McNulty (also spelled MacNulty or McAnulty) is a surname of

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

origin. It is derived from the

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''Mac an Ultaigh'' meaning "son of the Ulsterman". Usually considered a branch of the Ulaid ruling dynasty of ''Mac Duinnshléibhe'' ( MacDonlevy), a branch of

Dál Fiatach Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland during the Middle Ages. It was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, and they were its main ruling dynasty for most of Ulaid's ...

, who fled Ulaid to Ailech after the former's conquest in 1177 by the Normans. DNA analysis points to descent from other Ulaid families as well. After the

Battle of Kinsale The siege of Kinsale, or Battle of Kinsale ( ga, Léigear/Cath Chionn tSáile), was the ultimate battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland, commencing in October 1601, near the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and at the climax of t ...

in 1602, some McDonlevys and McNultys migrated to the province of Connacht where their name is now also common.

Origin

The name is said to have arisen from a branch of the ruling

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dynasty of ''Mac Duinnshléibhe'' (Mac

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) who had migrated to what is now

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in the

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after

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's conquest of Ulaid in 1177. Here some of the MacDonlevys were nicknamed ''Ultagh/Ultach''. However, historical records such as the 1659 "Census" as well as Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) show that concentrations of McNultys were found in parts of Ireland where the MacDonlevys had little presence, coupled with DNA analysis showing that the McNultys may actually derive from other Gaelic families that migrated from Ulaid and not just the MacDonlevy's. The names ''Ultagh/Ultach'' and ''Mac an Ultaigh'' applied to only those that fled Ulaid and was not used for those that remained. Regardless of their actual origin, the first McNulty to be recorded is found in the

Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...

under the year 1281, where an "''Murtough Macan-Ulty''" is listed as a distinguished fatality at the battle of Desertcreagh in present-day

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. The probable transition of the name ''Mac an Ultaigh'' from the Ultagh MacDonlevy's can be seen around 1601 where one "Morris Ultagh" is recorded as "Morris m'Nich Ultagh". The surname prefix "m'Nich" appears to be an English confusion of the female prefix ''Nic'' with the male prefix ''Mac''. Other variant spellings of McNulty include McNaulty, McNalty, and rarely as O'Nalty, (anglicized from Irish "Ónultaċáin", at Mac Duinnshléibhe) Nolty, McNult, McEnulty and McKnulty. and others. In

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

and its adjacent

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

in the southwest of the

, the toponymics Connoulty and Kinoulty are encountered, and are believed to be Anglicisations of ''Mac an Ultaigh''.

Diaspora

By 1980, there were 19,469 persons surnamed McNulty in the

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data base. The surname McNulty was, then, the 2332 most frequently occurring surname in that database. Some of the first McNulty immigrants to North America arrived in

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and

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in the very early 19th century and, later, more numerously, in both Philadelphia and New York City between 1840 and 1860, during which period the Great Famine of Ireland occurred. There are an estimated 421 persons surnamed McNulty in Australia. Denis McInulty, one of the first McNulty to arrive in Australia, arrived there from Scotland on 16 May 1846 on the prisoner transport the ''China'' under a 10-year sentence of the Glasgow Justiciary Court. In the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

the surname McNulty is shared by an estimated 7,318 people and is approximately the 1,472th most popular surname in the country.

Notable McNultys

Actors

Amybeth McNulty Amybeth McNulty (born 7 November 2001) is an Irish actress. She is known for her starring role as Anne Shirley in the CBC/Netflix drama series ''Anne with an E'' (2017–2019), based on the 1908 novel ''Anne of Green Gables'' by Lucy Maud Mont ...

, Irish Canadian television actress *

Christina McNulty Christina McNulty was a silent film actress. She is best remembered as the female lead (character Margaret Alan) in the film ''The Lonely Trail'' (1922), a western romance and melodrama where a young woman falls in love with her American Ind ...

