In a message dated 6/30/2011 3:28:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, pabloburns@comcast.net writes: "Clan Birn, descended from Bern, son of Ruadrí, son of Murchad, a quo Muinter Birn, in the line of Cenél Eóghain, according to the genealogies in Rawlinson B502. In addition Rawlinson points to a son of Bern named Anféid, a quo Tellach n-Anfida, who was possibly the namesake for Tellach Ainbhith. According to O'Dugan (Topographical Poems), the MacRuaidhris were among those over Teallach Ainbhith and over Muintir-Birn. O'Hart (Pedigrees) cites the name MacRuaidhri as MacRory or MacRogers, over the same territories, districts which he places in the baronies of Dungannon and Strabane, county Tyrone. Woulfe (Irish Names) agrees and also cites the family of MacRuaidhri as erenaghs of Ballynascreen, in County Derry. O'Hart goes on to cite, under the county Armagh, Muintir Birn, some of whose descendants anglicized their name Bruen, was a district in the south of the barony of Dungannon, adjoining the territory of Trough in county Monaghan. I have no idea of the validity of O'Hart's statement, whether he made that part up (about the Bruen surname) or took it from an existing source. He did occasionally throw in deductions of his own when working with the Linea Antiqua. Topographical Poems The MacDuinnchuains,_81_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#81) MacRuaidhris_82_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#82) gentle, Over Teallach Ainbhith_83_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#83) the formidable, They are not heard to be dry at their house, Are over the victorious Muinter Birn;_84_ (file:///C:/New%20O%20Clery%20Web%20Site/main6.htm#84) O'Donovan's notes: 81. MacDunnchuain, unknown at present. 82. MacRuaidhri, now anglicised MacRory, and sometimes translated Rogers, by which the origin of the race is disguised. A branch of this family became herenachs of the parish of Ballynascreen, in the barony of Loughinsholin, county of Londonderry, in the old church of which there is a curious monument to the family, with an epitaph and armorial bearings. 83. Teallach Ainbhith. - Exact situation not yet determined. 84. Muinter-Birn.-This is still the name of a district in the county of Tyrone, adjoining the barony of Trough, in the county of Monaghan, and the name is preserved in that of a Presbyterian parish. See annals of Four Masters, A.D. 1172, note o. I checked the Griffith's Valuations for the surname McRory, thinking I would find none - yet there are a lot, mostly in Tyrone, L'Derry and adjacent counties. The name Rogers appears almost everywhere in Ireland, including a lot in Tryone. Only a few McRory variants appear in Yearch. FFFRJ McCreary Groomsport, 8ETX7 McRory Donegal, Ireland MPQMQ McGrory Ireland NTFY2 McRorie Antrim, Ireland Only one of these is M222 (MPQMQ McGrory). MacLysaght states McGrory is a variant of McRory. The Ysearch entry states Donegal is the place of origin according to family tradition. Not much to go on though. John