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From: "Andrew and Inge" <>
Subject: Dal Riata Modal Haplogroup
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:08:31 +0100


Hi Colin

Yes, both spellings are used in English. On the other hand the Dal Riata
kingdom also included Argyll in Scotland. They were the Scotti.

The question in your seocnd paragraph is the same one people are asking. The
answer depends mainly upon whether there really are few in Ireland or lots,
although I should explain that Rob Livingston, who I was partly writing in
answer to, has suggested that the Dal Riata might have come from Scotland
originally (as "Cruithni" or Picts) and not the other way around - in which
case I suppose we would only see this DNA signature in a few key families?

Best Regards
Andrew

From: Colin Ferguson <>
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:20:46 -0800
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Is the name "Dal Riata" supposed to be synonymous with "Dalriada" the
ancient Irish territory that corresponds roughly with the modern County
Antrim in Northern Ireland?

If so how can it be that so few of the Dal Riata Modal Haplogroup are
found in Ireland?
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Cheers,
Colin Ferguson

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