''Maolmhuaidh'' is an

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surname, generally anglicised as ''Molloy'' or ''Mulloy''. Like other

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, ''Maolmhuaidh'' is

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. The male version is ''Ó Maolmhuaidh'' ("ó" meaning "son of"); the female versions are ''Uí Mhaolmhuaidh'' ("uí" meaning "wife of") and ''Ní Mhaolmhuaidh'' ("ní" meaning "daughter of"); the family or house name is ''Uí Mhaolmhuaidh''.

Ó Maolmhuaidh Fir Cell

The Uí Maolmhuaidh of Fir Cell (''men of the churches'', in what is now

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) claimed descent from the southern

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into the ...

. The 16th-century mercenary, Captain Greene O'Mulloy, was of this family.

Ó Maoil Aodha Oirthir Connachta

The Uí Maoil Aodha ("descendant of the devotee of (St.) Aodh") family lived in east Connacht, and is now found as both Mullee and Molloy.

Ó Maolmhaodhóg Tir Connall

The Uí Maolmhaodhóg ("descendant of the devotee of (St.) Maodhóg") surname is now usually rendered as Mulvogue, or Logue, but sometimes Molloy, particularly around the Glenties area of

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Instances

The 1890 registration of births found bearers of the surname concentrated in counties Donegal, Dublin, Galway, and Mayo.

Notables of the name

Ailbe Ua Maíl Mhuaidh Albin O'Molloy ( ga, Ailbe Ua Maíl Mhuaidh) (died 1223) was the Irish bishop of Ferns. Background O'Molloy was native of what is now north County Tipperary. He became a Cistercian monk at Baltinglass, and eventually rose to be abbot of that hou ...

(died 1223), bishop of Ferns * Froinsias Ó Maolmhuaidh (c.1606-77), Franciscan friar, theologian and grammarian *

James Lynam Molloy James Lynam Molloy (19 August 1837 – 4 February 1909) was an Irish composer, poet, and author. His songs were praised by his contemporaries; one said that he "will be remembered, or certainly his songs will, long after the 'superior' and so-c ...

(1837-1909), songwriter * William Theodore Mulloy (1892–1959), bishop of Covington *

Gardnar Mulloy Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C. and turned 100 in November 2013. Du ...

(born 1913), former tennis player * M.J. Molloy (1917-1994), farmer and playwright *

William Mulloy William Thomas Mulloy Jr. (May 3, 1917 – March 25, 1978) was an American anthropologist. While his early research established him as a formidable scholar and skillful fieldwork supervisor in the province of Plains Indians, North American Plains ...

(1917–1978), American anthropologist. *

Sheila Mulloy Sheila Mulloy (née O'Malley; 1922 – September 29, 2013) was an Irish writer and historian. Mulloy was born in Galway in 1922 and moved to Paris in 1945 to take up a scholarship to study at the Sorbonne. In 1949 she married John Mulloy, a busi ...

, writer and historian. *

James T. Molloy James Thomas Molloy (June 3, 1936 – July 19, 2011) was elected Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives during the 93rd United States Congress, Congress in 1974 and served through the 10 ...

(1936–2011)

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* Bobby Molloy (born 1936), retired TD * Phil Mulloy (born 1948), British animator. * The

Mulloy Brothers The Mulloy Brothers were a traditional Irish ballad group from Mulranny, County Mayo, on the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. Tom, Pat, Martin and Michael Mulloy have been performing since 1965, in a career that has involved several tours ...

, traditional Irish ballad group * Daniel Mulloy (born 1977), British artist and filmmaker *

Lucy Mulloy Lucy Mulloy is a screenwriter and film director. She was nominated for the Student Academy Award for her NYU short film "This Morning". In 2010 Mulloy was awarded the Tribeca Film Festival Emerging Narrative Talent Award and in 2012 she won the Tr ...

(born 1979), screenwriter and film director * Aaron Molloy (born 1997), professional football player

External links

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