Boy's name
Ruairí
“ROO-a-ree”
IPA: /ˈɾˠuəɾʲiː/
'red king' — rua + rí
The story behind the name
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair was the last High King of Ireland: he submitted to Henry II in 1175 and died a monk at Cong in 1198. Rory O'More's name became a password of the 1641 rising, and Rory O'Connor held the Four Courts in 1922.
Where the name belongs
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