About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Morrissey, Maurice
- Variants
- Muirgius
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
An old Irish name borne by chiefs of the medieval period; source of the surname Morrissey.
The story behind Muirgheas
Borne by the Ó Maoilchonaire bardic family of Roscommon.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; bardic name.
Did you know?
Muirgheas Ó Maoilchonaire was a great 16th-century Connacht poet.
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