I am researching a family with the surname MONTAGH. I'm wondering how this would be pronounced. I've found records for the family with such misspellings and/or alternative names as (very often) MURTAGH, MURTAUGH, (and often) MURTH, MURTON, and maybe others not coming to mind right now. Might this name even be 'related' somehow to MONTAGUE?
Thank you so much for any help or suggestions.
Loree
mulgrew
Tuesday 25th Jun 2013, 08:34PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Loree,
Thank you very much for your message.
I am unfamiliar with the surname Montagh, however Murtagh I have heard of. The ?agh? part of the name is pronounced ?ta?.
Murtagh is the Anglicised version of O? Muircheartaigh. For full history of the name go to:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=History&Surname=murtagh&UserID=
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Tuesday 9th Jul 2013, 02:10PM