DALRIADA

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DALRIADA , the name of two ancient Gaelic kingdoms, one in Ireland and the other in

Scotland

SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND,
CHURCH
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- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
  RICHARD
  WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR
  RICHARD
  (1784–1873)
OF
SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
OF

. The name means the

home

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DANIEL
- DANIEL
- DANIEL (DANIL)
- DANIEL, BOOK
- DANIEL, GABRIEL (1649-1728)
DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
HOME, EARLS OF

of the descendants of Riada. Irish Dalriada was the

district

DISTRICT

which now forms the northern

part

PART

of county Antrim, and from which about A.D. 500 some emigrants crossed over to

Scotland

, and founded in

Argyllshire

ARGYLLSHIRE

the Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. Fora time Scottish Dalriada appears to have been dependent upon Irish Dalriada, but about 575 King Aidan secured its independence. One of Aidan's successors, Kenneth, became king of the Picts about 843, and gradually the name
Dalriada both in Ireland and Scotland

fell

FELL
FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

into disuse, See W. F. Skene, Celtic Scotland (Edinburgh, 1876-188o).

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