Mac Ruaidhrí

The Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí is a patronymic form of Ruaidhrí and means "son of Ruaidhrí".[1] The personal name Ruaidhrí is derived from a name composed of Old Celtic elements meaning "red" and "king".[2] A variant form of Mac Ruaidhrí is Mac Ruidhrí.[3] Anglicised forms of Mac Ruaidhrí include: McCreary,[4] McCrory,[5] Roger,[6] and Rorie.[7]

One of several families which bore the surname was the Scottish Clann Ruaidhrí.[8] Members of this family settled in Ulster as gallowglass warriors in the Middle Ages, and are last recorded acting in such a capacity in the fourteenth century.[9]

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