Historical and genealogical account of the principal families of the name of Kennedy

2 HISTORIE OF
baneift be thame in Yrland, quhair he remanit to the ring of rung Alex-
ander the thrid, and than com to King Allexander befoir the battell of
the Lavkis, with thriefcoir of his name and feruandis ; and efter that
King Acho was defeitt, he fled to Air, and thair tuik fchiping. The
principall man that perfewit him wes M c Kenane, with his fonis ; and
efter that the King of Danis was relTauit in the Caftell of Air, M c Kenane
followit on ane Lord or grit Captane of the Danis, to ane craig in Carrik,
quhairon thair wes ane ftrenthe buildit be the Danis, low, be the fie-fyde ;
the quhilk ftrenthe M c Kenane and his fonis tuik, and flew this Capitane
and all that wes thairin. For the quhilk deid, this M c Kenane gat the
fam ftrenthe fra King Alexander, with certane landis lyand thairto ; the
quhilk he gaif to his fecund fone. And thair wes the firft begining of
the name of Kennedy, in the Mayne-land. On the ftrenthe and craig
thair is now ane fair Caftell, quhilk the fcheifF of the Law-land Kenne-
dyis tuik thair ftyill of, for ane lang fpeace, and was callit Lairdis of
Donoux*, becaus of the don of the hill abuiff that houfe. Of this hous the
reft off that name ar comin. This Battell was ftrukin on the thrid day
of Auguft, the yeir of God 1263.
[the house of donour, or dunnure.]
This Houfe remanit ane lang tyme bot in ane fober eftaitt, not heifand
na gritt rent, nor commandyment of the cuntry. For we heir na gritt
mentioune maid of thame in Wallis dayis, nor the Brucis tyme. For, at
the Barnis of Air, the Laird of Caiflillis was Sir Neill Montgomery ;
quha, as we reid in Wallace buik, was hangit in Air, be the defeitt of the
Inglifmanne ; bot becaus that the Cronikill makis mentioune heirof, I
reft thairon. Bot the airis of this Sir Neill bruikit the landis of Caif-
lillis quhill the ring of Robert the fecund, the firft of the Stewartis, at