The Fragmentary Annals of Ireland quote a verse lamenting Kenneth's death: Because Cináed with many troops lives no longer there is weeping in every house; there is no king of his worth under heaven as far as the borders of Rome.
מדיה וקבצים בנושא קנת הראשון, מלך סקוטלנד בוויקישיתוף דברי ימי אלסטר דואן אלברנאך דברי ימי הפיקטים Because Cináed with many troops lives no longer there is weeping in every house; there is no king of his worth under heaven as far as the borders of Rome