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 The surname
Murphy or in Irish, O Murchadha (meaning strong or superior), anglicised
O'Murchoe and finally anglicised to it's present form, Murphy, traces
it's origin from Milesians, King of Spain, through the line of his son,
Heremon the first absolute King of Ireland, 504 BC. The Murphy Clan, or
ancient term Hy Gelimy, i.e. descendant to Felimy, so called as they
descended from Feidhlim, son of the celebrated Enna kinsellagh, King of
Laighlin (i.e. province of Leinster), in the fifth century and in direct
line from Dermot McMurrough, King of the Province of Leinster 1110 AD to
1171 AD. The family name of the chieftain of the Murphy Clan is call
"the O Morchoe". The family motto is "Fortes et
Hospitatis", meaning "Strong and Hospitable",
a second motto, "to conquer rather than die" is also
associated with the name. The surname Murphy and the variant forms is
the most common surname in the whole of Ireland.
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