(At the) Dawn of Misanthropy

Exhale the Human Soul Remastered

Killing Machine Remastered

Sense of Wonder

mors resonat quia ego sum deus

Excerpt from 'The Battle of Largs' by Todd Ferguson.

The Norse believed witchcraft was at play to conjure the storm and there are two wonderful verses that say:

The careful king

Met witchcrafts many

From the wizard lord

Of Scottish land;

The rolling surf

By black arts driven,

Loses many a ship

Of canvas bright,

From moorings stout

Made fast on shore.

And:

The magic gale blew o’er the host

On board the sea-steeds closely manned,

And that restless bane of earth

The sea, drove warlike crews ashore

On Scottish land, their war shields bearing,

Eager to combat for their king.

By Black Arts Driven

New wave/Proto Punk song I wrote about deviant culture.

Mylene-100% Ape mix

This track was created by just having a wee mess about.

Here Is My Land

Seán Mór - Here Is My Land

Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll not far from Kintyre, which has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin. There are more than 350 ancient monuments within a six mile radius of the village, with 150 of them being prehistoric. Monuments include standing stones, a henge monument, numerous cists, and a "linear cemetery" comprising five burial cairns. Several of these, as well as many natural rocks, are decorated with cup and ring marks.

The remains of the fortress of the Scots at Dùn Ad, a royal centre of Dál Riata, are located to the south of the glen, on the edge of the Moine Mhòr or Great Moss. The Kilmartin House Museum of Ancient Culture is located within the village itself, and aims to interpret the rich history of the glen. The most visible feature of the Kilmartin Glen is the linear arrangement of cairns, running over three miles south-by-south-west from the village. There are five remaining cairns in the alignment, although cropmarks and other traces suggest that there may originally have been more. The burial cairns are of Bronze Age origin, with the exception of Nether Largie South cairn, which is a Stone Age structure, rebuilt in the Bronze Age.

✙ Dál Riata - Kilmartin Glen ✙

The intriguing clan system plays a big role in Irish & Scottish culture and tradition, and has it's roots in the ancient Celtic tribal system. So it fits in perfectly. A clan has been many things, over hundreds of years, including a family group, a political system, and a means of defending territory and ensuring survival in harsh conditions and difficult times. It's as hardy and resilient as the Irish & Scottish people themselves, and has survived (and thrived) throughout centuries littered with bloody battles, as well as many attempts to destroy them. The clan system seems to have been pretty well established by the 11th and 12th century, but signs of their existence go back as far as the 6th century. The word 'clan' comes from the Gaelic word 'clann', which meant 'family, offspring, children' and that's basically what they still represent, large family groups.

The original clans of Ireland & Scotland were basically extended family groups, the majority of members were related by blood and descended from a common ancestor. They also contained a number of 'Septs', which were families who didn't have direct blood ties to the Clan Chief (or Chieftain) but were still associated with it. Often these Septs wielded a certain amount of clan power themselves. Other individuals sometimes joined a clan to show their support or to seek protection or simply to stay alive. In the beginning clan names were usually tied to specific areas, known as 'clan territories', they were created to bond residents of that area and to protect it from being invaded or stolen by other groups.

✙ Dál Riata - March of the Clans ✙

Live Life

Fàilte, Fáilte, Welcome!

Dál Riata was a one-man project 
based in Argyll, Scotland; formerly the heart 
of the ancient Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata.
It stretched from the west of Scotland, across the 
North Channel and to the northeast of Ireland. 
Today these are the areas of Argyll in Scotland 
and some of County Antrim in Ulster.

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The very act of acknowledging our ancestors
helps us to find our place in the world,
a sense of belonging within the tribe.
Our past and our future!

© All songs composed by Seán Mór Ó Cuinn.

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✙ Dál Riata - March of the Clans ✙

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