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Early Origins of the Mulleady family

The surname Mulleady was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as a Dalcassian sept on the borders of Galway, neighbours of the Kennedys. After the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172 which was almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. The name claims direct descent from Maolaneididh, who was King of Conmacne and died with Brian Boru at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.

Early History of the Mulleady family

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Mulleady Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melody, Mellody, Malody, Mallody, Mallady, Malady, Moledy, Molledy, Mullady, Mylady, O'Melody, Mulady, Muledy, Mulledy, O'Mellody, O'Malody, O'Mallody, O'Mullady, O'Mulledy, Millady, O'Millady, Mulleady and many more.

Early Notables of the Mulleady family

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Australia Mulleady migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Mulleady Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Mulleady, (b. 1790), aged 30, Irish labourer who was convicted in Roscommon, Ireland for 7 years for sedition, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Mulleady (post 1700) +

  • John B. Mulleady, American Senior Vice President and CDO for Dave & Buster's, an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas, Texas
  • Friar Thomas Mulleady, Irish Dominican Priest and missionary on an Argentine mission in the 1800s
  • Martin Mulleady, Irish candiate for Granard in the Longford County Council election in 2014
  • Sheila Mulleady, English Liberal Democrat candidate for Boothstown And Ellenbrook ward in the Salford City Council election in 2010


  1. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy


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