagh, Niall of the nine hostages, was descended. Bradley’s work traced the earliest Gaels (Gaelic - which basically translates to foreign invader) to approximately 200BC, relative latecomers to the Island since it had been inhabited by the indigenous Cruthin as early as 9>12,000BC and aligns with the historical records. This is possibly the reason why when geneticists look for genetic evidence of the indigenous population of Ireland, these genes could not be found, in the South of the Island at least. And yet, the indigenous gene IS found on the Island, but not where one might expect. The indigenous or 'native' gene is much older than that of the Gael and is seemly tied to the Cruthin in the North. This genomic people, once referred to as the Uladh, would now be referred to as modern day Ulster-Scots and as Bradleys work points out, are the actual natives of the island.

[@vestty5802]

Stop talking shite. Irish are mostly descended from indo European bell beakers like the rest of Western Europe

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Every 56 years 7 months atonement day God leave New Christ all's forgiven on Aztec Mayan calendar

[@dandwinell6334]

He didn't know "GOD;" just man's un-enlightened interpretation.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

what you mean??

[@breakdancinfool]

The research of this video is amazing but the narration- oh my gawd - its so bad! Its like a highschool book report! Often with sassy yet illiterate deliveries like "The fierce warriors with their ferocity...". I mean come on man, proof-read your fekkin book report before committing to a voiceover!