Annals of Beara Vol II, ~p.275: PADDY MOR MURPHY & MARGARET MURPHY (BANK) — Paddy Mor as brother of Seamus Mor; both sons of an older Patrick Murphy of Ballycrovane

Summary

Key cross-reference page. Establishes that Paddy Mor Murphy (of Bank townland) was **a brother of Seamus Mor Murphy** who married Peig Uonhi — i.e., they were both sons of the older Patrick Murphy of section-A on p.270. Verbatim: "**Paddy (a brother of Seamus Mor Murphy who married Peig Uonhi) was son of Patrick Murphy, Ballycrovane, Eyeries Parish.** Margaret was daughter of Daniel Murphy and Johanna Lowney, Cooradonoghue." Paddy Mor + Margaret had 10 children including: Dan; Patrick (Apr 1855) died young; Mike (Oct 1856); John (Dec 1858); Mary Ann (c.1860); James (June 1863) → States → m. Brigid Harrington (Causkey) → Klondike Goldfield 1898 → Seattle; Pat (Nov 1865) m. cousin Kate Harrington; Catherine (Apr 1868) died a baby; **Den (Mar 1870) went (a) to Butte, Montana**, and (b) to [illegible]. **Why this matters for our Pat**: The Den Murphy who went to Butte (Mar 1870) is from a DIFFERENT but cousin-adjacent Murphy family (Paddy Mor's son, not Seamus Mor's son). The user's April 2026 briefing flags this explicitly in Appendix C Joe-research note: "Joe's 'Daniel' is not the same person as 'Den Murphy' of Tree B — the latter is Paddy Mor Murphy's son who went to Butte around 1870, from a different (though cousin-adjacent) Murphy family. Den Butte emigration is likely irrelevant to Patrick's identity; it reflects a broader Murphy diaspora from this corner of Beara to Butte, not a parent-child sibling relationship." Also confirms the broader Murphy network: multiple Cork branches sent emigrants to Butte from the 1870s onward.

People

• Seamus Mór (Big James) Murphy — PJM's father, of Ballycrovane Beara
  role: brother of paddy mor section a · family confidence: 95 certain

  [User decision 2026-10-03: shown as Patrick's father with high confidence for now. Was 50 while Hyp A / Hyp B stood open.]

Also mentioned

• Patrick Murphy, Ballycrovane, Eyeries Parish (the older patriarch) · senior_generation_patriarch

  Father of Paddy Mor AND of Seamus Mor — i.e. the same Patrick of p.270 section (A). Two generations senior to our Pat under Hyp B.

• Paddy Mor Murphy · brother_of_seamus_mor

  Of Bank townland. Distinct from his son Pat (Nov 1865).

• Margaret Murphy (née Murphy, daughter of Daniel Murphy + Johanna Lowney, Cooradonoghue) · paddy_mor_spouse
• Daniel Murphy + Johanna Lowney, Cooradonoghue · paddy_mor_in_laws
• James Murphy (Paddy Mor's son, June 1863) + Brigid Harrington (Causkey) · paddy_mor_klondike_emigrant

  Went to the Klondike Goldfield 1898, returned to Seattle. Daughter Frances was 'the second white child to be born in the Klondike'.

• Den Murphy (Paddy Mor's son, Mar 1870) → Butte, Montana · paddy_mor_butte_emigrant

  Per April 2026 briefing: this Den's Butte emigration is irrelevant to our Pat's identity, but contextually shows the broader Murphy → Butte diaspora pattern.

Places

• Ballycrovane (primary)
• Butte, Montana (secondary)

Themes

• Genealogy research
• Emigration from Ireland

Story threads

• Berehaven Murphys

Tags

• #Reference book
• #Context setting

Related sources

• undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II — Annals of Beara Vol II, p.270 sections (A)-(C): Patrick Murphy of Ballycrovane → Seamus Mór Murphy + Peig Uonhi → Jim Murphy + Julia O'Sullivan (Seer)
• 2026-04 — Luke Murphy's family research — Patrick Murphy of County Cork — genealogical briefing on the two competing baptism hypotheses (April 2026)