About the name
- Origin
- Old Irish compound from 'muir' meaning sea and 'cú' meaning hound. The origin of the surname Murphy. Murchú mac Maic Thírechán was a 7th-century monk who wrote a famous Life of St. Patrick.
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
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