Ranaghan


Ranaghan households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


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Surname Dictionary

Ranaghan fairly rare: Limerick, Down. Ir. Ó Reannacháin, from reannach, spear-like. A sept of Oriel (Armagh etc). The Limerick group, who are located at Iverus near Askeaton, may be a junior branch, or entirely separate.
Renehan Quite numerous: Meath-Monaghan-Armagh, Kilkenny. Ir. Ó Reannacháin, from reannach, spear-like. The name belongs to Oriel (Armagh-Monaghan etc). See also Ronaghan and Ferns.MIF.

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