| Antiquary to academic: The progress of Anglo-Saxon scholarship M Murphy Anglo-Saxon scholarship: the first three centuries, 1-19, 1982 | 32 | 1982 |
| Vows, boasts and taunts, and the role of women in some medieval literature M Murphy English Studies 66 (2), 105-112, 1985 | 30 | 1985 |
| At Slieve Gullion's Foot MJ Murphy W. Tempest, Dundalgan Press, 1945 | 20 | 1945 |
| " THE SECRET SHARER": CONRAD'S TURN OF THE WINCH M Murphy Conradiana 18 (3), 193-200, 1986 | 18 | 1986 |
| Now You're Talking: Folk Tales from the North of Ireland MJ Murphy Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1975 | 18 | 1975 |
| Methods in the Study of Old English in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries M Murphy Mediaeval studies 30, 345-350, 1968 | 16 | 1968 |
| Abraham Wheloc's edition of Bede's history in old English M Murphy Studia Neophilologica 39 (1), 46-59, 1967 | 13 | 1967 |
| Tyrone folk quest MJ Murphy Blackstaff Press, 1973 | 12 | 1973 |
| Rathlin, Island of Blood and Enchantment: The Folklore of Rathlin MJ Murphy Dundalgan Press (W. Tempest), 1987 | 11 | 1987 |
| ‘The Dead’: Gabebashing in Joyce Country M Murphy English Studies 81 (1), 41-55, 2000 | 10 | 2000 |
| John Foxe: Martyrologist and “Editor” of Old English” M Murphy English Studies 49, 516-23, 1968 | 10 | 1968 |
| On Not Reading Chaucer-Aloud M Murphy Mediaevalia 9, 205-223, 1983 | 9 | 1983 |
| Abraham Wheelock, Arabist and Saxonist M Murphy, E Barrett biography 8 (2), 163-185, 1985 | 8 | 1985 |
| North: The Significance of a Compass Point in Some Medieval English Literature M Murphy Lore and Language 3, 65-76, 1983 | 8 | 1983 |
| Ulster Folk of Field and Fireside MJ Murphy Dundalgon Press (W. Tempest), Limited, 1983 | 7 | 1983 |
| Religious Polemics in the Genesis of Old English Studies M Murphy The Huntington Library Quarterly, 241-248, 1969 | 7 | 1969 |
| The Elstobs M Murphy Scholars of Old English and Anglican Apologists.” Durham University Journal …, 1966 | 7 | 1966 |
| " Proteus" and Prose: Paternity or Workmanship? M Murphy James Joyce Quarterly 35 (1), 71-81, 1997 | 6* | 1997 |
| 'Bartleby, the Scrivener': A Simple Reading M Murphy Arizona Quarterly 41 (2), 143-151, 1985 | 6 | 1985 |
| Humfrey Wanley on How to Run a Scholarly Library M Murphy The Library Quarterly 52 (2), 145-155, 1982 | 6 | 1982 |
