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The original Scots (who went on to subsumed the other parts of what is now Scotland) were from Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata https://en
by arethuza 8y ago
The original Scots (who went on to subsumed the other parts of what is now Scotland) were from Ireland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata
Their 'capital' at Dunadd is quite cool - I've stood with my boot in the famous footprint - alhough I don't think that's enough to be King of Scots:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunadd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunadd
- memsom 8y agoThe original Inhabitants of Scotland pre-date the Irish Gaelic speakers who now live on the fringe of Scotland and are so called Highlanders
- talideon 8y agoWell, the same thing can actually be said of Ireland itself. The cohort of Q-Celtic speakers who brought their language and culture weren't all that big. Lebor Gabála Érenn might be a pseudo-history, but it's surprising how closely it jives to the history we _do_ know.