Muireadhaigh
Ó Muireadhaigh, Mac Muireadhaigh, and MacMuireadhaigh are a Gaelic surnames. They translate as "descendant of Muireadhach" and "son of Muireadhach", respectively, which have been anglicised as Murray and Morrow in southwestern Scotland, northeastern Connacht and County Cavan.[1]
The name Morrow is found primarily in Counties Donegal, Antrim, Down and Armagh which is due to Scottish settlement in those areas.
Notable people[edit]
- Diarmuid Mac Muireadhaigh, Irish poet
- Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh (died 1485), Archbishop of Taum
- Lorcán Ó Muireadhaigh (1883–1941), Irish Roman Catholic priest, educator and activist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Woulfe, Peter (1923). Irish names and Surnames.
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