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Dalriada

British  
/ dælˈrɪədə /

noun

  1. a former Gaelic kingdom (5th century ad –9th century ad ) comprising Argyll, parts of the Inner Hebrides, and parts of modern Antrim

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Dalriada

named after the Dalriada family, its founders

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The parade is due to leave from the Dalriada lower carpark at 13:00 GMT.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2025

Lauren Bond is a pupil at Dalriada School in Ballymoney and is president of the Secondary Students’ Union NI.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2024

"When people talked about interest rates, all they obsessed about was interest rates falling," said David Fogarty, an independent trustee at professional pension scheme trustee provider Dalriada Trustees.

From Reuters Oct. 15, 2022

“That is what led to concern from folks like ourselves,” said David Fogarty, a director at Dalriada Trustees, which operate pension funds on behalf of their members.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

The present royal family of England have their claim to the crown through the Stuarts, who were descendants of the Irish Dalriada.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

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