ORIGIN OF THE . . .
The McClintock's are descendants of the ancient people who occupied western Scotland before the beginning of recorded history. They are believed to be descended from the Dalridians, a branch of the Irish Celtic Tribes who established the Kingdom of Dalrida in the highland region of western Scotland. They were the true Scottish Highlanders and were descended from the early Irish Tribal Kings. King Colla da Crioch, who was banished from Ireland in 327 AD, along with 30 tribal chieftains to the Scottish Highlands was the first known Irish King to settle in the Dalridia territory. The inhabitants of Northern Ireland had crossed over the Irish sea to the northern land throughout history, but had never established a permanent settlement. About the end of the 5th century, a wave of Christian Irish Celts from Scotia, as the Romans called Ireland, established the kingdom of Dalriada on the Kintyre Peninsula which reaches down to within 12 miles of Northern Ireland. The site of this ancient kingdom is in present day Argyllshire, Scotland. (the "shire" part of the word Argyllshire is the Scottish equivalent of the English word county, and is the root of the word, sheriff).
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