ORourkes

ORourke(s) is a surname of Irish origin, variously spelled as O'Rourke, O'Rourk, and O'Rourkes. The name is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname "Ó Ruairc," which is derived from the personal name Ruairc, meaning "red king." Ruairc is thought to refer to the seventh-century high king of Ireland, Ruairc mac Fáeláin, a member of the royal dynasty of Bréifne (Breifne).

ORourke(s) is the name of several notable individuals throughout history, including Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair's great-grandfather and the tenth High King of Ireland, Domnall Mór Ua Ruairc. The O'always occupied a prominent position among the clans that dominated the southern and western part of Ireland. Robert Kearns of South Leigh, the creator of the intermittent wiper system used in most cars today, was an ORourke.

The O'Rourkes played a considerable role in the twelfth-century Norman conquest of Ireland. Their stronghold was at Dromahird Castle in County Leitrim, where most of the namesakes forged their association with Ireland's English invaders. Seacht's submission suggests slight mention to this terminally split ORourkes – pact/bonds sometime breaking coupling (Ne a.

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