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| Mac Murchaidh | Murphy: an-líonmhar i gCúige Uladh. Bhí an chlann i dTír Eoghain i dtosach. Deineadh Murphy díobh ar fad. |
| MacMurphy | Very rare: Dublin. Ir. Mac Murchaidh. A sept of Oriel, they have become the ubiquitous Murphy, q.v. See also Murdoch. |
| Molphy | rare: Dublin etc. A variant of Murphy in Midlands. SI. |
| Murphy | Very numerous: all areas, especially Munster and South East. Ir. Ó Murchadha, modern Ó Murchú, "sea-warrior". The most numerous name in Ireland with 9,400 entries in the Telephone Directory. In Ulster they are generally Mac Murchadha, Mac Murchaidh; the royal house of Leinster, Mac Morrough (Wexford) was Mac Murchadha. The Murphys of Munster are said to be a branch of the Wexford group which was divided into Kinsella, Kavanagh, Hendrick, Mernagh, all of which see. There was another sept in Roscommon. The first name Murchadh is still used in the O'Brien family. IF & SGG. |
Parishes where a McMurphy and a second surname married each other.
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