On March 18, 1780, the James Roark massacre occurred in the Baptist Valley area of Tazewell County, VA. While James … More
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Robert Ruark
Robert Ruark (December 29, 1915 in Wilmington, North Carolina – July 1, 1965 in London, England) was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big … More
Brian na Múrtha Ó Ruairc – Sir Brian O’Rourke
The death of this Brian was one of the mournful stories of the Irish, for there had not been for … More
Jeremiah’s Mysterious Royal Voyage
Who, then, is the “tender one” of Ezekiel’s riddle? The answer, in part, lies with a mysterious commission given to … More
Dromahair – “ridge of the two air demons”
Dromahair (Irish: Droim Dhá Thiar, meaning “ridge of (the) two demons”) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromahair is 10 km (6 mi) from Manorhamilton and 17 km (10 mi) … More
the man who invited the English into Ireland
Dermot MacMurrough was the King of Leinster during the twelfth century and is most remembered as the man who invited … More
Tighearnán Mór Ua Ruairc
Tighearnán Mór Ua Ruairc (older spelling: Tigernán Mór Ua Ruairc), anglicised as Tiernan O’Rourke (fl. 1124–1172) ruled the kingdom of Breifne as the 19th king in its … More
Travers’ Cemetery on Hooper’s Island
Dorchester County, MD – Travers’ Cemetery on Hooper’s Island: RUARK –IN MEMORY OF (hand motif) AMANDA Daughter of Wm T … More
LDS – “stick of Joseph” – in America
One of the greatest manifestations of the belief that Native Americans were biblical Hebrews is contained in the Book of … More
Makhir
The Carolingian monarchs permitted the establishment of a Jewish prince in southern France, then known as Septimania, now referred as … More
Sliabh an Iarainn – “Sliabh Comaicne”
Sliabh an Iarainn (“mountain of the iron”, historically corrupted as “Slieve Anierin”) is a large hill in County Leitrim, Ireland, its shape evolving … More
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne was a confederation of Irish túaithe headed by a ruirí drawn from the Uí Briúin Bréifne. The Bréifne territory included current day Irish counties … More
Old Irish
Old Irish (Old Irish: Goídelc; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish; sometimes called Old Gaelic) is the name given to the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for … More
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin (“ourselves” or “we ourselves”) and Sinn Féin Amháin (“ourselves alone”) are Irish-language phrases used as a political slogan by Irish nationalists in the late nineteenth and early … More
Rurikid
According to the FamilyTreeDNA Rurikid Dynasty DNA Project, Rurik appears to have belonged to Y-DNA haplogroup N1c1, based on testing … More
The History of Ireland
Prior to the arrival of sons of King Milesius the mythological tribes in Ireland were said to include the the … More
RURIK – The True House of Rurik is the House of O’Rourke
Prince Rurik of the Rus: the Rurik dynasty or Rurikids was a dynasty founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who … More
O Ruairc
Bréifne (the Breffny, Brefnie, Brenny, …) was the traditional territory for an early Irish tribal group known as the Uí … More
My Name, RUARK
Ruark number (RU) is a dimensionless number seen in fluid mechanics. It is defined as: where: density velocity pressure Serviendo … More
The Ruark
My Bloodline Lemuel Columbus Ruark was born to John and Mary Ruark on April 15, 1786, in Baltimore, Baltimore County, … More
Michael Ruark 