Editing Kenneth II of Scotland (section)

== Children ==
Kenneth's son [[Malcolm II of Scotland|Malcolm II]] (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) was later king of Alba. Kenneth is also identified to have had a second son, [[Dúngal mac Cináeda|Dúngal]], who was killed in 999 by his cousin Gille Coemgáin, son of [[Kenneth III of Scotland|Kenneth III]].<ref>''[[Annals of the Four Masters]]'', s.a. 998: "Dúngal Cináed's son, was killed by Gille Coemgáin, Cináed's son." It is not clear if the Cináeds (Kenneths) referred to are Cináed mac Maíl Coluim (Kenneth II) or his nephew and namesake Cináed mac Duib (Kenneth III). Smyth, pp. 221–222, makes Dúngal following ''ESSH'' p. 580.</ref> [[Boite mac Cináeda]] is sometimes ascribed as the son of Kenneth II, and by others as the son of Kenneth III (Cináed mac Duib), however, is more commonly counted as a son of Kenneth II.<ref>Compare Duncan, p. 345 and Lynch (ed), Genealogies, at about p. 680. See also ''ESSH'', p. 580.</ref> Another son of Kenneth may have been [[Suibne mac Cináeda]], a king of the ''[[Gall Gaidheil]]'' who died in 1034.