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Murphy Surname Genealogy
Murchadh, the sea raider, was the forebear of the Murphy septs.
Father John Murphy was one of the leaders of the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
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A Gaelic raider took the title of
"sea raider" in 1070 for his maritime explioits while king of
Leinster. Sea raider in Gaelic is Murchadh, composed of muir meaning sea
and cath meaning battle.
Grandchildren and subsequent generations took on the name O'Murchadha. The hard "ch"
sound could be pronounced in some dialects as an "h" or an "f."
Various clans under his name spung up in his name, in Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connacht. They were an important force in Leinster and elsewhere in Ireland before the English occupation. The clan name became in its anglicized form Murphy. Murphy is found all over Ireland, but particularly in Tyrone and Armagh.
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Various clans under his name spung up in his name, in Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connacht. They were an important force in Leinster and elsewhere in Ireland before the English occupation. The clan name became in its anglicized form Murphy. Murphy is found all over Ireland, but particularly in Tyrone and Armagh.
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- Murphy Clan. Murphy clan website.
- Murphy Surname History. Murphy history and names.
- Murphy Sept. Murphys in Arkansas.
Murchadh, the sea raider, was the forebear of the Murphy septs.
Father John Murphy was one of the leaders of the 1798 Irish Rebellion.
Edward
Murphy, an American aerospace engineer, was the one who invented
Murphy's Law: "if there is more than one way to do a job and one of
those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way."
Eddie Murphy is the African
American comedian and actor.Select Murphys Today
- 106,000 in the UK (most numerous in Lancashire)
- 100,000 in America (most numerous in New York)
- 168,000 elsewhere (most numerous in Ireland)