SURNAMES

Royse / Rose. Anglo - Norman origins. They have been in Co. Cork and Co. Limerick in the west of the Munster Province since the early 17^th Century AD.

O Ruane or O Rowen - Irish / Ua Ruaidhain - ruadh / red. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Ancestors - *87.Fiachra the King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach), *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th High King of Tara / Ireland.

O Ruane or O Rowen - Irish / Ua Ruadhain. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. O Royan was also used as a variant with Gortyroyan / Gort Ui Ruadhain being near Ballinsloe. Royan also sometimes changed to O Ryan especially in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province along with O Rouine and O Ruane, which see. Ancestors - *86.Maine "Mor" (Ui Maine), *86.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn).

O Ruanai. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

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

Ruby / de Roubaix. French origins. They have been in Co. Cork in Southern Munster since the 17^th Century AD.

Ruckle. See - Ruttle.

Rudd - English - Anglo Saxon - rud / red. They came into Ireland in the early 17^th Century AD and were in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

Rudden. See - Rodden.

Mac Ruddery. Anglo Norman origins. Gaelicized as Mheic an Ridre - ridire / knight. A branch of the Fitzsimons, which see. They were in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster. Also known as Mac Knight (Decended from a son of the knight.)

Ruddle or Ruddell. Known as Ruddle they were in Co. Limerick and Co. Kerry in the west of the Munster Province. Known as Ruddell in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. They were in Leinster Province in the 13th Century AD and it may originate from Riddell / de Ryedale originally. In Co. Limerick Ruddle was sometimes also used as a synonym for Ruttle, which see.

Ruddy. See - Roddy.

Rudican. See - Redahan.

Rudkin -

Rugge -

Ruine. See - Rouine.

Ruishe -

Rule. Scottish toponymic origins. They were in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.

Mac Rum. See - Mac Crum.

Rumley -

O Runian. Used as a variant for O Rooneen, which see.

Mac Rury. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch Cenel Rochada Fernmag (Fer Fermaighe / Farney) Sept / Family branch, who had their territory at Farney in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Ancestors - *85.Murray / Muiredach "Colla da Crioch" - of the Two Countries (Airthir / Ui Cremthainn), *84.Eochy / Echu "Doimhlen," *83.Cairbre "Liffeachair" the 116th King of Tara / Ireland. Especially see - Mac Rory.

O Rush - Irish / Ua Ruis. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel.

O Rush or O Loughry, which see - Irish / Ua Luachra. Usually anglicised as O Loughry - luachair / rush. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Ancestors - *88.Fiachra the King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach), *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

Rush / de Russhe. French English origins. They were in Ireland in Medieval Times.

Russell / red - haired. French English origins. They have been in Ireland since the Anglo - Norman English Invasion in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province and also in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province and Leinster Province. Many members of this Family have distinguished themselves in Irish affairs.

Russell / Rossel. Huguenot origins -

Ruth. See - Rothe.

Rutherford -

Ruttledge - Irish / Ua Ruthleis -

Ruttledge. Used as a synonym for Mulderrig, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Ruttledge. English origins. They have been in Co. Tyrone and nearby in Co. Fermanagh in the Ulster Province since the 17^th Century AD with the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories in Ulster and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations there.

Ruttle. German Palatine origins. They were in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province. Ruckle used as a variant.

O Ruvane. Origins unknown as yet. May be a variant of O Ruane, which see. Their territory was in the south of Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Ryall. See - Ryle.

O Ryan - Irish / Ua Riain. (Descended from Rian) A Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Drona Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Carlow in Southern Leinster where they were Kings and Chiefs of the Ui Drona Tuath / Family region, and were also nearby in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster. Ancestors - *94.Dron, *93.Labraid "Laidech," *92.Bressal "Belach" the 1st King of Leinster, *91. Fiachu "Ba hAiccid," *90. Caher / Cathair "Mor" the 109th King of Tara / Ireland, *89.Felim / Feidlimid "Fer Auglas," *88.Corbmac "Gelta Gaeth," *87.Nia "Corb," *86.Cu "Corb," *60.Leary / Laoghaire the 68th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Laoghaire), *59.Hugoney the Great the 66th King of Tara / Erinn, *37.Heremon (Heremonians).

O Ryan. Originally O Mulryan - Irish / Ua Maoilriain. (Descended from a devotee of St. Riaghain) A Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province where they were Kings and Chiefs. In the 14th Century AD they displaced the Heberian Dal gCais O Heffernans at Owney, the ancient territory of Uaithney, on the Co. Limerick - Co. Tipperary border. O Mulryan was discontinued in the 17^th Century AD. See also O Ruane. Ancestors - *86.Cu "Corb," *60.Leary / Laoghaire the 68th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Laoghaire), *37.Heremon (Heremonians).

O Ryan or O Ruane. This anglicized name has also been used by some members of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine / Ua Ruadhain Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. Some of their variants O Rouine and O Royan also initially anglicized as O Ruane especially in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province. Ancestors - *86.Maine "Mor" (Ui Maine),*85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland ,*80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn).

Ryder. English name used by some of the O Markey and O Markahan, which see

Ryland -

O Ryle or O Riall - Irish / Ua Raghaill. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Kerry in Desmond / Des Mhumhain in the south - west of the Munster Province. Also see O Rahill and O Reighill. May also be an abbreviation for O Rahilly there.

Mac Rynne - Irish / Mheic Bhroin? A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain in Northern Munster and nearby in the Connacht Province. See also - Rinn.

Ryves. See - Reeves.

+On to Sadlier - Mac and O Scally

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