Dál Riata

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Gaelic overkingdom early medieval kingdom

Dál Riata was an early medieval Gaelic overkingdom that encompassed parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland and played a key role in the spread of Gaelic culture and Christianity in the region.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Dál Riata canonical 17
Kingdom of Dál Riata 5
Kings of Dál Riata 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic overkingdom ⓘ
early medieval kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Iona ⓘ
Saint Columba ⓘ
capital Dunadd ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
culturalInfluence Gaelicisation of Pictland ⓘ
dynasty Cenél Loairn ⓘ
Cenél nGabráin ⓘ
Cenél nÓengusa ⓘ
economy cattle rearing ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
floruit 6th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
early 8th century ⓘ
followedBy Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Alba

Pictland ⓘ
surface form: Pictish-Scottish kingdom
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
overkingship ⓘ
hasCapital Dunadd ⓘ
hasPart Antrim Coast ⓘ
surface form: Antrim coast

Islay ⓘ
Kintyre ⓘ
Mull ⓘ
hasSeafaringTradition yes ⓘ
language Old Irish ⓘ
Primitive Irish ⓘ
locatedIn Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ
Inner Hebrides ⓘ
northeastern Ireland ⓘ
West of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: western Scotland
militaryStrength naval power ⓘ
notableRuler Domnall Brecc ⓘ
Fergus Mór ⓘ
Áedán mac Gabráin ⓘ
partOf Gaelic world ⓘ
playedRoleIn spread of Christianity in western Scotland ⓘ
spread of Gaelic culture in Scotland ⓘ
precededBy Iron Age societies of western Scotland ⓘ
religion Celtic paganism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
religiousCenter Iona Abbey ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Pictland ⓘ
surface form: Pictish kingdoms

Strathclyde ⓘ
source Annals of Tigernach ⓘ
Annals of Ulster ⓘ
Senchus fer n-Alban ⓘ
timePeriod early Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dalradian Supergroup → namedAfter → Dál Riata ⓘ
Kenneth MacAlpin → country → Dál Riata ⓘ
Kenneth MacAlpin → monarchOf → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scots of Dál Riata
Kenneth MacAlpin → historicalRegion → Dál Riata ⓘ
Picts (early period) → neighbour → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaels of Dál Riata
King of Scots → follows → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Dál Riata
King of Scots → hasTitleForm → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rí Alban
House of Alpin → precededBy → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Dál Riata
House of Alpin → territory → Dál Riata ⓘ
Saint Columba → associatedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
Scottish crown → predecessor → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
Alba → followed → Dál Riata ⓘ
Alba → precededBy → Dál Riata ⓘ
Pictland → unitedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
Pictland → borderedBy → Dál Riata ⓘ
Áed Find → reignOver → Dál Riata ⓘ
Áed Find → country → Dál Riata ⓘ
Kings of the Picts → alliedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
Ailpín mac Echdach → placeOfActivity → Dál Riata ⓘ
Kintyre → hasHistoricalAssociation → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
Óengus I of the Picts → associatedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
Gaels → historicalKingdomAssociated → Dál Riata ⓘ
Donald I of Scotland → historicalRegion → Dál Riata ⓘ
Kingdom of Strathclyde → neighbour → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dal Riata
Clan MacEwen → associatedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
Clan MacEwen → linkedTo → Dál Riata ⓘ
this entity surface form: kingdom of Dál Riata
Columba → associatedWith → Dál Riata ⓘ
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona → countryOfOrigin → Dál Riata ⓘ
subject surface form: Vita Columbae
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona → setting → Dál Riata ⓘ
subject surface form: Vita Columbae