Riordan Clan

 

Name Meaning- The original surname was O’Rioghbhardain which is a combination of the Irish words “riogh bhard” or royal bard in English.  

 

Counties associated with the name- Cork, Tipperary, popular throughout Munster

 

Coat of arms motto- The motto in Latin is “pro Deo et patria” which means “for God and country”

 

Interesting facts Royal bards were scholars and advisors to kings in addition to beingpoets.Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan was the lead signer of the group The Cranberries before embarking on a successful solo career. 

 

Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan- Irish singer and songwriter

Conor Holmes O’Connell O’Riordan- Irish dramatist and novelist

 

Several Riordans migrated to the United States during the eighteenth century. New York and Boston were popular destination in the early decades of the 1800’s before the Great Hunger. Many Irish immigrants found employment working on America’s expanding transportation system. Irish immigrants helped construct bridges, canals, and railroads and most of the available work was out west. As a result, several Riordan clan members moved west and settled in San Francisco during the middle of the nineteenth century. Riordan migration to the United States continued in the beginning of the twentieth century.

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