SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. 53 Rogers, Rodgers, Rodgerson, Rurison.-Thc names McRory, M' Crory, and M' Grory have been anglicised Rogers in the districts about Armagh City, Blackwatertown, Omagh, Dungannon, and Strabane. The name in Gaelic is Mac Ruaidhri, and for ~I' Grory and Magrory it is written Mag Ruaidhri. The :McDonald sept in Scotland has been variously anglicised as well among which are Rodgers, Rodgerson, M' Grorie, Rorison and Rurison. The Scottish form in Gaelic is the same as the Irish. Riach.-This name is the shortened form of Mcllwraith, a McDonald sept; in Gaelic :'.\lac Giolla-riabhaich. Rankin.-This sept name is the anglicised form of M' Crank (Mae Raing). The .sept was Pipers to the nicLeans of Duart, and are said 'to be of later Irish origin. The McLeans brought the McFaddyns to Argyle, a branch of the Donegal sept, in the 15th century. This sept was called the Clann Duille and later the Clann Mhic Ra.i.JI{ The last Hereditary Piper of the sept emigrated to Prince Edward Island. Renilson, Ronaldson, Ronalds.-Mac Raonuill. (M' Crandle). See Reynold Rocks.-This ·name is found mostly in the Fews, Co. Armagh, and is an anglicised form of Mccarrick; in Gaelic Mac Conchairrge. See Carrick, Craig and Cregg. ltabbit.-In the districts about l'viountbellow, Co. Galway, the name Conheeny (O'Conaonaigh) is anglicised Rabbit; Cuneen (O'Cuinnin) in the districts of Castlebar, Co. Mayo; Corrofin, Co. Clare; l\Iountbellow, Co. Galway; Cunneeny (0 'Conaonaigh) in l\Iountbellow, and Kinneen in Loughrea~ Cunneen in Ennis and Tulla. 0 'Cuinnenin is the form in South Mayo and North Galway. The name is derived from Coinin, a rabbit; hence the anglicisation. ltobertson.-This name is the anglicised form of :'.\lac Donnchaidh of the Clann Donnchadha in Pei·thshire. There are several other anglicised forms of the name, :imongst which are :'.\[' Donoehie and l\f' Conachie. Rice.--In the Northern half of Ireland this name is the anglicised form of Mulcrcc,-y,, which sept, according to 0 'Dugan, belonged to "the tribe of Dubhtire" of the Clan Daimhin, and "ruled the dark-haired magestic clan Sionaigh." This sept occupied the present district of Groomsport, bordering Bangor, Co. Down. The other forms of the name
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