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From Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" and the character Howard Roark...
What/Where is the orgin of Roark?
What/Where is the orgin of Roark?
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Roark
Irish: reduced variant spelling of O’Rourke.
O'Rourke: very numerous in all areas of Ireland, least in Cork. From Irish Ó Ruairc (perhaps "red hero"). With O'Reilly, the other leading sept of Breifne (Cavan-Leitrim). After the destruction of the Gaelic polity in the 17th Century, they achieved distinction in Europe, particularly in Austria and Russia.
Irish: reduced variant spelling of O’Rourke.
O'Rourke: very numerous in all areas of Ireland, least in Cork. From Irish Ó Ruairc (perhaps "red hero"). With O'Reilly, the other leading sept of Breifne (Cavan-Leitrim). After the destruction of the Gaelic polity in the 17th Century, they achieved distinction in Europe, particularly in Austria and Russia.
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