(O)Molloy;
Variant Spellings; Loag, Loague, Logue, Maloy, Meloy, Miley, Millea, Moloy, Mullee, Mulloy, Muloy, Mulvihill, Sloey, Slowey.
Molloy is the name of two different septs. One sept held extensive territories in Co. Offaly and claimed descent from the legendary Niall of the Nine Hostages, High King of Ireland in the fourth century. The other sept of the name is in Co. Roscommon.
O Maolmhuaidh is the Irish translation of the Offaly Molloys and it means descended from a noble chieftain. The Roscommon Molloy name is translated as O Maoil Aoidh or the servant of Saint Aedh. These two completely different names in Irish would seem to indicate different origins for the Offaly and Roscommon Molloys.
The Offaly Molloys had good relations with the English in early times. Albin O'Molloy, bishop of Ferns, was one of the officiating prelates at the coronation of Richard 1, "The Lion-Hearted" in 1189.
Monsignor Gerald Molloy (1834-1906) was a theologian and scientist while the composer James Lyman Molloy (1837-1909) wrote "Love's Old Sweet Song". After the Williamite wars many O'Molloys joined their fellow Irishmen as 'Wild Geese' on the continent.
The motto of the Molloys is 'Gearaigh agus Bogh Buabh'.
Coat of Arms
(O)Molloy
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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