Mullaney is a surname of Irish origin (from
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
). It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Ó Maoil Sheanaigh'' meaning "descendant of ''Maoilsheanaigh''". The Gaelic personal name ''Maoilsheanaigh'' means "devotee of (Saint) ''Seanach''" and the personal name ''Seanach'' is made up of the element sean meaning "ancient", "old". Many spellings of Connacht named omit the ''Sh'' and in consequence one theory is that ''Mullaney'' may be an Anglicisation of ''Ó Maoileanaigh'' "descendant of ''Maoileanach''". The personal name ''Maoileanach'' means "chief of the marsh". An Ulster family, unrelated to the Connacht family, bore the name ''Ó Maoileanaigh''.
People
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Beatrice Hancock Mullaney (????-1990), American jurist
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Craig Mullaney
Craig Michael Mullaney (born 1978) is a United States Army veteran and author of ''The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'' (Penguin Press).
He was Senior Vice President of Content, Strategy and Operations at Ustream from 2011 to 2013. He ...
(born 1978), American veteran and author
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Dean Mullaney (born 1954), American editor
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Dominick F. Mullaney (1854–1929), American politician
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Jack Mullaney (1929-1982), American actor
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Jake Mullaney
Jake Mullaney (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2020s. He played for English club Bradford Bulls, as a or . He has been described as, "slightly built," and a, "prolific go ...
(born 1990), Australian footballer
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Jim Mullaney
James Mullaney is an Americans, American writer. Mullaney was ghostwriter and later credited writer of 28 novels in ''The Destroyer (novel series), The Destroyer'' mass market paperback, paperback-novel series. He is currently the author of The Re ...
, American writer
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Joe Mullaney (basketball)
Joseph Alexander Mullaney (November 17, 1924 – March 8, 2000) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
Biography
Mullaney was born on Long Island, New York. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola he played c ...
(1924-2000), American basketball player
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Joe Mullaney (actor)
Joe Mullaney (born 1962) is a Scottish actor, possibly best known for his role as Ronnie Witherspoon in the 1985 comedy-crime film ''Restless Natives''.
Joe Mullaney was born in Glasgow in 1962. In 1980, while still attending John Bosco Seconda ...
(born 1962), Scottish actor
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Joe Mullaney (rugby league) (c.1934), English rugby football player
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Kerry Anne Mullaney (born 1975), Scottish film director
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Kevin Mullaney (born 1954), American darts player
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Mark Mullaney (born 1953), American footballer player
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Paul V. Mullaney (1919-2017), American judge
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Richard Mullaney
Richard Mullaney (born February 23, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Oregon State and Alabama, and signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of ...
(born 1993), American football player
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Ryan Mullaney
Ryan Mullaney (born 1996) hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Castletown and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-back.
Honours
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* Joe McDonagh Cup (1): 2019
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(born 1996), Irish hurler
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Steven Mullaney (born 1986), English cricketer
bobby mullaney (born 1990) English footballer
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Nigel Mullaney (born 1972) Electronic Musician Film Composer
Fictional
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Lloyd Mullaney
Lloyd Mullaney is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Craig Charles. He made his first on screen appearance on 20 June 2005. The character departed on 23 July 2006, while Charles was suspended ...
, character on ''
Coronation Street''
See also
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Mullany
References
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