Dáireis anOld Irishname which fell out of use at an early period, remaining restricted essentially to legendary and ancestral figures, usually male. It has come back into fashion since the 18th century. The anglicised form of this name isDara.
Bearers of the name
editPre-modern world
edit- Dáire Barrach,aLeinsterdynast and son ofCathair Mórof theLaigin
- Dáire Cerbba,aMunsterdynast of the 4th century
- Dáire Derg, character from theFenian Cyclepossibly identical withGoll mac Morna
- Dáire Doimthech(Sírchréchtach), a legendaryKing of Tara,ancestor of theDáirineandCorcu Loígde
- Dáire Donn, "king of the great world" from theBattle of Ventryof the Fenian Cycle
- Dáire Dornmár, a grandson of the legendaryConaire Mórand early king ofDál Riata
- Dáire Drechlethan,a King of Tara of uncertain identity listed in theBaile Chuinn Chétchathaig
- Dáire mac Cormaic, a son of the celebratedCormac mac Airt
- Dáire mac Degad,father of the legendaryCú Roíand alternative ancestor of theDáirine
- Dáire mac Dlúthaig, father ofFiatach Finnof theUlaid,ancestor of theDál Fiatach
- Dáire mac Fiachna,cattle-lord from theUlster Cycle,owner of theDonn Cuailngeand cousin ofConchobar mac Nessa
- Dáire mac Forgo (Forggo), an early king ofEmain Machaof the Ulaid and alternative father of Fiatach Finn
- Dáire of Ulster,a later king of Ulster during the reign ofLóegaire mac Néill,High King of Ireland, and allegedly visited bySaint Patrick
Modern world
edit- Daire Brehan(1957–2012), Irish actress, broadcaster and barrister
- Daire Doyle(born 1980), Irish assistant football manager and former player
- Daire Gray(born 1998), Irish hurler
- Daire Keogh(born 1964), Irish academic, historian and president of Dublin City University
- Daire Nolan(born 1968), Irish dancer and choreographer
- Daire O'Brien,Irish broadcaster and journalist
- Daire O'Connor(born 1997), Irish footballer
- Daire Plunkett(born 1990), Irish hurler
- Daire Quinn(fl. 2016–present), Irish hurler
- Daire Rendon(born 1952), American politician
Interpretations
editBothEoin MacNeill[1]andT. F. O'Rahillybelieved that most, if not all of those listed may derive from the same prehistoric or mythological figure,[2]or have adopted each other's features to such an extent as to all be composites. The latter states that Daire andCú Roí"are ultimately one and the same",[3]and refers to him as "the god of theOtherworld".[4]
Meaning and origins
editThe meaning is both sexual ( "fruitful, fertile, rutty" ) and tumultuous ( "violent" ). The reconstructed form is*Dārios,[5]cognate to theGaulishDari(o)( "tumult, rage" ), a form widely attested on the Continent, especially in personal names.[6]
TheDariniwere a population group or kingdom located byPtolemy's 2nd centuryGeographyin southAntrimand northDown.[7][8]Julius Pokornybelieved this to be a mistake forDarioni,from the ground form*Dārio-nion,reconstructed from the proto-historicalDairine,[9]descendants ofDaire Doimthech/Daire mac Dedadand ancestors of the historicalCorcu Loígde.They were probably also ancestral, at least in part, to theDál Fiatach,the descendants ofFiatach Finnmac Daire and known as the historicalUlaid(<*Uluti/Uoluntii), mentioned by Ptolemy living adjacent to the Darini.
Lugaid
edit- See:Lugaidfor additional persons
Closely associated with Daire in Irish legend is the heroic figureLugaid.[10]According to O'Rahilly he was the son of Dáire,Lugaid mac Dáireor Lugaid Loígde, son of Dáire Doimthech (or Sírchrechtach), but was chiefly remembered in the person of his 'descendant'Lugaid Mac Con.His other principal emanation wasLugaid mac Con Roí,son of Cú Roí and famously known from theUlster Cycle.In addition, the revoltingLugaid Riab nDerghas been suggested as a relation to these,[11]or alternatively a very different individual and King of Tara once known as Lugaid Réoderg.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^MacNeill, pp. 61–2
- ^MacNeill asserted this was the godLugh.
- ^O'Rahilly, p. 49
- ^O'Rahilly, p. 48
- ^O'Rahilly, pp. 2, 7
- ^Delamarre
- ^O'Rahilly, p. 7
- ^Ptolemy,Geography2.1
- ^Pokorny, p. 328; also O'Rahilly, p. 7
- ^O'Rahilly, pp. 48 ff, 77 ff, 202
- ^This character, Lugaid Riab nDerg, does not have any Munster-specific or Ulster-specific origins (equivalent to saying this Lugaid is given no descent from any Dáire), and thus if another emanation of the original Lugaid he can only be a literary corruption or invention from outside the original source traditions. In fact he has been made a grandson ofEochu Feidlechand thus nephew of QueenMedbof Connacht.
References
edit- Xavier Delamarre,Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise.Paris: Editions Errance. 2nd edition, revised and augmented. 2003.
- James MacKillop,Dictionary of Celtic Mythology.Oxford University Press.1998.
- Eoin MacNeill,Celtic Ireland.Academy Press. 1981 (reissue with new intro. and notes byDonnchadh Ó Corráinof original Martin Lester Ltd edition, 1921).
- Kuno Meyer(ed.), "The Laud Genealogies and Tribal Histories", inZeitschrift für celtische Philologie8(1912): 291–338.
- Michael A. O'Brien (ed.) with intr. by John V. Kelleher,Corpus genealogiarum Hiberniae.DIAS.1976. / partial digital edition:Donnchadh Ó Corráin(ed.), Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502. University College, Cork: Corpus of Electronic Texts. 1997.
- T. F. O'Rahilly,Early Irish History and Mythology.Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.1946.
- Julius Pokorny,"Beiträge zur ältesten Geschichte Irlands (3. Érainn, Dári(n)ne und die Iverni und Darini des Ptolomäus)", inZeitschrift für celtische Philologie12(1918): 323–57.
- Whitley Stokes(ed. & tr.), "Cóir Anmann (Fitness of Names)", in Whitley Stokes andErnst Windisch,Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch. Volume 3, Parts 1–2.Leipzig: Verlag von S. Hirzel. 1891 (1); 1897 (2). pp. 285–444. alternative scan Ialternative scan II
- eDIL – Dictionary of the Irish LanguageLetter: D1 (D-Degóir), Columns 34 through 36
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