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THE BRITONS ASSERTED. 22^<br />

" <strong>the</strong> learned Uflier found out that a di{lri£t In<br />

*' <strong>the</strong> county <strong>of</strong> Antrim, which has for many ages<br />

** been diftinguiftied by <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Route^ is<br />

** <strong>the</strong> Dalrlada <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old Trifh. Dalriada, fays<br />

** <strong>the</strong> ingenious prelate, derives its name from<br />

** Cairbre-Riada, <strong>the</strong> fon <strong>of</strong> Conaire, who held<br />

** <strong>the</strong> fceptre <strong>of</strong> Ireland in <strong>the</strong> third cer.tury. But<br />

** we may venture to affirm that Ulher, in this<br />

*^ fupp<strong>of</strong>ition, was very much mifled. Pvute or<br />

*' Rcaidh in <strong>the</strong> old Scottiili language fignifies<br />

'* a Ram, — and — Dalriada literally <strong>the</strong> val-<br />

** ley <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ram. Uflier quotes a patent which<br />

*' is preferved in <strong>the</strong> Tower <strong>of</strong> London, wherein<br />

** it appears, that John king <strong>of</strong> England granted to<br />

^' Allan Lord <strong>of</strong> Galloway <strong>the</strong> territory <strong>of</strong> Dal-<br />

*' reth and <strong>the</strong> ifland <strong>of</strong> Rachrin, which is fitu-<br />

*^ ated over-againft that dlftrift. From <strong>the</strong> fylla-<br />

** bication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two local names in <strong>the</strong> patent,<br />

we may conclude that <strong>the</strong> etymon we have<br />

cc<br />

given <strong>of</strong> Dalriada is perfeflly juft. Rachrin,<br />

*' which may, wdth great propriety, be reckoned<br />

" an appendage to <strong>the</strong> Route, fignifies <strong>the</strong> Ram's<br />

'^ promontory in <strong>the</strong> Irifli tongue ; and Dalriada<br />

** itfelf being exprefsly called <strong>the</strong> land <strong>of</strong> Rams,<br />

" in <strong>the</strong> Irifli patent mentioned by <strong>the</strong> primate<br />

'' himfelf, is a circumftance that is decifive in our<br />

«' favour."<br />

This is <strong>the</strong> fixth argument againft <strong>the</strong> afler*<br />

tion <strong>of</strong> Bede, And it is obvioufly none at all<br />

Q^ 3<br />

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