How do you use Ruairí in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ruairí meaning
A male given name from Irish.
Using Ruairí
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Irish.
- In the example corpus, ruairí often appears in combinations such as: ruairí brádaigh.
Context around Ruairí
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ruairí
- In this selection, "ruairí" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, white, leaders and quinn stand out and add context to how "ruairí" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1983 that ruairí ó brádaigh and ira leaders ruairí ó brádaigh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ruairí" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ruairí
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I checked a parliamentary question tabled at the time by Ruairí Quinn. (12 words)
The football mentors were Ruairí O'Neill, John Courtney, John Fouhy and Tommy Lenahan. (14 words)
It was in 1983 that Ruairí Ó Brádaigh resigned as President of Sinn Féin and was succeeded by Gerry Adams. (20 words)
Secret meetings between Provisional IRA leaders Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and Billy McKee with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Merlyn Rees secured an IRA ceasefire which began in February 1975. (31 words)
Robert White, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary, 2006, p. 309. The only IRA body that supported this viewpoint was the outgoing IRA Executive. (29 words)
At this, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh led a small walkout, just as he and Sean Mac Stiofain had done sixteen years earlier with the creation of Provisional Sinn Féin. (28 words)
Example sentences (7)
The football mentors were Ruairí O'Neill, John Courtney, John Fouhy and Tommy Lenahan.
I checked a parliamentary question tabled at the time by Ruairí Quinn.
According to Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, it was Seán Mac Stiofáin, as chief of staff of the IRA, who invented the name.
At this, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh led a small walkout, just as he and Sean Mac Stiofain had done sixteen years earlier with the creation of Provisional Sinn Féin.
It was in 1983 that Ruairí Ó Brádaigh resigned as President of Sinn Féin and was succeeded by Gerry Adams.
Robert White, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary, 2006, p. 309. The only IRA body that supported this viewpoint was the outgoing IRA Executive.
Secret meetings between Provisional IRA leaders Ruairí Ó Brádaigh and Billy McKee with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Merlyn Rees secured an IRA ceasefire which began in February 1975.
Common combinations with ruairí
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: