The Riney name was probably originally O’Neill, but according to legend, during the Great Persecution, they fled the area which they originally inhabited and migrated to Co. Tipperary, changing the name to Riney, with Ri being Gaelic for king and the Ney standing for the original
O’Neill name.
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Richard was the son of John B. Riney & Mary Ogden. He married Rose A. Simpson on 19 July 1830 & they had 8 children.
The Riney name was probably originally O’Neill, but according to legend, during the Great Persecution, they fled the area which they originally inhabited and migrated to Co. Tipperary, changing the name to Riney, with Ri being Gaelic for king and the Ney standing for the original
O’Neill name.
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Richard was the son of John B. Riney & Mary Ogden. He married Rose A. Simpson on 19 July 1830 & they had 8 children.
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