NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dalriada

Dalriada or Dál Riata (as it was called in Ireland) was the kingdom of the Scotti, who spread from eastern Ulster to Argyll and eventually gave their name to Scotland. Aidan mac Gabhráin, who reigned from 574 to 608 as king of Dál Riata, built a strong navy and waged aggressive war, raiding as far as the Isle of Man and the Orkney Islands. He was less successful in land battles and lost the Battle of Degsastan in 603 to the Angles. The kingdom's power in Ulster was greatly diminished by a decisive defeat by the O'Neill (Uí Néill) in 637 at the Battle of Mag Rath. The Scotti: one of the oldest families in Europe The Scotti: her kingdom Dalriada ( today Argyl) out of Dal-Riata. ... Ulster (Irish: CÃºige Uladh, IPA: ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. ... Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 kmÂ² 1. ... Aedan mac Gabhran ( 532–April 17, 608) was a king of the Dalriada Scots. ... Events Emperor Justin II retires, choosing Tiberius II Constantine as his heir. ... Events September 15 - Boniface IV becomes pope. ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area. ... The Battle of Degsastan was fought in 603 AD between the Anglo-Saxon king Aethelfrith of Northumbria and the Scots under Aedan of Dalriada. ... Events Battle of Degsastan: Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats Aedan of Dalriada. ... Angles (German: Angeln, Old English: Englas, Latin: singular Anguls, plural Anglii) were Germanic people, from Angeln in Schleswig, who settled in East Anglia in the 5th century. ... ONeill (also spelled ONeil) is a common surname of Irish origin. ... Events Arabs conquer Jerusalem Battle of al-Qadisiyah: Arabs defeat Persian army, take Persian capital of Ctesiphon Battle of Mag Rath: Dalriada influence in Ulster greatly reduced Births Deaths Categories: 637 ...

Map of Dal Riada at its height, c. 590 CE. Pictish regions are marked in yellow.

From then on the Dalriadans focused on their lands in what is now Scotland. Their rivals were the Picts to the north and the Angles of Bernicia to the east. On the south they were bordered by Strathclyde, a Brythonic kingdom. Dunadd, in Argyll, was probably the seat of the kings of Dalriada. It has been excavated and in addition to fortifications many moulds for the manufacture of jewellery were found. A census of Dalriada exists, the Senchus fer n'Alba. Image File history File links Extent of the Kingdom of Dalriada (in green), c. ... Image File history File links Extent of the Kingdom of Dalriada (in green), c. ... The Picts inhabited Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bernicia (Brythonic, Brynaich) was a kingdom of the Angles in northern England during the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It later merged with the kingdom of Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria. ... Strathclyde was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ... Brythonic is one of two major divisions of Insular Celtic languages (the other being Goidelic). ... Dunadd is an Iron Age hillfort near Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland. ... This is the list of the kings of Dalriada, in chronological order, with their approximate reigns: Fergus I of Dalriada 500-501 Domangart I of Dalriada 501-507 Comgall of Dalriada 507-538 Gabhran of Dalriada 538-558 Conall I of Dalriada 558-574 Aedan of Dalriada 574-608 Eochaid... Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The Senchus Fer nAlban was an ancient text created at some time during the 10th century and attributed to the 7th century. ...

Dalriada was divided into three kindreds with a fourth being added later:

the Cenél nGabráin — in Kintyre
the Cenél Loairne — in Lorne
the Cenél n-Oengusa — in Islay and Jura
the Cenél Comgall — in Cowal and Bute, a later addition

Dalriada conquered the Picts and eventually overwhelmed them culturally. Kenneth MacAlpin, a Dalriadan, was the first King of the united Picts and Scots, reigning from 840 to 857 as the king of Alba or Scotland. The Viking raids of the 10th century broke the sea communication between Ireland and Scotland and contact was lost with the western lands of Dál Riata, but not before the Stone of Scone was brought over. Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a region of western Scotland located at the south-western tip of the Argyll Peninsula. ... Lorne has many meanings. ... Clan MacInnes is a Scottish clan from the highlands // History of the name From the Gaelic MacAonghais (Sons of Angus). ... Islay shown within Argyll. ... Jura shown within Argyll Satelite picture of Jura Jura is a Scottish island, in the Inner Hebrides. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Peninsulas | Geography of Scotland ... Bute, sometimes known as Buteshire (Siorrachd BhÃ²id in Gaelic), is a small traditional county of Scotland. ... Kenneth I the Hardy (c. ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Alba is the ancient and modern Gaelic name (pronounced Olla-puh) for the country of Scotland (also Alba in Irish). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 kmÂ² 1. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Stone of Scone, more commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone (though the former name sometimes refers to Lia Fáil) is a block of sandstone historically kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth. ...

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