mac mac known prominent twelfth century military commander engaged conflicts ireland recorded commanding maritime forces king bloody encounter king naval forces drawn western scotland isles appears record supporting cause king english early modern scottish source claims man son mac king isles mac related relationship cast light conflict king isles man appears opposed point career termed contemporary sources regarded early later heavily armed scottish mercenaries recruited irish rulers centuries followed service midway twelfth century king died pressed forth claim high ireland office held elderly king died invaded succeeded gaining hostages kingdom peace following year forces clashed year defeat son died forces met major conflict fought coast greatest naval battles twelfth century engagement briefly recorded expanded annals masters according source maritime forces mercenaries drawn territories scotland entry reveals mac commanded forces teeth knocked affair forces obtained narrow victory northern maritime power virtually severity contest soon marched dublin result resulting submission effectively secured high reason suspect use foreign warriors including mac strongly influenced composition contemporary text forms sequel epic apparent namesake mac identity origins unknown similar mac supposed son mac lord died noted early modern book brother law king isles died man succeeded isles death father years fought control succeeded dead decade regained throne mac member descendants relationship cast light struggles isles instance cooperation evidence faced united opposition fact evidence indicating odds point appears briefly gained dublin expense authority overlord possible battle took place struggled known married granddaughter earlier marriage member unions evidence alliance mac participation service undertaken period cooperation isles service twelfth century died deposed driven ireland rivals subsequently enlisted aid english mercenaries launched invasion ireland combined forces richard earl died conquered dublin following year reigning high king ireland king archbishop dublin died appealed military assistance isles besieged town land whilst blockaded sea dublin remained firmly english hands year henry_ii king england died arrived ireland consolidated english control provincial kings refused submit henry assembled massive host northern ireland campaign bring halt english according earl numerous rulers rallied cause mac source states enlisted support support reference northern ireland les les terms refer song earl appears indicate received support little known suggests early known heavily armed mercenaries recruited islands scotland irish rulers later centuries specifically recorded decade thirteenth century certainly utilised generation apparent reference mac earl evidence taken residence ireland like later
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