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"RAINBOW FARMS" HARNESS HORSES - STANDARDBREDS - PACERS & TROTTERS The Hunter Valley - New South Wales - Australia.
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Sweetwaters "Egyptian Kings Smokey (Imp) Shazzally Shazam (Aust) * Mini Weanlings |
Rosborough / Rose / English origins / They were in Ireland in the 14th Century and in Co. Limerick - North West Munster in the 17th Century. Roseman or Rosemond / German English / The came in the 17th Century and were in Co. Cavan - Southern Ulster & Co. Leitrim - Northern Connacht. O Rosney / Irish - Ui Rosna / An Ithian Corca Laoidhe Sept who had their territory in Co. Kerry - South West Munster. *35.Ith. Ross / Scottish origins / They were in Ulster / Some changed to Mac Andrew. Ross / May be of English origins / They were in Co. Dublin - Mid Eastern Leinster & Co. Cork - 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 - South East Leinster. Rothe / Rut - red / Norse origins / They were in Co. Kilkenny - Western Leinster in the 14th Century and became one of the 10 "foreign" Tribes there / Some now known as Ruth & Routh. O Rothlan / Irish / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Mayo - Mid Western Connacht. Rothwell or Radwell / English origins / They were in Co. Meath - North East Leinster in the Mid - 17th Century and now in Co. Wexford - South East Leinster / Not connected to the Rothell Huguenots. O Roughan / Irish - Ui Ruadhachain / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Clare - North West Munster / See also Rohan. O Roughneen or Raghtneen / Irish - Ui Reachtnin / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in Co. Mayo - Mid Western Connacht / Rochford used as a synonym, which see / Ronayne also used as a synonym for Roughneen, which see / See also Raghteen. O Rouine or Rowine / Irish - Ui Ruaidhin / A Sept - Family branch who had their territory in the south of Connacht / Akin to Ruane, which see. Roulston / See Rolston. Rountree or Roundtree or Roantree / Actually Rowantree / They were in Co. Armagh & Co. Cavan - Southern Ulster in 1376. O Rourke / Irish - Ui Ruairc - Ruarc - Norse / A Heremonian Dal Cuinn Sept - Family branch of Ui Briuin in their kingdom of Breifne - O Rourkes, O Reillys etc. / Kings & Princes of Breifne & Cath Aeda Finn in Co. Leitrim - Northern Connacht & Co. Cavan - Southern Ulster / Kinsmen to the O Connors the Kings of Connacht & Ireland / Descended from *87.Brion the King of Connacht in the 5th Century / During the Middle Ages they were to struggle against the O Connors for supremacy of the Ui Briuin Tuath and lost out / In the 9th Century “Ruarc” - Rourke himself was the King of Breifne who died in 898 AD, which then took in Co. Leitrim & Co. Cavan and part of Co. Longford - North West 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 Fhearghal Ui Ruairc, died and it was his grandson, Ualgarg Ua Ruairc who began using his surname / Over the next 150 years four of the Ua Ruaircs became Kings of Connacht / In the 12th Century 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 & West Breifne with their kinsmen the O Reillys - Rahillys and survived as a Native Irish Family like so many others under the English religious and ethnic oppression until the17th Century / In 1529 Brian “Ballagh” O Rourke was inaugurated as their Chief who later died in 1562 / 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 & Co. Monaghan - Southern Ulster, Co. Leitrim & Co. Sligo - Northern Connacht / They shared St. Maedoc - My Little Aed of Ferns in Leinster as their Patron Saint with the Heremonian Cu Corb Sept of the Ui Cheinnselaig Tuath of Leinster represented later by the Mac Murroughs, Kinsellas & Cavanaghs / 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 Leinster 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 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 3rd King of Connacht ancestor of the Ui Briuin Seola Sept, *89.Eogan “Srem” ancestor of the Ui Briuin Breifne & Ui Briuin Ai Septs, *90.Fergus, *91.Fergnae, *92.Aed “Finn,” *93.Scandlan, *94.Crimthann, *95.Baethine, *96.Dunchad, *97.Dub “Dothra” King of the Ui Briuin, *98.Cernach, *99.Sellachan, *100.Tigernan - Tiernan who died in 892 AD as the King of Breifne, *101.Ruarc / Rourke who died in 898 AD as the King of Breifne, *102.Art, *103. Fhearghail O Rourke the 43rd King of Connacht,*104. Aed O Rourke who died in 1015, *105.Art “Uallach” O Rourke the 48th King of Connacht, *106.Niall O Rourke who died in 1047, *107.Ualgarg O Rourke, *108.Domhnall - Donnell O Rourke, *109.Donnchad - Donough O Rourke, *110.Tigernan - Tiernan O Rourke the King of Breifne who died in 1172 after the Anglo - Norman Invasion / Many members of the Family distinguished themselves in Austria, France, Poland & Russia against the continuing English Imperialism. *87.Brion. Routh / See Rothe. Rowan / Caorthainn / Used as a synonym for Ruane & Rohan, which see. Rowan / a tree / English origins / |
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