Murtagh (
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
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Muircheartach
Muirchertach (modern spelling: Muircheartach, anglicised as Murtagh) is an Irish language male given name meaning "mariner". The name was sometimes Anglicised as "Mortimer." The Old Norse name Kjartan is derived from this name. Ásgeir Blöndal Mag ...
'') is an Irish surname, and may refer to:
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St. Murtagh
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Andy Murtagh, Irish-born English cricketer, uncle of Chris and Tim
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Chris Murtagh
Christopher Paul Murtagh (born 14 October 1984) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club before being released in 2009. He is a right-handed batsman. Murtagh attended the selective The John Fisher School and made his f ...
, English cricketer, brother of Tim, nephew of Andy
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Ciarán Murtagh (born 1990s), Gaelic footballer for Roscommon
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Conall Murtagh
Conall Francis Murtagh (born 29 June 1985) is a Northern Irish sports scientist and professional football coach who is currently the first-team fitness coach for Premier League team Liverpool. A former footballer, he made over seventy appearanc ...
, footballer
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Eugene Murtagh
Eugene Murtagh (born 23 June 1942) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer.
Early life
Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942, in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, ...
(born 1942), Irish billionaire businessman, founder of Kingspan Group
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John Murtagh
John Richard Murtagh (born 21 July 1967) is a New Zealand cricketer.
A middle-order batsman, Murtagh captained the New Zealand Under-19 team in three Youth Tests and three Youth ODIs against the Australian under-19 team in 1986/87. However, ...
, New Zealand cricketer
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Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh (born 14 May 1970) is an Irish flat racing trainer and former jockey from Bohermeen, near Navan, Kells, County Meath. As a jockey he won many of the major flat races in Europe, including all the Irish Class ...
, Irish jockey
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Keiran Murtagh
Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who represents Dartford and Antigua and Barbuda at international level.
Club career
Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the Lond ...
, Antigua and Barbuda footballer
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Lisa Murtagh, Rose of Tralee winner
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Mickey Murtagh
George Augustus "Mickey" Murtagh (April 8, 1904 – February 10, 1993) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for seven seasons for the New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American fo ...
, American football player
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Tim Murtagh
Timothy James Murtagh (born 2 August 1981) is an English-born Irish cricketer who is the current club captain of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who represented England in the 2000 I ...
, Irish cricketer, brother of Chris, nephew of Andy
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Valerie Murtagh
Valerie Murtagh (born Patricia Valerie Jenkins, 1936, Willesden, London, England, also known under the pseudonym Valerie Avon) is an English singer and songwriter, who was a member of The Avons.
Career
After singing with the Avons vocal trio in ...
and
Elaine Murtagh
Elaine Murtagh (born Elaine Patricia Murtagh, 1940, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish singer, songwriter and a member of The Avons, a pop vocal group popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Career
Murtagh was a member of The Avons with her sister-i ...
of the singing group
The Avons
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Murtagh, a character in
the Inheritance Cycle
''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his d ...
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Roger Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh () is a fictional character in the '' Lethal Weapon'' film series created by Shane Black. Murtaugh was originally played by actor Danny Glover in all four films from 1987 to 1998, and later by Damon Wayans in the Fox television s ...
, a fictional character in the ''
Lethal Weapon
''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, ...
'' movies.
See also
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Murtaugh, Idaho
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Murtha
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames