Moriarty
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The name Moriarty is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Muircheartaigh which orginated in County Kerry, in Ireland. Ó Muircheartaigh can be translated to mean navigator or sea worthy, as the Irish word muir means sea and cheart means correct. Several people have the Irish name Moriarty, mostly as a surname:
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[edit] In fiction
- Professor Moriarty, the primary villain of the Sherlock Holmes series of mysteries
- Count Jim Moriarty, character in The Goon Show
- Dean Moriarty, character in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Jack Moriarty, a mostly-hallucinated nemesis of Gregory House on the Holmes-inspired television series House
- Mark Moriarty, troublemaking character from the 1993 DOS game Eagle Eye Mysteries
- Moriarty, Tank radio operator and engineer in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes
- Colin Moriarty, crime boss and owner of Moriarty's Saloon located in Megaton of the action role-playing game Fallout 3
[edit] In real life
- Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Irish Gaelic Games commentator.
- Brendan Moriarty, ophthalmic surgeon mostly known for introducing intraocular telescope surgery for macular degeneration. First surgeon to bring the groundbreaking telescopic lens treatment to the UK.
- Brian Moriarty, computer game author mostly known for Trinity and Loom
- Cathy Moriarty, American actress nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in Raging Bull
- Cecil Moriarty, Irish rugby international
- Dan Moriarty (Australian rules footballer born 1895)
- Dan Moriarty (Australian rules footballer born 1875)
- David Moriarty, Irish Roman Catholic bishop and pulpit orator
- Drew McWeeny, film critic who writes under the pseudonym "Moriarty"
- George Moriarty, American baseball player and umpire
- Jack Moriarty, Australian rules footballer
- James F. Moriarty, U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- James Robert Moriarty, American lawyer
- Jerry Moriarty, American artist
- John Moriarty (conductor), American conductor and stage director
- John Moriarty (writer), Irish writer and philosopher
- Judith Moriarty, American politician
- Kieran Moriarty CBE, British physician
- Michael Moriarty, American actor now based in British Columbia, Canada; grandson of the baseball player George Moriarty
- Patrick Moriarty, American politician, former mayor of Ashland, Kentucky
- Paul Moriarty, American politician
- Paul Moriarty (rugby player), Welsh former international rugby union and rugby league player
- Robert Moriarty 14 International aviation records
- William Moriarty, a leader of the Communist Party of Canada who sided with the Right Opposition
- Moriarty (band), French-American musical group
[edit] With similar names
- Gene Moriarity, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Jay Moriarity, American surfer
[edit] Places
- Moriarty, New Mexico
- Moriarty Rocks, Tasmania
[edit] See also
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