We often get asked about the origin of the company name - well here's a little history lesson!

The  literal  translation  of  DAL  RIATA  means  “ Riata’s share”.  The Riata  were  one  of  the  ancient  tribes  in  Ireland  and  the  share  refers  to  their  kingdom  in  the  North  East  corner  of  Ireland,  (in modern days this covers Co Antrim and part of Co Derry).  Our oral traditions and written history state that their Scottish invasion was led by the three sons of Fergus Mor Mac Erc, the King of the Irish Dal Riata.  These sons, named Fergus, Angus, and Lorne Mac Erc set  sail  in  the  5th  century  from  Tor  Head,  on  the  Antrim  coast,  to  the  Mull  of  Kintyre.  They consecrated a new branch of the Dal Riata kingdom in Argyll absorbing the stone-fortress of Dunadd as their home point.  They  brought  their  Gaelic  culture  with  them  so  that  they  were racially  and  culturally  Gaelic  and  they  spoke  the  Gaelic  language becoming  the  entire  highland  culture  for  a  thousand   years.    Thus  the  entire  history  of  Highlands  and  Islands  and  the  North  of  Ireland  became  one.

Tor Head                                                                 Dunadd Fort