, Canadian silent film actress *

Danny McNulty Danny Brian McNulty (born May 28, 1972) is an American actor and producer who is best known for playing Harvey "Harley" Keiner on ''Boy Meets World'' and later on its spinoff ''Girl Meets World ''Girl Meets World'' is an American comedy tel ...

, American actor *

Geraldine McNulty Geraldine McNulty is an English stage and television actress. She has played the character of Mrs Raven in '' My Hero'', and had guest appearances in ''Neverwhere'', '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', ''The Vicar of Dibley'', ''The Smoking Room'' and ''Th ...

, English actress *

Jennie McNulty Jennie McNulty or Jenny McNulty (1866 – 1927) was an American-born British actress. Beginning her career as a Gaiety Girl, she went on to act in featured roles on the London stage in musical theatre around the close of the 19th century, i ...

, American actress *

Kevin McNulty (actor) Kevin McNulty (born December 8, 1955) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in '' Ernest Goes to School'', '' Timecop'', ''Fantastic Four'', ''Snakes on a Plane'', and '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer''. Biography His appear ...

, Canadian actor *

Marguerite McNulty Marguerite McNulty, who was regularly referred to in press as a “beauty”, was a U.S. stage actress. For decades in the early 20th century, she was cast in musical and other comedy productions on Broadway theatre, like the musical comedy ''Fi ...

, American actress * Mariana McNulty, American actress who used the stage name Penny Singleton *

Matthew McNulty Michael Anthony McNulty (born 14 December 1982), known professionally as Matthew McNulty, is a German-born British actor. Early life McNulty was born on 14 December 1982 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, and lived in Berlin and Münster ...

, English actor *

Neil McNulty Neil McNulty (born 18 January 1985) is a Scottish actor. He has played the part of Fraser Crozier in the BBC soap opera River City. He also worked for the actors agency Conway van Gelder Grant in London.http://www.conwayvangeldergrant.com/acto ...

, Scottish actor * Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty, Irish actor who used the stage name Dennis Day *

Patricia McNulty Maureen Patricia McNulty (October 16, 1942 – September 4, 2023) was an American actress known for her appearances in 1960s television series. McNulty had a recurring role in the sitcom television series ''My Three Sons'' with Fred MacMurray (19 ...

, American actress

Musicians

* Ann McNulty, stage, radio and recording artist *

Chris McNulty Chris McNulty (born 1953) is Australian-born jazz Singing, vocalist. Career McNulty began her professional career singing in pop bands in hotels and clubs in and around Melbourne, Australia. She toured Australia and SE Asia as a member of all t ...

, Australian jazz vocalist * Daniel McNulty, Irish composer * Mal McNulty, English musician *

Mario J. McNulty Mario J. McNulty (born December 1978) is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer and audio engineer based in New York City, United States. He has worked with David Bowie, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, The B-52s, Julian Lennon and many other ...

, American producer *

Paul McNulty (piano maker) Paul McNulty (born 1953) is a builder of historical pianos, described by the ''New Grove'' as "famous for the high standard of isinstruments." Within the community of builders, McNulty is noted for his efforts to extend the production of historic ...

, American piano maker *

Thomas Francis McNulty Thomas Francis McNulty (September 10, 1859 – May 25, 1932) was an American Democratic political operative and epithetist. He was at one time sheriff of Baltimore, Maryland. McNulty is most remembered, however, as the composer of the children ...

, American composer

Military

* F. Lynn McNulty, American CIA operative * James F. McNulty (rear admiral), American Navy rear admiral * John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps), American marine * John J. McNulty, III, American soldier * John R. McNulty, American soldier * Richard R. McNulty, American Navy rear admiral *

William A. McNulty Colonel William Anderson McNulty (September 29, 1910 – January 25, 2005) was a decorated officer of the United States of America during World War II. Early years McNulty was born on September 29, 1910, in Roanoke, Virginia, as a son of Charle ...

, American soldier

Politicians

* Anthony F. McNulty, American member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Caleb J. McNulty, American politician * Clifford McNulty, American member of the Florida House of Representatives *

Des McNulty Des McNulty (born 28 July 1952), is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency from 1999 to 2011, serving as Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Edu ...

