looking more up on the internet,it states the murphy family name descends from dermot brothers,murrough they took this surname from murchah or murrough ,grand father of dermot macmurrough ,king of leinster ireland,the wexford murphy were direct descendants from the king of leinster,murrchadh meaning sea wolf viking name
criomthann mac murchadha mac murrough caomhannach king of leinster 1557 to 1582
domhnall spainneach mac murrough caomhanach son,king of leinster 1595 to 1632
Tuesday 8th Jul 2014, 11:38AM
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Dear Bob
There are some sources, like the Annals of the Four Masters for example, that detail the genealogy and activities of the medieval Gaelic Irish nobility. The difficulty for researching family history in the 18th and 19th Centuries comes from our dependence on church parish records prior to 1864. It would be great if the gaps in our records could be bridged but you never know what sources and records will become available in the future.
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Friday 11th Jul 2014, 01:21PM