IrelandThe Irish name Gallaghe has a long Gaelic heritage to its credit. The original Gaelic form of the name Gallaghe is O Gallchobhair, derived from the word "gallchobhar," which means "foreign help."
The surname Gallaghe was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, but claim descent from a warrior named "Gallchobhar" and held lands in the baronies of Raphoe and Tir Hugh. They held a castle at Ballyshannon and at one time also held the castle of Lifford.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gallaghe research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1545 and 1547 are included under the topic Early Gallaghe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gallagher, Gallacher, Gallaugher, Gallaughor, Gallager and many more.
Notable among the family name at this time was Bishop Redmund O'Gallagher, The Diocese of Killala, who was imprisoned and banished from the diocese on fraudulent charges; Redmond O'Gallagher, who was...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles, David, Francis, James, John, Michael, and Thomas Galagher who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1865.
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