Rabbitt - Rath
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 and 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: It may have been used by a branch of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Mac Murrough Kavanagh Sept, which see. They were mainly found in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster.
Rackard.Originally Mac Rickard who were a branch of the Anglo - Norman Butlers, which see and were 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 in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster since the 16th Century AD.
Radwell -
Mac Rae. Used as a synonym for Mac Crea, which see. See also Mac Rea.
Rafe. See Ralph.
O Rafferty of Co. Tyrone - 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 of Co. Donegal. Originally O Roarty - Irish / Ua Robhartaigh / robharta (full tide). Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim 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 have also been nearby in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province since the 15th Century AD. Ancestors: 91.Conall Gulban the 1st King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell (Cenel Conaill), *90.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.
Ö 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 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 Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of West Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster for Ua Raghaill. See also Ryle and Reighill.
O Rahilly - Irish / Ua Raithile. Heremonian U Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch who were originally in the north - east of the Ulster Province, but they have also now been in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province for a long period of time. Eogan O Rahilly the poet was from Co. Kerry. Ancestors: *91.Eoghan the 1st King of Aileach (Cenel nEogain), *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui91 Niaill).
Rainsford or Ransford -
Rainey. Used as a variant for Reaney, which see.
Rainey. English origins 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 who were 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 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 O 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 English confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill territories and the foreign non - Catholic plantations of Ulster Province.
Mac Rann. Used as a variant for Mac Crann, which see.
Mac Rannall or Mac Grannell or Mac Randall or Magrannill or Mac Reynell or Mac Reynolds / Irish - Mheic Raghnailll / Radhnaill . Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muinter Eoluis / Eolais Clan na Rory 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, Carrigallen and Leitrim in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and a part of Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. Reynolds was used as an anglicized 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: *62.Rory Mor the 68th King of Tara / Erinn (Clann na Rory), Finer, Cumscrach, 100.Croman, 101.Biobhsach who had 3 brothers, Eimhin the ancestor of the O Finnegans, the O Farrells and the Mulkeerans, Gearabhan the ancestor of the Gaynors, and Giollagan the ancestor of the Gilligans and the Quinns of Co. Longford who were the Kings of Conmaicne Rheine, 102.Eolus the ancestor of the Muintir Eoluis who were also in Conmaicne Rheine whose ancestors are known as Wallis and held the territory in Upper Co. Leitrim of Leitrim, Mohill and Carrigallen, 103.Maolmuire who was the King of Conmaicne Rheine, who had 2 brothers, 103.Brocan the ancestor of the Shanlys, 103.Anbeith the ancestor of the Mac Garrys, 104.Maoldun, 105.Flann, 106,Mulrooney / Maolruanaidh, 107.Iomhar - the Black King whose brother 107.Duorcan is the ancestor of the O Mulveys, 108.Murray / Muireadach who had 10 brothers, 109.Radhnal / Randal the direct male line ancestor of the Mac Reynolds / Mac Rannall / Mac Radhnaill, 100.Iomhar, 111.Fergal, 112.Murray who had a brother 112.Radhnall Logg na Ceon, 113.Cathal Mor Mac Rannall who was the first to use their surname who had 4 sons, 114.Raghnall, 114.Conor the father of 115.Matha the father of 116.Aodh the father of 117,Cathal who had 7 sons, 118.Conor, 118.Cathal, 118.Aodh, 118.Brian, 118.Manus, 118.Eoghan and 118.Conn, 114.Iomhar the third son of 113,Cathal Mor Mac Rannal who was slain in 1326 AD was the father of 115.Teague the father of 116.Murrogh / Murchad who had 2 sons, 117.Fergal and 117.Anthony who was the father of 118.Cathal, 114. Raghnall Mac Rannall who had 4 sons, 115.Iomhar, 115.Cathal, 115.William and 115.Mahon and was deposed in 1317 AD, 115.Iomhar who died in 1374 AD had 7 sons, 116.Teague, 116.Dermod, 116.Geoffrey, 116.Fergal, 116.Edmond, 116.Melaghlin Oge and 116.Aodh. 116.Edmond was to be the father of 117.Iomhar and 117.Melaghlin Oge, 116.Teague who was slain in 1328 AD had 6 sons, 117.Cathal Ruadh, 117.Murchadh, 117.Manus and 117.Richard, 117.Cathal Ruadh who was slain in 1401 AD had 6 sons, 118.Ior, 118.Connor who had 2 sons 119.Edmond the Chief of the Clann Bibacht, 119.Mulrooney who had 2 sons, 120.Felim who died in 1503 AD was the father of 121.Conor the father of 122.Cathal and 122.Hubert, 117.Cathal Ruadh's other sons were 118.Brian and 118.Cathal Oge who also had 2 sons, 119.Teague the father of 120.Murrogh 1468 AD, Conor, Malachy 1468 AD, Brian, and Conor whose 2 sons, Teague and Hubert were slain in 1492 AD. 118.Ior is the ancestor of the Sliocht Ir / O Hares / Ui hIr and he had 4 sons, 119.William, 119.Dermod who had 2 sons, 120.Brian and 120.Malachy, 118.Ior's other sons were 119.Eoghan and 119.Manus, 119.William was the Chief of the Clann Malachy in 1468 AD and when Hubert died in 1492 AD he became the Chief of Muintir Eoluis,
120.Thomas Mac Rannall Gallda - of the English who was the first to omit the Mac and Rannall changing it to Reynolds, and also the ancestor of the Magrannels, produced 2 sons;
121.Owen who had a son 122.Owen, who was the Chief of the Rannalls during the Oliver Cromwell Invasion, and 122.John Oge who had 3 sons of his own, and 123.Charles of Jamestown and 123.Thomas who was involved in the Irish Catholic Confederation in Kilkenny who had 2 sons, 124.Ivar of Cloon and 124.Henry of Annaghduff, his second son, was born in 1610 AD and fought on the Irish side in 1641 AD. 125.Thomas, 126.George, 127.? of Corduff who was born in 1707 AD who had 3 sons, 128.Charles, of Esker Each and Esker na Coille, who was the father of 129.Brian, 129.Henry and 129.George. 127.Ignatius lived in Spain, while Laurence his third son who was born in 1737 AD had 6 sons, Henry, Mark, Edmund, John, Patrick and Charles. 128.Henry who born in 1767 was the Chief of the Muintir Eoluis. 121.Humphrey Reynolds who was to be the father of 122.John Seaghan na g Ceann - of the Heads of Loch Seur, as he carried out a terrible massacre of the leading Chiefs from his own Sept at the castle that he had constructed on the Island of Loch Seur. He became a Captain in the army of Elizabeth 1st in Ireland and was the first of his Family to become a non - Catholic in 1632 AD, 123.Humphrey, 124.William, 125.James, 126.Henry Reynolds.
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.
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