The Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí means "son of Ruaidhrí".[1] The personal nameRuaidhrí is composed of two elements: the first is ruadh, meaning "red"; the second is rí, meaning "king".[2]
A variant of Mac Ruaidhrí is Mac Ruidhrí.[10] Surnames which are in some cases derived from Mac Ruidhrí include: Creary,[3]McCrary,[11]McCreary,[4]McCreery,[4] and McCrery.[4]
One particular family that has borne the surname Mac Ruaidhrí is Clann Ruaidhrí.[12] Members of this Scottish family settled in Ulster as gallowglass commanders in the Middle Ages, and are last recorded acting as such in the fourteenth century.[13] A family bearing forms of the name produced herenachs for the parish of Ballynascreen.[14]
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Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-861060-1.
Nicholls, K (2007). "Scottish Mercenary Kindreds in Ireland, 1250–1600". In Duffy, S (ed.). The World of the Galloglass: Kings, Warlords and Warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200–1600. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 86–105. ISBN978-1-85182-946-0.
Ó Cuív, B (1988). "Personal Names as an Indicator of Relations Between Native Irish and Settlers in the Viking Period". In Bradley, J (ed.). Settlement and Society in Medieval Ireland: Studies Presented to F.X. Martin. Irish Studies. Kilkenny: Boethius Press. pp. 79–88. ISBN0863141439.
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