, Scottish politician * Francis McNulty (Kansas politician), former state Representative * Francis McNulty Jr., American politician * Francis J. McNulty, former Delaware state Representative *

Frank McNulty (Colorado legislator) Frank McNulty (born February 2, 1973) is an attorney and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. McNulty was first elected in 2006 to represent Colorado House District 43. He was re-elected in 2008, 2010 and to his fourth and f ...

, American politician *

Frank Joseph McNulty Frank Joseph McNulty (August 10, 1872 – May 26, 1926) was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey. McNulty was born in County Londonderry, Ireland, but immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1876. The family ...

, American politician * James McNulty (Canadian politician), Canadian politician * James Barrett McNulty, American politician * James F. McNulty Jr., American politician * John F. McNulty, American politician * John J. McNulty, American politician * John J. McNulty Jr., American politician * Joseph McNulty, American politician *

Justin McNulty Justin McNulty MLA (born 15 November 1974) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, a former Gaelic football manager, and a former player at senior level for the Armagh county team. He has sat in the Northern Irelan ...

, Irish politician and Gaelic football player * Mark McNulty (politician), American politician *

Martin McNulty Crane Martin McNulty Crane (D) (November 17, 1853 – August 3, 1943) was an influential Texas Granger movement and Populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this gro ...

, American politician *

Michael R. McNulty Michael Robert McNulty (born September 16, 1947) is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2009 representing New York's Capital District and was chair ...

, former US Representative *

Paul McNulty Paul Joseph McNulty (born January 31, 1958) is an American attorney and university administrator who is currently the ninth president of Grove City College. He served as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States from March 17, 2006, to Jul ...

, American politician * Peter H. McNulty, American politician * Raymond J. McNulty, American politician * Tim McNulty (politician), American politician *

Thomas F. McNulty Thomas Francis McNulty (1906 – February 1, 1995) was an American radio broadcasting executive, author, and politician. He was the owner of Belvedere Broadcasting Corporation from the 1950s to 1987 and served as president in the 1960s. He serv ...

, American politician *

Tony McNulty Anthony James "Tony" McNulty (born 3 November 1958) is a British politician who was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow East from 1997 to 2010. During his ministerial career, which began in 2003, he was Minister for London and late ...

, English politician * William McNulty Brodhead, American politician

Sportspeople

* Arthur McNulty, English football player *

Bill McNulty William Francis McNulty (born August 29, 1946) is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons in the majors, in and for the Oakland Athletics. He also played one season in Japan for the Lotte Orions The are a professional b ...

, American baseball player * Billy McNulty, Scottish football player *

Brandon McNulty Brandon Alexander McNulty (born April 2, 1998) is an American cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In the 2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial, 2016 UCI Junior World Time Trial Championships McNulty became the fourth Ame ...

, American cyclist *

Carl McNulty Carl Edwin McNulty (February 14, 1930 – January 14, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball, Purdue Boilermakers, and later played for the Milwaukee Hawks i ...

, American basketball player *

Dave McNulty David McNulty (born 1970) has been the National Lead Coach at British Swimming’s National Centre Bath, Somerset during the last 3 Olympic Games cycles. He briefly served in an interim capacity as British Swimming’s head coach in 2012. British S ...

, British swimming coach *

Enda McNulty Enda McNulty (born 1977) is a Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Armagh county team, during which time he won an All Star Award. He played football with his local club Mullaghbawn Cúchullain's in Armagh and at senior level ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer * Geoff McNulty, Canadian lacrosse player *

Jimmy McNulty (footballer) Jimmy McNulty (born 13 February 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back for, and is manager of, club Rochdale. Career Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, McNulty had trials at both Liverpool and Everton as a schoolboy befo ...

, English footballer * Jim McNulty (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player *

Joe McNulty Joseph McNulty (17 July 1923 – 1986) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played eight matches in the Football League for Burnley, with his league debut coming in the 1–2 defeat to Manchester United on 24 Mar ...

