I'm getting some kind of birthday present related to "The Scottish Play" ... and that's all I know about it. My sister said I needed to familiarize myself with said play but, as it turns out, I have previously done a deepish dive into Duncan I An t-Ilgarach of Scotland (or Alba), the king killed by the titular protagonist of the play. Why? Well, my family are connected to/descended from Clan Robertson on the side of my maternal grandmother. The Robertsons are the main branch of Clan Donnachaidh. "Donnachaidh" means "sons of Donncha" ("dark-skinned warrior" ... literally "brown-battle"/donn-cath). Here's where it gets interesting. The English form of "Donnchad" is "Duncan" as in the king from The Scottish Play and refers to said king as the progenitor of the clan. King Duncan's father was Crínán of Dunkeld , the abbot of the Monastery of St. Columba in Dunkeld . St. Columba , by the way, was