The Nobles of Dael Riata
There are fourteen families that are Dukes or Earls of Dael Riata. Some of these are older than others, and you can usually tell the off-shoot families by their red stripes on the main colour shields from their older lines.
Ranald, Grand Dukes of Reoch & Kings of Dael Riata | Gilranald, Earls of Norpen | Ahearn, Earls of Suddal | Giluilleam, Earls of Dalry |
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fretty vert or below a stag's head proper a tower triple towered celestial azure shown smaller | vert bend sanguine a seagull argent volant in chief a tower triple towered celestial azure in base point | Maily tenne and argent a horse rampant sable hooved sanguine | annuletty azure and argent a chevron sanguine a boar's head proper dexter |
Gilcinead, Earls of Craigmuir | Aonghus, Earls of Beatham | Riata, Dukes of Glasholm | Gilriata, Earls of Dalcot |
per saltire or and gules below one martlett orange volante shown smaller a tree proper | Per-pale double arched estoilly purpure and argent and estoilly argent and purpure a saltire parted and fretty murrey three torques or. | Per-saltire celestial azure purpure. a claymore inverted proper in fess a ducal crown proper in base point | Per-saltire sanguine celestial azure a claymore inverted proper in fess |
Sithech, Earls of Aifric | Suibhne, Earls of Douglas | Sioltach, Earls of Duff | Gilruary, Earls of Dalmuir |
Paly carnation and vert per saltire counterchanged a wolf tenne langued gules. | Papelony sable argent, in chief throughout five apples Or. Fesse azure a galley sanguine | Per bend sinister indented Vert and Lozengy Or and Gules, a unicorn statant argent. | Azure seme de ships proper sails bisque fimbriated argent an anchor sanguine |
Murchadh, Earls of Uisdean | Alpins, Earls of Ardmor | ||
Maily or and sable a ship sable sails bisque | pily argent and vert. below a cloud argent A mountain proper shown larger |
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