, Irish footballer * Joe McNulty (skier), American skier *

Joel McNulty Joel M. McNulty was an American track and field athlete, who was active in the 1950s. A world class amateur hurdler, McNulty was an All Time Big Ten Conference Men’s Track and Field Winner. McNulty excelled at the 120y (now 110m) and 220y (obsole ...

, American hurdler *

John McNulty (American football) John McNulty (born May 29, 1968), is an American football coach who currently serves as an analyst for Alabama. He is a former player and graduate of the Penn State University. McNulty returned to Rutgers, where he spent five seasons as an assist ...

, American football coach * John F. McNulty Jr., American athletics coach *

Josh McNulty Josh McNulty (born 24 March 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership. He was part of Worcester Warriors academy, featuring for Worcester Cavaliers in the Aviva A League during the 2013-14 cam ...

, English rugby player *

Marc McNulty Marc Graeme McNulty (born 14 September 1992) is a Scottish professional Association Football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. He began his career with Livingston ...

, Scottish footballer *

Mark McNulty Mark William McNulty (born 24 March 1953) is a Zimbabwean-Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for ...

, Irish/Zimbabwean golfer * Mike McNulty (boxing manager), American boxing manager *

Pat McNulty Patrick Howard McNulty (February 27, 1899 – May 4, 1963) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1922 and from 1924 to 1927, playing as the starting right fielder in 1925. His ...

, American baseball player * Pat McNulty (footballer), Australian rules football player * Paul McNulty (American football), American football player * Peter McNulty (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Steve McNulty Stephen Michael McNulty (born 26 September 1983) is an English professional footballer and coach who is currently manager of Northern Premier League Division One West side Bootle. He has played in the English Football League for Fleetwood Tow ...

, English footballer *

Tim McNulty Tim McNulty (born 1966) of County Meath, Republic of Ireland is a rally driver. Rallying in his Subaru Impreza S12B WRC, McNulty in the same 2011 season won both the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and Ireland’s Dunlop National Rally in a histo ...

, Irish rally driver *

Thomas McNulty (footballer) Thomas "Tom" McNulty (30 December 1929 – April 1979) was an English football player. He was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. McNulty started his senior career with Manchester United in 1949 and made his debut with the senior team in a h ...

, English footballer

Writers

* Bernard McNulty, Irish-American literary figure *

Charles McNulty Charles McNulty (born 1966) is the chief theatre critic for the ''Los Angeles Times'' newspaper and a recipient of Cornell University's prestigious Nathan Award for dramatic criticism, who, himself, served as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize dr ...

, American journalist *

Edward McNulty (Matthew) Edward McNulty (1856–1943) was an Irish playwright and novelist, known for his penned portrayals of Irish peasant life. Two of McNulty's plays, the 1914 comedy ''The Lord Mayor'' and the 1921 comedy ''The Courting of Mary Doyle'', were ...

, Irish novelist *

Faith McNulty Faith McNulty (November 28, 1918 – April 10, 2005) was an American non-fiction author, probably best known for her 1980 literary journalism genre book ''The Burning Bed''. She is also known for her authorship of wildlife pieces and books, includ ...

, American author *

Fran McNulty Fran McNulty (born 10 December 1979, Ireland) is a television presenter with the Irish National Broadcaster RTÉ. Fran is a native of County Longford. Since 2005 McNulty has been a regular presenter on television and on radio programmes ''Morning ...

, Irish journalist *

John McNulty (journalist) John Augustine McNulty (1895-1956) was an American journalist and writer. John McNulty is a major figure in the development of the genre of literary journalism. Contribution to development of genre of literary journalism It is the University of M ...

, American journalist * John K. McNulty, American legal scholar *

Phil McNulty Phil McNulty is a Liverpool-born sports journalist. He has been BBC Sport’s chief football writer since July 2000. McNulty attended Roman Catholic secondary school De La Salle Grammar in Liverpool. He covered the FIFA World Cups for the BBC in ...

, English sports writer

Other

* David L. McNulty, U.S. Marshal * Deborah McNulty, American make-up artist *

Eileen McNulty Eileen H. McNulty was the Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue, having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate in June 2015. She formerly served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue from 1991 to 1995 ...

, American tax commissioner * Elizabeth McNulty, American beauty pageant titleholder,

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2007, and Top 15

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James McNulty (Irish activist) James McNulty (Irish: ''Séamus Mac an Ultaigh''; 1890–1977) was an activist for Irish independence and served as the commandant of the Doe Battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Easter Rising in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland, ...

, Irish republican * James A. McNulty, the American priest * James F. McNulty (chief executive), American businessman * James J. McNulty, American businessman *

John McNulty (artist) John McNulty was born in Dublin in 1949. He graduated from the National College of Art in Dublin and the Etching Center in Geneva. McNulty has had 15 exhibitions and appearances in 4 international fairs (Basel; Tokyo; New York, New York: and Brisb ...

, Irish artist *

John McNulty (bishop) John Francis McNulty (11 August 1879 – 8 June 1943) was an English people, English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Nottingham (Roman Catholic), Bishop of Nottingham from 1932 until his death in 1943. Born in Collyhu ...

, English priest *

John McNulty (steamboat captain) John McNulty (fl. c. 1860) was a pioneer Columbia River steamboat captain. Career John McNulty was born in Dublin, Ireland on March 21, 1830. He went to sea as a boy. After years of sailing the seas of the World, John McNulty landed in Portland, O ...

, American sailor * John L. McNulty, American priest *

Kathleen McNulty Kathleen Rita Antonelli ( McNulty; formerly Mauchly; 12 February 1921 – 20 April 2006), known as Kay McNulty, was an Irish-born American computer programmer and one of the six original programmers of the ENIAC, one of the first general-purp ...

, Irish American computer programmer * Kevin McNulty (judge), American judge * Mary McNulty, American beauty pageant contestant * Michelle McNulty, American TV producer * Patrick J. McNulty, American judge * Peter McNulty (film editor), American film editor * Robert W. McNulty, American dentist *

Roy McNulty Sir Robert William Roy McNulty, CBE (born 7 November 1937) is a Northern Irish-born businessman. The son of Jack and Nancy McNulty, he was educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and Trinity College Dublin. McNulty was ...

, Northern Irish businessman * Sallie Keller McNulty, American statisticians * William McNulty (relief organization founder), founder of disaster relief organization * William Charles McNulty, American artist *

William N. McNulty William N. McNulty (1829–1922) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest and Dean (Christianity), dean, who arrived in New York City, New York from his native Ballyshannon, Ireland, in 1850, during the Great Famine (Ireland), Great Fam ...

, a

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and the hero of the 1880 Garret Mountain May Day riot

Fictional characters

Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend with El in Background

Jimmy McNulty James "Jimmy" McNulty is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by Dominic West. McNulty is an Irish-American detective in the Baltimore Police Department. While talented in his profession, McNulty's c ...

, a character on HBO drama

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** Elena McNulty (Jimmy's estranged wife), Sean James McNulty (Jimmy's and Elena's eldest son) and Michael Barnes McNulty (Jimmy's and Elena's youngest son) also appear as characters on ''The Wire''. *

Liam McNulty The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' ...

, a fictional character in

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soap opera

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

Middenface McNulty Archibald "Middenface" McNulty is a fictional character from the series ''Strontium Dog'' appearing in the British comic anthology '' 2000 AD'', as well as his own spin-off series. He is a frequent companion of the series' star, Johnny Alpha. Plot ...

, post apocalyptic science fiction character * McNulty

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

** There are 7 McNulty characters in the Emmy nominated animated TV series. ** 5 McNulty brother Rugrats (Timothy, Todd, Ty, Teddy and Terry) ** The brothers' grandfather Conan ** The brothers' mother Colleen * Lt. Ray McNulty and his son Van McNulty are characters in the U.S. TV series

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...

Meet Mr. McNutley ''Meet Mr McNutley'' is a TV series starring Ray Milland that ran from 1953 to 1955 on CBS. It was also known as The Ray Milland Show.Phyllis Avery Blue as Ray Milland's Show Nears Close Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 13 Mar 1955: D11. Premise ...

was a successful

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television network series that ran 44 episodes from 1953 to 1955. The show's title and the last name of its main character were changed to "McNulty" in the second episode. The show was, later, again, retitled the ''Ray Milland Show''. Milland played the show's main character Prof. Ray McNulty. The U.S. television actress

Phyllis Avery Phyllis Avery (November 14, 1922-May 19, 2011) was an American actress. Early life Phyllis Avery was born to screenwriter Stephen Morehouse Avery and his wife Evelyn Martine Avery.

played the professor's wife Peggy McNulty. * The eye patched rogue and heel Red McNulty "of Dublin, Ireland" and the outright villain Ivan Koloff "The Russian Bear" were ring personas of Canadian wrestler

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(Oreal James Perras), a former

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who fought 3,962 documented career bouts. *

Stephen Graham (actor) Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), ''This Is England '88'' (2 ...

played the character Peter McNulty in 2 episodes of the TV series ''Jump''. *

Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working-class characters and her strong New York accent. She won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and received s ...

won the

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for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ellen McNulty in the 1951 film the ''Mating Season''. * Actress

Gene Tierney Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the ...

played Maggie Carleton McNulty in the ''Mating Season'' (1951). * There is a McNulty character in both the movie

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and its sequel

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. In both movies the McNulty character is portrayed by actor

Art LaFleur Art LaFleur (September 9, 1943 – November 17, 2021) was an American character actor and acting coach. Life and career LaFleur was born in Gary, Indiana. He played football in 1962 as a redshirt at the University of Kentucky under Coach Char ...

. *

Maggie Cline Maggie Cline (January 1, 1857 – June 11, 1934) was an American vaudeville singer, active across the United States in the late nineteenth century, known as "The Irish Queen" and "The Bowery Brunhilde". Biography Cline was born in Haverhill, M ...

became famous in

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singing popular Irish songs, including ''How McNulty Carved His Duck''. * There is a

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moshling character in the puppies set named McNulty. * Patrick McNulty, the main character in the Twilight Zone episode

A Kind of a Stopwatch "A Kind of a Stopwatch" is a 1963 episode of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. In this episode, a man acquires a stopwatch which can stop time. Opening narration Plot Patrick McNulty is a self-important, annoying m ...

* Lt. Nulty,

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police detective, a featured character in

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’s second

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detective novel,

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, which was thrice produced as a movie under various titles (1942, 1944, and 1975) and was adapted for radio broadcast. *In 23 episodes of the

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television drama

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played the character Colonel Eli McNulty, who in story is a combat decorated former

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and

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veteran and principal staff officer of a “Special Operations Division”.

Places

* McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Duquesne University * McNulty Gulch near Leadville, Colorado in the U.S. Ten Mile Mining District. *McNulty Campus at the

United States Merchant Marine Academy The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) to serve as officers in the United States Merchant ...

, King's Point, New York, named after Vice Admiral Richard R. McNulty, the Academy's "father" and its third superintendent. *McNulty Hall, a residence hall at

Johnson and Wales University Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is a private university with its main campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded as a business school in 1914 by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU enrolled 7,357 students across its campuses in the fa ...

in Providence, Rhode Island, is named after Lieutenant Colonel John F. McNulty, Jr., who was the University's Dean of Students for near 3 decades and its Athletic Director. *McNulty Hall, which is

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...

