Mullaney is a surname of Irish origin (from

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

). It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Ó Maoil Sheanaigh'' meaning "descendant of ''Maoilsheanaigh''". The Gaelic personal name ''Maoilsheanaigh'' means "devotee of (Saint) ''Seanach''" and the personal name ''Seanach'' is made up of the element sean meaning "ancient", "old". Many spellings of Connacht named omit the ''Sh'' and in consequence one theory is that ''Mullaney'' may be an Anglicisation of ''Ó Maoileanaigh'' "descendant of ''Maoileanach''". The personal name ''Maoileanach'' means "chief of the marsh". An Ulster family, unrelated to the Connacht family, bore the name ''Ó Maoileanaigh''.

People

Beatrice Hancock Mullaney Beatrice Hancock Mullaney (died on June 24, 1990) was an American jurist who served as the first female judge of the Massachusetts Probate Court. Early life Mullaney was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. She graduated from the Boston University ...

(????–1990), American jurist *

Craig Mullaney Craig Michael Mullaney (born 1978) is a United States Army veteran and author of ''The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'' (Penguin Press). He was Senior Vice President of Content, Strategy and Operations at Ustream from 2011 to 2013. He ...

(born 1978), American veteran and author *

Dean Mullaney Dean Mullaney (born June 18, 1954) is an American editor, publisher, and designer whose Eclipse Enterprises, founded in 1977, was one of the earliest independent comic-book companies. Eclipse published some of the first graphic novels and was o ...

(born 1954), American editor *

Dominick F. Mullaney Dominick F. Mullaney (July 25, 1854 in New York City – August 1929) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life He attended the public schools and City College of New York, City College, and then ran a shoe store at 281 Hud ...

(1854–1929), American politician *

Jack Mullaney Jack Mullaney (September 18, 1929 – June 27, 1982) was an American actor. He appeared on Broadway in ''The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker'' from 1953 to 1954. Mullaney acted in several television series and films throughout his career. Early ...

(1929–1982), American actor *

Jake Mullaney Jake Mullaney (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2010s and 2020s. He played for English club Bradford Bulls, as a or . He has been described as, "slightly built," and a, "prolific ...

(born 1990), Australian footballer *

Jim Mullaney James Mullaney is an Americans, American writer. Mullaney was ghostwriter and later credited writer of 28 novels in ''The Destroyer (novel series), The Destroyer'' mass market paperback, paperback-novel series. He is currently the author of The Re ...

, American writer *

Joe Mullaney (basketball) Joseph Alexander Mullaney (November 17, 1924 – March 8, 2000) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Biography Mullaney was born on Long Island, New York. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola he playe ...

(1924–2000), American basketball player *

Joe Mullaney (actor) Joe Mullaney (born 1962) is a Scottish actor, possibly best known for his role as Ronnie Witherspoon in the 1985 comedy-crime film ''Restless Natives''. Joe Mullaney was born in Glasgow in 1962. In 1980, while still attending John Bosco Second ...

(born 1962), Scottish actor *

Joe Mullaney (rugby league) Joseph Mullaney ( – December 2015) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (captain), as an occasional goa ...

(c.1934), English rugby football player *

Kerry Anne Mullaney Kerry Mullaney is a Scottish film director, writer and producer. She won the 2009 Best Director (Silver Unicorn) award at the 10th Estepona International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival for her 2008 triller/horror film '' The Dead Outside''. She ...

(born 1975), Scottish film director * Kevin Mullaney (born 1954), American darts player * Mark Mullaney (born 1953), American football player *

Paul V. Mullaney Paul Vincent Mullaney (November 22, 1919 – November 1, 2017) was an American judge, lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born on November 22, 1919, Mullaney grew up in Main South, at the time a predominantly Iris ...

(1919–2017), American judge * Richard Mullaney (born 1993), American football player *

Ryan Mullaney Ryan Mullaney (born 1996) hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Castletown and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-back. Honours ;Laois *Joe McDonagh Cup (1): 2019 ...

(born 1996), Irish hurler * Steven Mullaney (born 1986), English cricketer

Fictional

Lloyd Mullaney Lloyd Mullaney is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Craig Charles. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 June 2005. The character departed on 23 July 2006, while Charles was suspended ...

, character on ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

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