Noun
a long noosed rope used to catch animals
Source: WordNetAccording to 9th- and 10th-century sources, the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata was founded on the west coast of Scotland in the 6th century. Source: Internet
After a third campaign by Óengus in 741, Dál Riata then disappears from the Irish records for a generation. Source: Internet
Campbell argues that the medieval accounts were a kind of dynastic propaganda, constructed to bolster a dynasty's claim to the throne and to bolster Dál Riata claims to territory in Antrim. Source: Internet
Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, p. 114; Annals of the Four Masters, s.a. 728. This defeat shattered the power of Dál Riata as well as that of Dál nAraidi, allowing the Northern Uí Néill to become the dominant force in the north of Ireland. Source: Internet
Although the monastery of Iona belonged to the Cenél Conaill of the Northern Uí Néill, and not to Dál Riata, it had close ties to the Cenél nGabráin, ties which may make the annals less than entirely impartial. Source: Internet
Background Kenneth's origins are uncertain, as are his ties, if any, to previous kings of the Picts or Dál Riata. Source: Internet