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Murphy
Murphy () ( ga, Ua Murchadha) is an Irish surname and the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. Origins and variants The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac Murchaidh"/"Mac Murchadh" (son of "Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name "Murchadh", which meant sea-warrior or sea-battler (''muir'' meaning sea and ''cath'' meaning battle). It is said of Murrough (Murchadh) as he entered the thick of the fight and prepared to assail the foreign invaders, the Danes, when they had repulsed the Dal-Cais, that 'he was seized with a boiling terrible anger, an excessive elevation and greatness of spirit and mind. A bird of valour and championship rose in him, and fluttered over his head and on his breath. In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used. "Murphy" is the most common surname in Ireland, the fourteenth most common surname in Northern Ireland, and the fifty-eighth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition. Murphy was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas. After his father abandoned them, his mother died when he was a teenager. Murphy left school in fifth grade to pick cotton and find other work to help support his family; his skill with a hunting rifle helped feed his family. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Murphy's older sister helped him to falsify docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Murphy (Connecticut Politician)
Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing from 2007 to 2013. Before being elected to Congress, Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, serving two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–2007). Murphy ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012 after long-time incumbent Joe Lieberman announced in January 2011 that he would retire from politics rather than seeking a fifth term in office. He defeated former Connecticut secretary of state Susan Bysiewicz in the Democratic primary, and subsequently defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon for the open seat in the general election. Aged 39 at the time, Murphy was the youngest senator of the 113th Congress. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy (; born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor. Originally the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the rock band The Sons of Mr. Green Genes, he turned down a record deal in the late 1990s and began acting on stage and in short and independent films. His first notable film credits include Jim in the zombie horror ''28 Days Later'' (2002), the dark comedy ''Intermission'' (2003), and the action thriller '' Red Eye'' (2005). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama ''Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Murphy is also known for his collaborations with director Christopher Nolan, playing the Scarecrow in ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' of superhero films (2005–2012) and appearing in the sci-fi action thriller ''Inception'' (2010), the war drama ''Dunkirk'' (2017), and starring in the upcoming biopic '' Oppenheimer'' (2023) as the titular physicist. Other films in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Murphy
Matthew Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews as a member of the stable House of Black. He is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring names Buddy Murphy and Murphy. Prior to joining WWE, Adams wrestled primarily in his native Australia under the ring name Matt Silva, appearing with promotions such as Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) and Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW). In 2013, he relocated to the United States to work for WWE, starting out in its developmental territory NXT. During his time in NXT, he formed a tag team with Wesley Blake that won the NXT Tag Team Championship on one occasion, making him the first Australian national to win a championship in WWE. In 2018, Adams was moved to WWE's main roster, appearing on '' 205 Live''; he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship later that year. He was moved to ''SmackDown'' in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Murphy
Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Association as a guard for the San Diego/Houston Rockets from 1970 to 1983. He is a currently a member of the Houston Rockets' AT&T SportsNet TV broadcast team. Standing at a height of , Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and to play in an NBA All-Star Game (the latter since tied by Isaiah Thomas in 2016). Early years Before basketball, Calvin Murphy was a world-class baton twirler. He says he was "bullied into it" as his mother and all six of her sisters were twirlers. As an 8th grader, in 1963, he won a national championship in baton twirling. His reputation as a twirler earned him invitations to perform at major sporting events and the 1964 New York Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Murchadh
McMurphy, and its variants Murphy, Morrow and MacMurrough, are anglicisations of the Irish language surname ''Mac Murchaidh''. 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 (seMurphyanMorrow. Overview 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 Murchison, Murphy, Morrow, Morrowson, MacMurphy, MacMorrow, Murrow and MacMurchie but most commonly as Murphy and Morrow and most famously as MacMurrough. The names McMurchie, Murchison and Murphy normally come from Murchaidh, pronounced roughly ''Murahy'' whereas Morrow and Murrow tend to come from Murchadha, pronounced roughly ''Morahoe''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Murphy
Colm Murphy (born 18 August 1952) is an Irish republican who was the first person to be convicted in connection with the Omagh bombing, but whose conviction was overturned on appeal.Murphy further remanded over Omagh ''''. Published 8 May 2008. While awaiting a retrial on criminal charges, Murphy was found liable for the bombing in a civil trial, along with Michael McKevitt, |
Charles Murphy (other)
Charles or Charlie Murphy may refer to: Charlie Murphy Politics *Charles Murphy (1880–1958), Irish politician more commonly referred to as Cathal Ó Murchadha * Charles Murphy (Australian politician) (1909–1997), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly *Charles Murphy (Canadian politician) (1862–1935), member from Russell in the Canadian House of Commons 1908–1925 and Senator 1925–1935 * Charles A. Murphy (born 1965), Massachusetts Representative from the 21st District * Charles Frederick Murphy (1875–1934), New York politician *Charles Francis Murphy (1858–1924), American political figure who was leader of Tammany Hall 1902–1924 *Charles S. Murphy (1909–1983), White House Counsel during the Truman Administration 1951–1953 *Terrence Murphy (Canadian politician) (Charles Terrence Murphy, 1926–2008), member from Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian House of Commons 1968–1972 Sports *Charles Minthorn Murphy (1870–1950), American cyclist, known as "Mile-a-Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Murphy
Byron Murphy Jr. (born January 18, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. Early years Murphy attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He played cornerback and wide receiver. As a senior, he had 88 receptions for 1,733 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense and 52 tackles and seven interceptions on defense. Murphy committed to the University of Washington to play college football. College career After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2016, Murphy played in six games with six starts in 2017, missing seven due to injury. He finished the season with 16 tackles and three interceptions. He returned to Washington as a starter in 2018. He was awarded the MVP at the 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game after making two interceptions, one of which he returned for a 66-yard touchdown. On January 7, 2019, Murphy announced that he would forgo his remaining two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Murphy (other)
Brian Murphy may refer to: Sportspeople * Brian Murphy (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1973), Jamaican cricketer * Brian Murphy (Zimbabwean cricketer) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer * Brian Murphy (baseball) (born 1980), American head baseball coach at the College of William & Mary * Brian Murphy (Gaelic games) (born 1952), Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer for Cork * Brian Murphy (1990s Gaelic footballer), Irish former inter-county goalkeeper for Kerry and Dublin * Brian Murphy (1960s Gaelic footballer) (born 1943), Irish former corner-back on the Cork senior football team * Brian Murphy (Clonakilty Gaelic footballer) (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer * Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982) (born 1982), Irish former corner-back on the Cork senior hurling team * Brian Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1947), played in one NHL game * Brian Murphy (linesman), National Hockey League linesman, see 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game * Brian Murphy (rugby union) (born 1985), Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Murphy (cricketer)
Anthony John Murphy (born 6 August 1962) is a former English cricketer. Murphy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Withington, Lancashire. First-class career Murphy made his first team debut in county cricket for Cheshire in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire, having previous to that played for the Lancashire Second XI. In 1985, Murphy made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire. He played a further first-class match that season against Worcestershire, before embarking on a playing stint in New Zealand during the English winter. He played for Central districts during the 1985/86 New Zealand season, making three first-class appearances and making two List A appearances against Canterbury and Northern Districts in the 1985/86 Shell Cup. Returning to England, Murphy made his only List A appearance for Lancashire against Hampshire in the 1986 John Player Special League, with Murphy taking the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Murphy (other)
Arthur Murphy may refer to: *Arthur Murphy (writer) (1727–1805), pseudonym Charles Ranger, Irish writer * Arthur Murphy (broadcaster) (1928–2019), Irish television and radio broadcaster * Arthur Edward Murphy (1901–1962), American philosopher * Arthur G. Murphy Sr. (died 1978), American politician in the Maryland House of Delegates * Arthur H. Murphy (1831–1903), Canadian entrepreneur and political figure in Quebec * Arthur Murphy (Idaho politician) (1898–1977), American politician from Idaho * Arthur P. Murphy (1870–1914), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Arthur W. Murphy, law professor at Columbia University *Arthur William Murphy Air Commodore Arthur William Murphy, DFC, AFC, FRAeS (17 November 1891 – 21 April 1963) was a senior engineer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He accompanied Henry Wrigley on the first trans-Australia f ... (1891–1963), Australian engineer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force * Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
