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McMurphy, and its variants MacMurphy, Murphy and Murchison are anglicisations of the Irish language surname Mac Murchaidh. Mac Murchaidh has also been anglicised as McMurchy and MacMurchy. The clan originated in the ferns County Wexford such as Diarmaid mac Murchadha in the 17th century the clan was found in County Armagh. There are different origins than the Wexford, Cork and Fermanagh County septs.
The name Murchadh comes from the Irish words muir (meaning "sea") and cath (meaning "battle"). The name therefore comes to mean "Sea Warrior" and has been used in Ireland and Scotland the clan in Scotland is of Irish origin. Over time the name has been Anglicised as Murphy, MacMurphy, Murchison and MacMurchie but most commonly as Murphy.[ according to whom? ]
McMurphy was the surname of a branch of the Cenél nEógain. They were originally native to the district of Munterbirn (now in the barony of Dungannon) and Tullyanvey (Tellach Ainbhith, in the neighbouring barony of Strabane), where they were chiefs of Siol Aodha, the "seed of Hugh". Their eponymous ancestor was one Murchad of this sept, who was alive in the 10th or 11th century.
The Clann Birnn's pedigree is Bern mac Ruadrí mac Murchad mac Máel Dúin mac Áeda Alláin . Their co-relatives are McRory and O'Friel.
The earliest reference to the name occurs in 1172, when "Mulmaire McMurphy, lord of Munterbirn, was slain by Hugh Magennis and the Clan Hugh of the Iveagh of Ulster" (Maol Maire Mac Murchadha toiseach Muinntire Birn do mharbhadh la h-Aedh Mac Aenghusa agus la Cloinn Aeda do Uibh Eachdach Uladh ).
However, the McMurphy's were forcibly disposed and driven out by their more powerful O'Neill kinsmen, sometime in the 13th century. They subsequently settled in the highlands of south Armagh, ousting families such as Garvey, Hanratty and Callaghan.
Over the course of the next two hundred years, the Tyrone O'Neill's would expand into The Fews and make the McMurphy their vassals again. By the end of the 15th century they were centered on Dunreavey Wood. A fiant of 1602 names some one hundred and seventy free clansmen of the Fews, of whom thirty-five were McMurphy's.
The townlands of Cashell and Legacroon in the barony of Orier were granted to McMurphy's c. 1610, but were seized by the time of Down Survey. There were seven McMurphy landholders in 1659, and twelve in 1664. The Hearth Money Roll of the same year lists several bearers of the name in Dorsey, Legmoylan, and Creggan, though none in Carnally. A census of 1766 listed at least eight families of the name in Carnally by that year. During the plantation, many Morrows came to Armagh from Scotland who were of the Scottish branch of MacMurchadha and mixed with the local families of MacMurchadha and MacMurchaidh. [1]
Since the 17th century, MacMurchadha and MacMurchaidh have become anglicised as Morrow and MacMurphy or Murphy respectively. In Ulster, bearers of the name are found in their greatest concentrations in County Armagh, with similar numbers in County Fermanagh and County Monaghan.
Murphy is the single most common Irish surname. However, most Murphy's elsewhere in Ireland are unrelated, being descendants of various other Mac Murchaidh, Mac Murchadha, and Ó Murchadha families. Morrow's may stem from both the Scottish branch of MacMurchadha or from any of the Irish branches, and also from the Scottish name MacMuireadhaigh and tend to be also referred to as Scotch-Irish (or Scots-Irish) as well as Irish. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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