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From: "Colin Borrott-Maloney" <>
Subject: Re: [LMK] Re: Forename Murtagh
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:54:17 +1000
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Very interesting
Thanks Frank
I have this Martin GRADY in my research of the early people of Braidwood,
NSW, Australia.
Do you have more on him or others that may have settled in the Braidwood
area.
I am also researching the people of Castleconnell, Co Limerick that came to
NSW too.

Cheers
Col


----- Original Message -----
From: "fcm" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [LMK] Re: Forename Murtagh


> If the use of the name Murtogh is rare, then Mortagh Sullivan, and around
> the generation before Walt McKenzie's man born ca 1812, is even rarer. The
> Limerick chronicle of 6 March 1822 reported the following conviction under
> the Irish Insurrection Act 1822. Full report is at
> http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Limerick/1822/MAR.html
>
>
>
> BEGINS
>
> "Murtoch (sic) SULLIVAN, an aged man, was put to the Bar-he was the person
> found in
> the stable of the last Prisoner, hiding behind the door at the tail of the
> horses, and the door fastened inside. He had the appearance of fresh mud
> on
> his feet and legs; his case was a short one, he could offer no defence and
> it was equally presumed that he had ran in there to hide from the
> soldiers,
> after the burning of the house. He was found guilty and sentenced to seven
> years transportation."
>
> ENDS
>
> (Note: Unlike Thomas Shaughnessy, with whom he was convicted, Sullivan was
> not/not transported, presumably because of his age).
>
> The 190 transportees to NSW along with Shaughnessy ('Mangles' 1822)
> included one Murtagh (Farragher) and one Martin (Grady).
>
> Frank M.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin Borrott-Maloney" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [LMK] Re: Forename Murtagh
>
>
>> Thanks for that Mary
>> It is nice to hear Frank's voice again too.
>> Cheers
>> Col
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mary Adams Arroyo" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:40 PM
>> Subject: [LMK] Re: Forename Murtagh
>>
>>
>>> Hi Walt,
>>> I just came across this site a couple of days ago and sent it to some of
>>> my cousins. You see, their last name is Murtha, and I believe this is
>>> the English version of Mutagh.
>>>
>>>
>>> I find this site very interesting because you can "hear" the way a Irish
>>> name sounds.
>>> If you don't speak Irish, it is sometimes impossible to guess a
>>> pronunciation.
>>>
>>> go to this web site and check out the 3rd name from the bottom.
>>> Murtagh.....click on the "listen" button on the right column.
>>> http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/boy-names-g-n.html
>>>
>>> Mary in CT, USA
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Walt McKENZIE, Sr." <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 4:13 PM
>>> Subject: Forename Murtagh
>>>
>>>
>>>> Greeting all ,
>>>> Murtagh Sullivan b.c. 1812 Ire. Can anybody
>>>> expand on the origin &
>>>> meaning of the forename Murtagh ? TIA ,
>>>> Walt-NJ-USA
>>>>
>>>>
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