Ruad may refer to:
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Arwad, a small waterless island off the coast of Tortosa, Syria
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Fall of Ruad, battle around 1302 between the Egyptian Mamluks and the Crusaders
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Áed Rúad
Aodh ( , , ; sga, Áed) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire".The modern word ''aodh'' meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (''tochas''), giving ''aodh thochais'', 'burning itc ...
, High King of medieval Irish legend
* Ruad, Old Irish term for red, as in
Red Branch
The Red Branch (; alternatively, ) is the name of two of the three royal houses of the king of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa, at his capital Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh), in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. In modern retellings it is ...
* Ruad, a Celtic goddess, rescued by the dwarf poet
Abcán
In Irish mythology, Abcán (modern spelling: Abhcán) was the dwarf poet and musician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the early Celtic divinities of Ireland. He was said to have a bronze boat with a tin sail.
In the story of the death of the goddess Ru ...
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