Reilly
Common Irish surname
Reilly is an Irish surname, also spelled Riley or O'Reilly.
The phrase the life of Riley (or Reilly) means a comfortable, carefree existence: He's been living the life of Riley since he retired.
The expression suggests easy prosperity without much effort.
Irish family name
- KellyIrish-origin given name
- SullivanIrish-origin surname
- RyanIrish-origin male name
- O'ConnorIrish patronymic surname
Doyle · McCarthy · Gallagher · Walsh · Kennedy · Byrne · O'Neill · Fitzgerald
Murphy
Irish family name
O'Connor · Doyle · McCarthy · Gallagher · Walsh · Kennedy · Byrne · O'Neill · Fitzgerald · Duffy
genealogy
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
descent · roots · clan · forebears · ancestors · heritage · pedigree · kinship · Irish-American · Ellis Island
Dublin
Irish capital city
Eire · St. Patrick · emerald · harp · craic · blarney · brogue · fiddle · colcannon · heather
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, MacDonald, Stewart
- John C. Reilly
- life of ReillyEffortless, pampered lifestyle
reliable, rely, reliance, unreliable, reliability, reliant, relies, relied