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As yet, no pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic examples of the name have been found.
"Muriella filia Coneval, 1284 (LIM., XXXV)." (Black, s.n. Muriel) [Get rest of info from Black, too]
Entries in the late 16th century Burgh Court Books for Inverness record the names of a number of women who, based on their full names, were apparently Gaels (although, since they appear in a burgh/town, at least some of them may have been bi-cultural). Examples include:
But these names are being recorded in Scots, not Gaelic.
Dated 928: "Murgel ingin Mael Sechlainn in senectute obiit." (Ulster, U928.2)
Dated 928: "Mors Muirgile ingene Maíl Sechnaill." (Inisfallen, I928.1)
Dated 852: "Muirgheal, ben righ Laighen, d'écc." (Four Masters 1, M852.4)
Dated 926: "Muirgheal, inghen Floinn, mic Maoil Seachlainn, d'ég h-i c-Cluain Mic Nóis." (Four Masters 2, M926.6)
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