dalriads

Updated: May 29, 2025

For amusement, the bard recited the praises of the deceased chief, and expressed the clan's confidence in the blossoming virtues of his successor. The seannachie recited the genealogy of the tribe, which they traced to the race of the Dalriads; the harpers played within, while the war pipes cheered the multitude without.

Sir Walter Scott - The Fair Maid of Perth : Or, St. Valentine's Day