Rabbitt or Rabbitte

Rabbitt or Rabbitte. English name used in Ireland to anglicize any Irish name containing the sound or words coinin / rabbit, such as O Cunneen, Mac Cunneen, O Cunneeny, O Conheeny, O Cunnane, O Kinnane, O Kinneen & Mac Kinneen, which see, who were in Co. Clare in the Munster Province, Co. Galway and Co. Mayo in the Connacht Province and Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster.

Rackard.Originally Mac Rickard. They were a branch of the Anglo - Norman Butlers, which see. It also may have been used by a branch of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Mac Murrough Kavanagh Sept, which see. Mainly found in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

O Ractigan or O Radigan. Used as variants for O Ratigan, which see, in Northern Connacht.

Radford. English toponymic origins, They have been in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster since the 16^th Century AD.

Radwell -

Mac Rae. Used as a synonym for Mac Crea, which see. See also - Mac Rea.

Rafe. See - Ralph.

O Rafferty - Irish / Ua Raithbheartaigh. Ua Raifeartaigh now used / rath bheartach / prosperity wielder. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster and nearby in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

O Rafferty. Originally O Roarty - Irish / Ua Robhartaigh - robharta / full tide. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern"
Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province where they were a Co - Arb Sept of 91.St. Columbcille on Tory Island and they have also been nearby in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province since the 15^th Century AD. Ancestors - *88.Conall "Gulban" the King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell (Cenel Conaill), *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

O Rafter or O Raftiss - Irish / Ua Reachtabhair - reacht / decree. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

Rafter. Used as a variant for O Raftery, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

O Raftery - Irish / Ua Reachtabhra. Ua Raeachtaire now used. reacht / decree. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Ragget / le Ragged / untidy. Anglo - Norman origins. They were first recorded in the 1201 AD and were one of the "10 Foreign Tribes of Kilkenny" in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

O Raghteen - Irish / Ua Raichtin. Used for O Raftery, which see, in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. May also be of the same origin as Raghtneen, which see.

O Raghtigan. See - O Ratigan.

O Raghtneen. See - O Roughneen.

Raher. See - Fraher.

O Rahill or O Rhall or O Rall. Used in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin kingdom of Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht & Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster for Ua Raghaill. See also - Ryle and Reighill.

O Rahilly - Irish / Ua Raithile. A Heremonian U Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch. They have also now been in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province for a long period of time where Egan O Rahilly the poet was from Kerry. Ancestors - *88. Eoghan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

Rainsford or Ransford -

Rainey. Used as a variant for Reaney, which see.

Rainey. English origins. They were in the Ulster Province.

Raleigh. See - Rawley.

Rally or Raly. It was used in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster and nearby in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster for Raleigh, which see, and maybe also for Reilly there.

Ralph or Rafe, or Rolfe used as a synonym for Ralph, which see. Originally known as Rauf in 1311 AD in Drogheda in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. They are now mainly found in the east of Leinster. Rafe has also been used as a synonym for Reap, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Ralston. Used as a variant for Rolston, which see.

Ram. English origins. They were in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster in the 17th and 18th Century AD.

Ramsey -

O Ranagan. Used as a variant for Renehan, which see, in the Munster Province and Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and also in Southern Ulster.

Mac Rancan. They were in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster.

Randles. Used as a variant for Reynolds, which see.

Rankin / Randolph. Highland Scottish origins. From the Clann Mac Lean they were in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province and the surrounding region and came there in the early 17th Century AD during the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations of Ulster.

Mac Rann. Used as a variant for Mac Crann, which see.

Mac Rannalls or Mac Reynolds or Mac Grannell / Mheic Raghnaill / Reginal. An Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muinter Eoluis / Eolais Sept / Family branch who were Chiefs and Kings of the Tellach Brocain / Tellach Cagain, Tellach Cendetigh, Tellach Mael Martain, Tellach Mael Muire, Tellach nOdrainn / Mac Moran / Mac Morane / Mac Moraine / Mac Moren / Mac Morrin / Mac Moryne / Mheic Mughroin, Mac Sharry / Mac Foaley / Mac Herry / Mheic Searraigh who had their territory at Mohill and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Reynolds was used as a synonym, which see. Their Chief was Mac Grannill of Moynish and some are also known as Mac Grannell in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster. See also - Olis. Ancestors - *Raghnall,*Finer, *Cumscrach, *62.Rory "Mor" the 68th King of Tara / Erinn (Clann na Rory), *37.Ir (Irians).

Ranson -

Rapenteny. See - Penthony.

Ratchford. Used as a variant for Rochford, which see, in Co. Wexford in the south east of Southern Leinster.

Rath. An Irish toponymic. They were in the east of the Leinster Province, especially in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

Rath. Used to abbreviate Mac Ilwraith, which see in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province.

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