Talk:Legendary kings of Scotland

Dongallus
There is a "Dongallus" mentioned in the list as a predecessor to Alpín mac Echdach. The article on Alpin himself mentions his predecessor as Dúngal mac Selbaig. Is Dongallus the same person as Dungal? Dimadick (talk) 05:55, 22 July 2011 (UTC)


 * That may be a helpful remark - but not phrased quite right for this page. There is a distinction to be maintained between the Latin names, who are given a mythological history that can be read in Boece and Buchanan; and the Gaelic names now used for kings and others in the history of Dalriada. Charles Matthews (talk) 07:13, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

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Gaelic oral tradition
No one's stated the obvious, i.e. that George Buchanan as a native Gaelic speaker would have had direct access to oral sources. Some of these figures may have been known to him from his youth or he could have spoken to shennachies as well. I'm not saying the lists are authentic, but that they may have arisen out of genuine Gaelic folklore.