's Technology and Research Center is named after Monsignor John L. McNulty, the University's 13th President. *

McNulty Lake McNulty Lake is a lake located in Lee County, Arkansas, United States between Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee near Marianna, Arkansas Marianna is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 c ...

is a lake in Lee County, Arkansas *The community of

McNulty, Oregon McNulty is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, whil ...

is named after Oregon pioneer John McNulty, as are the Warren, Oregon headquartered McNulty Water Association, which serves some 700 families in Columbia County, Oregon west of St. Helens, Oregon and McNulty Way in St. Helens, Oregon. *

McNulty Reservoir Dam McNulty Reservoir Dam in Eagle County, Colorado, United States, sits above sea level in Colorado's Rocky Mountains between Rifle, Colorado and Vail, Colorado and outside El Jebel, Colorado El Jebel is an unincorporated community and a census- ...

in Eagle County, Colorado, named after Colorado's McNulty family cattle ranchers, who settled in Eagle County, Colorado, in the 1880s, eventually, operating a 2500-acre cattle ranch there near Leadville, Colorado *

McNulty Reservoir (Malheur County, Oregon) McNulty Reservoir is an earthen dammed reservoir in Malheur County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It sits from the city of Vale, near historic Watson, at an elevation of . The reservoir is for water storage and serves as recreational area, which is ...

, named after the Northwest US pioneer John McNulty. *Downtown McNulty Station in

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

is named after John T. McNulty, who became Chief of the St. Petersburg Fire Department in the year 1913. *

Upper McNulty Reservoir Upper McNulty Reservoir is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Oregon, located slightly to the northwest of McNulty Reservoir, in Malheur County.

in Oregon, US, named after Columbia River pioneer John McNulty.

McNulty rhyolite

Found in a single location on the earth's surface, that is McNulty Gulch near Leadville Colorado, McNulty rhyolite is a comparatively rare gem

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

quality variety of

rhyolite Rhyolite ( ) is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks. It is generally glassy or fine-grained (aphanitic) in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals (phenocrysts) in an otherwise fine-grained groundmass. The mineral ...

rock. McNulty rhyolite appears in the official U.S. Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey ''Lexicon of Geological Names of the United States''.''Lexicon of Geological Names of the United States (Including Alaska)'' Part 2 M-Z (Geological Survey Bulletin 896) Mary Grace Wilmarth, compiler, p. 1260, United States Dept. of Interior, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office (1938) (Univ. of Mich., Digitized 18 February 2010)

Nulty

This is a variant of McNulty. Notable bearers of the name are: *

Mark Nulty Mark Alexander Fabian Nulty (born 9 October 1967 in Dublin) is a former Irish first-class cricket, First-class cricket player who competed in the late 1980s. He played for 1 year on the Ireland cricket team. References External links

* ...

(born 1967), former Irish cricketer *

Thomas Nulty The Most Reverend Dr. Thomas Nulty or Thomas McNulty (1818-1898) was born to a farming family in Fennor, Oldcastle, Co. Meath, on 7 July 1818, and died in office as the Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath on Christmas Eve, 1898. Biography Nul ...

(1818-1898), Bishop of Meath, Ireland

References

External links

Genealogy of the kings of the Ulaid
Emmy TV Legends, Television Academy Foundation, Archive of American Television interview with Barney McNulty with video and audio

Bio of Barney McNulty, the "Cue Card King", with photo from official web page of ''Lets Make A Deal'' television program

Here courtesy of ''Motor Marques'' is a 1938 photograph of Australian automotive manufacturer, racer, engineer and designer William "Bill" Conoulty racing his "Conoulty Special Austin Comet".

Here for view courtesy of BBC is Clare Collas' oil on canvas portrait of Dr. Sir Arthur Salusbury MacNalty in elder life, hanging in the collection of the Royal College of Physicians, London

Here is the UK National Health Service official site's photograph portrait of Dr. Sir Arthur Salusbury MacNalty (there listed as Arthur McNalty #8) along with portraits of all of the other of the UK's Chief Medical Officers since Victorian times.

Here are several photographs of the ''USS McNulty (DE 581)'' and a photograph in naval uniform of that ship's namesake Lt. (j.g.) John Thomas McNulty, from navsource.org. {{surname Surnames of Irish origin Irish families History of Northern Ireland Irish-American history Destroyers of the United States Navy Vietnam War auxiliary ships Naval War College United States Merchant Marine Academy Irish medical families

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McNulty rhyolite

Nulty

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