@Scott Hasner thank you very much! Best of luck in your venture

Well done

Thanks, Jason!

I read "Lismore: The Great Garden' by Robert Hay recently to learn more about the island during the early medieval period. Hay suggested Moluga may have been a rival to Columba. Due to Lismore's proximity to Pictish territory there would certainly have been interaction and evangelising from the religious community that settled there, but it may not have been to Columba's ends!

I had a look into his work - thanks for the tip!

That’s all pseudo history

The Vikings shattered the Pictish elite at the Battle of Fortriu in 839, which created a power vacuum for new elites to step into - the half Pict-half Dalriadan Gaelic prince Kenneth macAlpin was one of these. The Viking invasions were only one factor in the downfall of Pictland and the formation of Alba, however. My videos on the Formation of Alba look into the evidence for these kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eax3mcaQ293ZpGQ.html

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@Searlait Loughlin At the end of the day they are still Scots even though the Irish settled that area.Like the Japanese denying how China settled their country in the distant past

@Searlait Loughlin Exactly.I`m Aussie with a lot of old Irish in me but love my Gaelic roots

Hi Wayne! I'm more convinced by Ewan Campbell's view, that the Dalriadan Gaels were indigenous to Argyll. The origin stories circulating in the early medieval period from the likes of Bede have them migrating across from Ireland, conquering and settling the west coast, but the archaeological record just doesn't bear this out. Its more likely that the population of Argyll found it easier to travel to, communicate and trade west across the Irish Sea than they did with the Britons or the Picts to the east. Its only 12 miles or so between the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula and the royal seat of Cenel Gabhrain at Dunaverty - they could sail that in an afternoon. To trade or communicate east the Dalriadans had to cross the Druim n'Alban mountains, which would have been a great effort and a long trip! I think that easy contact with the Irish and extended exposure to them led to a separate culture developing in the west of 'Scotland' and that's why they are so different. As you say though, there are different claims! If you're interested, check out Ewan Campbell's book, 'Saints and Sea Kings'. Its a good overview book on Dalriada and lays out his theory.

@@cowalhistory7598 Fair enough mate cheers

@@cowalhistory7598 i have to agree.

@@cowalhistory7598 Ewan Campbell is a Scottish Nationalist historian. He could be trying to create a Scottish origin myth. Although he makes some valid points. One theory is that Gaels of Irish Dalriada were originally from Scotland. Irish Dalriada (county Antrim) was part of the kingdom of Ulster. Dominant population of Ulster were known as the Cruthin. Cruthin is the Gaelic word for Pict. Ireland like Scotland was not always Gaelic speaking. When the Gaelic lanquage and culture arrived in Ireland it spread rapidly. Ireland at that time was home to a number of ethnic groups, these different groups underwent a process of Gaelicisation which gave them a common identity and culture. The Cruthin of Ulster were probably Gaelicised Celts from Northern Britain. It was these Celts who created the Kingdom of Dalriada in Ireland and Scotland. The earliest known maps of the British Isles show clearly that that the mull of Kintyre was inhabited by a people known as the Epidii. The word Epidii is Brythonic in origin, this indicates that western Scotland was P Celtic and not Q Celtic which is of Gaelic origin.

​@@numerouno.5445 Thanks for your detailed comments! I try to steer well clear of current politics with these videos. I'm aware that just as the kings and scribes of the past manipulated history to suit the politics of their time, so it happens in the modern world! I'm always careful to emphasise that through the ancient and for most of the early medieval period, there was no 'Scotland' as it is understood now, rather a collection of different ethnicities and kingdoms that occupied the northern end of the island of Britain. There is no modern political agenda in this work, just a real interest in the history of the period and the place. As with any historian (I'd hope), I'd be wary of anyone I'd identify as trying to spin the history to suit their own views. Ewan Campbell's politics aside, I do find his arguments on the origins of the Scots of Dalriada to be the most compelling based on the archaeological record. The evidence for Britons inhabiting the Dalriadan region as indicated by Ptolemy's map is - as with any evidence that comes down from this period (circa 150 AD) - is open to interpretation. Ptolemy never visited the island of Britain, so his map must be based on the accounts of others, detailed though they must have been. One theory I've heard for the Brythonic name of the Epidii tribe shown in Kintyre may be that whoever was passing the information to Ptolemy or his Roman source may have themselves been Brythonic. The tribal name could be a Brythonic label for the people who lived there rather than the tribe's own name for their people. Another theory is that the tribal group in Dalriada were Brythonic in origin and Ptolemy penned his map with its tribal names before the Q-Celtic development took place. The archaeology of Dalriada's power centres shows a higher incidence of Mediterranean luxury items than power centres of similar age in Pictland. The Dalriadans were a west facing people who clearly were enjoying regular contact with other cultures, which must have had some level of transformative effect over time. If they had sea links as far afield as the Mediterranean then it must be arguable that to these people, Ireland was the equivalent of their back yard and there must have been regular contact. There may not have been a military invasion with a genocide of indigenous Brythonic tribes, perhaps a steady bleeding of cultural ideas and identity from Ireland. If the Dalriadans were militarily powerful then I find no issue with the theory that the Cruithne accounted in Antrim were them, perhaps there from very early on before their ethnic and cultural identity evolved from their Brythonic roots? With a footprint on Ireland, the Cruithne would've been exposed to the Gaelic cultural transformation along with the rest of the island's tribal groups.

@Mark Vincent I believe they were Brythonic initially, but developed differently from Northern Britain's other tribal groups due to contact with Ireland (see reply to your comment above).

@@cowalhistory7598 Completely disagree it's a nice nationalistic narrative but it lacks credible evidence.

@@cowalhistory7598 thank you that makes a lot more sense

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