Conor McGregor
McGregor in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Conor Anthony McGregor (Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir)
Place of Birth: Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Birth: 14 July, 1988
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish
Conor McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and businessperson. He was an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is known as one of the greatest MMA fighters in the history of the sport.
Conor was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, the son of Margaret and Anthony J. “Tony” McGregor. His father was born in Wallasey, Cheshire (now part of Merseyside), England, to an Irish father and to an English mother. Conor also has Scottish ancestry.
Conor attended Irish school, and is able to understand the Irish language, which is related to other Gaelic languages, such as Scottish Gaelic. However, he has said that he sometimes struggles with speaking the language, as seen in this video.
Conor has three children with his partner Dee Devlin.
His father encouraged Conor to pursue a plumbing apprenticeship, which he undertook briefly, but Conor knew that showing up to a building site everyday was not the life he wanted. Conor has a boxing and kickboxing background, for which he started training in his youth. He was an All-Ireland boxing champion as a child. He started grappling and training Jiu Jitsu after commencing MMA training.
Conor’s paternal grandfather is named Christopher McGregor.
Conor’s paternal grandmother is Patricia R. Wilson (the daughter of James Wilson and Florence Mandley). Patricia is English.
Sources: http://severemma.com
http://www.independent.ie
Birth record of Conor’s father – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Conor’s paternal grandparents, Christopher McGregor and Patricia R. Wilson – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Conor’s paternal grandmother, Patricia R. Wilson – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Conor’s paternal great-grandparents, James Wilson and Florence Mandley – https://familysearch.org
Yup, McGregor is a Scottish surname. He’s alluded to that heritage before. E.g
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1635499/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-reveals-his-love-for-scotland-and-his-scottish-heritage-at-fan-qa-in-glasgows-armadillo/
Conor’s paternal grandparents are Christopher McGregor and Patricia. Patricia is English.
http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/like-father-like-son-meet-tony-mcgregor-dad-of-the-notorious-ufc-star-conor-34803633.html
I am not sure about this yet because there are some discrepancies regarding Tony’s birth, though Wallasey and Liverpool are close to each other: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/swabey/22/
Okay, I found the discussion posted by his uncle: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/swabey/20/
Again, Tony’s full name is Anthony J. “Tony” McGregor, and was born in Wallasey, Cheshire (now part of Merseyside), England, to an Irish father and to an English mother.
Patricia’s full name is Patricia R. Wilson (later Swaby, the daughter of James Wilson and Florence Mandley).
Birth record of Conor’s father –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVWM-NH1X
Marriage record of Conor’s paternal grandparents, Christopher McGregor and Patricia R. (Wilson) Swaby – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDV-G8HZ
Birth record of Conor’s paternal grandmother, Patricia R. Wilson –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQ6-RZ95
Marriage record of Conor’s paternal great-grandparents, James Wilson and Florence Mandley – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV86-C862
Thank you.
By the way, speaking of Irish records, can you find anything more on, say, Colin Farrell, Adrian Turner, and Robert Sheehan, please?
Isn’t Mcgregor a scottish name?
Yip. The McGregor’s (or MacGregors) were one of the first clans to play bagpipes!
Strange how someone from Dublin with a Scottish name isn’t considered ‘Scots Irish,’ yet someone from Belfast would. This proves that ‘Scots-Irish’ is just a Protestant term.
Because that was just a name given to identify a certain group at the time who left the North of Ireland. Technically speaking many were not of Scottish ancestry but instead traced their roots back to the North of England. There are people all over Ireland with Scottish, English, and Welsh ancestry who are as proud Irish as you can get. Similarly British people with Irish ancestry. The Islands, as you might expect, are closely linked and mixed.