Antrim: | 13 | Armagh: | 31 | Belfast city: | 17 | Carlow: | 6 |
Cavan: | 22 | Clare: | 44 | Cork: | 56 | Cork city: | 2 |
Derry: | 109 | Donegal: | 1732 | Down: | 29 | Dublin: | 41 |
Dublin city: | 17 | Fermanagh: | 215 | Galway: | 41 | Kerry: | 9 |
Kildare: | 21 | Kilkenny: | 3 | Laois: | 8 | Leitrim: | 262 |
Limerick: | 31 | Limerick city: | 4 | Longford: | 29 | Louth: | 17 |
Mayo: | 627 | Meath: | 47 | Monaghan: | 13 | Offaly: | 28 |
Roscommon: | 84 | Sligo: | 254 | Tipperary: | 4 | Tyrone: | 228 |
Waterford: | 11 | Westmeath: | 48 | Wexford: | 11 | Wicklow: | 12 |
Gallagher | Very numerous: all provinces but primarily Donegal and adjoining counties. MacLysaght mentions 23 different spellings of the anglicised name! The Irish is Ó Gallchobhair, meaning "lover of foreigners". They were a leading sept of Cineál Conaill and ally of the O'Donnells. The sermons of Bishop James O'Gallagher (1681-1751) are one of the treasures of Irish spirituality. The name has been abbreviated to Gallahue. IF & SGG. |
Goligher | Quite numerous: Ulster generally. Ir. Ó Gallchóir. See Gallagher. |
Ó Gallchobhair | fairly rare: Donegal etc. Ir.Lang. See Gallagher. |
Ó Gallchobhair | Gallagher & rl. An-líonmhar ar fud na tíre ach sí Tír Chonaill a ndúiche shinseartha. Clann mhór de chuid Chineál Conaill, nasctha leis na Domhnallaigh agus páirteach in imeachtaí an 16 céid in gCúige Uladh. Litriú nua: Ó Gallchóir. |
O'Gallagher | Very rare: Ulster. Ir. Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchóir. See Gallagher. |
Parishes where Gallagher and a second surname are found together
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