The
Darini (Δαρῖνοι) (manuscript variant: Darnii [Δάρνιοι]) were a people of ancient Ireland mentioned in
Ptolemy's 2nd century
Geography as living in south
Antrim and north
Down. Their name implies descent from an ancestor called
Dáire (
*Dārios), as claimed by several historical peoples, including the
Dál Riata and
Dál Fiatach (Ulaidh) in the same area of eastern
Ulster as well the Érainn (
Iverni) of
Munster. An early name for
Dundrum, County Down, is recorded as
Dún Droma Dáirine, and the name
Dáirine was applied to the Érainn dynasty.