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Did you know... that Joe Murphy's civil-engineering firm was known colloquially as "Grey Murphy" to distinguish it from that of his brother, which was known as "Green Murphy"?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Joe Murphy's civil engineering firm was known colloquially as "Grey Murphy" to distinguish it from that of his brother, which was known as "Green Murphy"? "He was followed to England by his brother Joseph, who died a tax exile in Guernsey in 2000. They worked together for 10 years, before splitting into "the Green and the Grey". Those vehicles that were painted green were the vans of John Murphy, and those that were grey belonged to Joe. The green Murphy's men tended to work at ground level or above, while the greys worked underground." from: Harrison, Gerry (22 June 2009). "John Murphy - Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2021. and "Grey Murphy in administration with 293 job losses ... The company has no connection with the much larger Murphy Group who are often referred to as Green Murphy in the industry." from: "Grey Murphy in administration with 293 job losses". Construction Enquirer News. 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ALT1:... that Irish businessman Joe Murphy had to change his name when his older brother started using it after moving to England? "A somewhat anomalous situation now developed in that he was obliged to change his original Christian name from John to Joseph - because his older brother had adopted the former, for his own reasons, when first setting foot in England." from: "Big builder was household name for emigrants". Irish Times. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ALT2:... that the actor Joe Lynch, claimed that Joe Murphy's English-based civil engineering firm employed more Irishmen than any company based in Ireland?"The actor, Joe Lynch, who knew him well in those days, testified to this on an RTE Liveline programme last year and insisted that he had employed more of his countrymen than any company in Ireland." from: "Big builder was household name for emigrants". Irish Times. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, DYK check all green, cites inline. Needs a cite on the line for ALT0 but otherwise good to go. Maury Markowitz (talk)

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