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Rose. English origins. They were in Ireland in the 14th Century AD and in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province in the 17th Century AD.

Roseman or Rosemond. German English. The came into Ireland in the 17th Century AD during the Confiscation of the 3,000,000 acres of the "Northern" Ui Niaill territories in the Ulster Province and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations carried out there and were in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster and nearby in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.

O Rosney - Irish / Ua Rosna. An Ithian Corca Loigde Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kerry in Iar Mhumhain in the south - west of Southern Munster. Ancestors - *36.Lewy / Lughaidh, *35.Ith (Ithians).

Ross. Scottish origins. They were in the Ulster Province. Some changed to Mac Andrew.

Ross. May be of English origins. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and Co. Cork in Southern Munster.

Rossiter. English toponymic origins. Gaelicized as Rosaitear. They were one of the first English families in Ireland who were in the Barony of Forth in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Rothe / Rut / red - Norse origins. They were originally in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster in the 14th Century AD and became one of the "10 Foreign Tribes of Kilkenny" and were connected with Kilkenny City were they were Mayors from 1403 to 1690 AD. Some now known as Ruth and Routh.

Rotherham -

O Rothlan or O Rotlen - Irish. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Rothwell or Radwell. English origins. They were in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster in the Mid - 17^th Century AD and are now in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster. Not connected to the Rothell Huguenots.

O Roughan Irish / Ua Ruadhachain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster. See also - O Rohan.

O Roughneen or O Raghtneen - Irish / Ua Reachtain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Rochford was used as a synonym, which see. Ronayne also used as a synonym for Roughneen, which see. See also Raghteen.

O Rouine or O Rowine - Irish / Ua Ruaidhain. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the south of the Connacht Province. Also akin to O Ruane, which see.

Roulaps -

Roulston. See - Rolston.

Rountree or Roundtree or Roantree. Actually Rowantree. They were in Co. Armagh and Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster in 1376 AD.

O Rourke or O Rorke - Irish / Ua Ruairc / Ruarc - Norse. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept / Family branch in their kingdom of Breifne of the O Rourkes, O Reillys etc. Kings and Princes of Breifne and Cath Aeda Finn in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. Kinsmen to the Ui Briuin O Connors the Kings of Connacht and Ireland. Descended from *87.Brion the original 1st King of Connacht in the 5th Century AD. During the Middle Ages they were to struggle against the O Connors for supremacy of the Ui Briuin Tuath / Family region and lost out. In the 9th Century AD *101.Rourke / Ruarc was the King of Breifne who died in 898 AD, which then took in Co. Leitrim and Co. Cavan and part of Co. Longford nearby in the north - west of Northern Leinster, from the sea beyond Loch Allan to Carrick on the Shannon to the borders of Co. Longford. (Their territory was capable of running 120,000 head of cattle.) In 966 / 7 AD Sean Fearghal Ua Ruairc, died and it was his grandson, Ualgarg Ua Ruairc who began using his surname. Over the next 150 years four of the O Rourkes became Kings of Connacht. In the 12th Century AD after the O Connors gained the upper hand once again the main seat of the O Rourkes was at Dromahair on Loch Gill in Co. Leitrim. They had to split Breifne into East Breifne and West Breifne with their kinsmen the O Reillys and survived as a Gaelic Milesian aristocratic Irish Family like so many others under the English religious and ethnic oppression until the17th Century AD. In 1529 AD Brian “Ballagh” O Rourke was inaugurated as their Chief who later died in 1562 AD. Their capital fortress at Dromahair is were the ruins of their castle still exists on Table Hill. The sub - kingdom of Breifne included parts of Co. Cavan and Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster and Co. Leitrim and Co. Sligo in Northern Connacht. They shared St. Maedoc (My Little Aed of Ferns) in Southern Leinster as their Patron Saint with the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Sept of Southern Leinster who were in later times to be represented by the Mac Murroughs, Kinsellas and Kavanaghs. At their Inaugurations they carried the Shrine of Maedoc / Brecc Maedoc around there newly elected King who pledged to do right by all under the Brehon Law as the wand / slat was handed over to him (It had been cut from the hazel of Maedoc in Sescenn Uairbeoil in the Leinster Province at Dysert Maedoc.) The King gave over his horse and robes to Maedoc’s Family / Muintir Maedoc or his successor who would then go three times around him handing him the Wand and he then presided over the Assembly / Oenach. The Shrine of Maedoc was also carried out in front of the Fir Breifne (Men of Breifne) as they went into battle and also during their contests. Other of their Septs were the O Connaghty, O Duffy, O Duigenan, O Cassidy, O Farrelly, O Fergus, O Margarvan & O Shallow? Their order of descent from *87.Brion was *88.Daui “Tenga Uma” / of the Sweet Tongue the 3^rd King of Connacht who is also the ancestor of the Ui Briuin Seola Sept, *89.Eogan “Srem” (Ui Briuin Breifne / Ui Briuin Ai ), *90.Fergus, *91.Fergnae, *92.Aed “Finn,” *93.Scandlan, *94.Criffan / Crimthann, *95.Baethine, *96.Donough / Dunchad, *97.Dub “Dothra” the King of the Ui Briuin, *98.Cernach, *99.Callahan / Cellachan, *100.Tiernan / Tigernan who died in 892 AD as the King of Breifne, *101.Rourke / Ruarc who died in 898 AD as the King of Breifne, *102.Art O Rourke, *103. Fergal / Fhearghail O Rourke the 43^rd King of Connacht,*104. Aed O Rourke who died in 1015 AD, *105.Art “Uallach” O Rourke the 48^th King of Connacht, *106.Niall O Rourke who died in 1047 AD, *107.Ualgarg O Rourke, *108.Donnell / Domhnall O Rourke, *109.Donough / Donnchad O Rourke, *110.Tiernan / Tigernan O Rourke the King of Breifne who died in 1172 AD after the Anglo - Norman Invasion. Many members of the Family distinguished themselves in Austria, France, Poland and Russia against the ongoing English Imperialism.

Routh. See - Rothe.

Rovelle -

Row -

Rowan / Chaorthain. Used as a synonym for Ruane and Rohan, which see.

Rowan (a tree). English origins -

Rowell -

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