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"To all those with Gallagher, or one of its many variants, in their family tree, join us in celebrating our heritage. The Gallagher Clan / Ui Ghallchobhair are an Irish family whose roots extend back into the mists of ancient times. The Gallagher Clan reconvened in 2005 after being scattered for 400 hundred years."
Seán Ó Gallachóir, Chairman.
WISHING ALL THE GALLAGHER CLAN A HAPPY 2012
Variants on the name Gallagher
The name was and is in Gaelic (Irish language):Ó Gallchóbhair or Ó Gallachóir (a newer spelling form)
Variants in English:
Callagher, Galagher, Galaher, Galagher, Galigher, Gallacher, Gallaghar, Gallagher, Gallahar, Gallaher, Gallaugher, Galliher, Gallihur, Gallocher, Gallogher, Galloher, Gallougher,Galligher, Goligher, Gollagher, Gollaher, Golleher, Golliher, Gollocher, Gollogher, Golloher, Gollougher, Goloher,
See also for more information: Some statistics (from 1890 & conclusions.
2nd Gallagher Global Gathering set for 6th September 2013
Requests have come in from all over the world as to when there will be another Gallagher Global Gathering. It is now being planned for September 2013. It was suggested earlier that 2012 might suit but it was decided that 2013 would be better in order to allow time for those coming from abroad to plan and make their travel arrangements. It will also coincide with the year-long tourism project being sponsored by the Irish Government "The Gathering". This will be a year-long programme of events, festivals and fun designed to bring record numbers of visitors to Ireland.
"Hundreds of Gallaghers descended on County Donegal in 2007 to celebrate their Gallagher heritage", said Adrian Gallagher, who was acclaimed as "King of the Gallaghers" at the end of the 2007 gathering. "We hope that many of those will return to Donegal and that many more will join them in once again acknowledging their roots and enjoying the friendship and fun while doing so. We look forward to welcoming them to their ancestral homeland once more. Tár isteach. Tá failte roimh". ( Translation from Gaelic: Come on in. You are welcome).
We would ask anyone interested in attending to please contact us by EMAIL, phone or text us at + 353 (0)87 6680593.
We would also ask those who would like to help in any way to please click HERE
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UNIQUE GIFTS AVAILABLE FROM THE GALLAGHER STORE
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Latest Website Additions
Welcome to our website. Into the future we will be adding more information. If you have any information or photographs you would like to contribute to the website, please contact us at postmaster@gallagherclan.org. Lists or indexes of Gallaghers from your area would be very welcome. If you have or know of material suitable for the site please get in contact with details.
12th January 2012
Death of Bridie Gallagher "The Girl from Donegal", (7 September 1924 – 9 January 2012):
It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Bridie Gallagher, the noted singer. In her time she was one of the best known, if not the best known, Gallaghers in the world. Among other things she holds the record of the biggest audience in the Albert Hall in London. This is a record which will not be broken as that venue has now been transformed to an all-seater one.
She had been living in Belfast for some time but today she was interred in Doe Cemetery in her native area, an area she made famous with her singing of the song “They’re cutting the corn in Creeslough today”. For more information see HERE
May she rest in peace.
22nd December 2011
The Dave Gallaher Commemorative Bronze
Those of you with an interest in rugby and with a bit of money rolling around in your pockets might be interested in a bronze statue of Dave Gallaher being offered for sale by the Dave Gallaher Society (with whom we have no connection except as regards to having a mutual interst in the Dave Gallaher story). A sales leaflet produced by the Society has been added for your perusal to the Dave Gallagher page HERE.
Archive
Older entries can be found in our ARCHIVE
The Gallagher Clan Organisation
The organisation was established in 2005 to
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Unite the worldwide community of Gallaghers;
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Explore and document all relevant sources which tell of Gallagher activity down the ages;
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Build up a family history resource which can assist individuals find their own and their forbearers place in the story;
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Carry on any activities necessary to further the above aims.
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Facilitate a gathering of the Clan at a local level within each geographic area and worldwide.
The door is open and all are welcome. We hope we can help you and we need your help in return to grow and better carry out our aims for the good of all.
The Clan Committee would appreciate if everyone would contribute their knowledge of things Gallagher, whether it be connected to their own or their family’s story or if their own area of interest can throw some light on a particular Gallagher, events that Gallaghers might have been/ are involved in or any other facet of the global Gallagher heritage. We are interested not only in the famous / infamous – and there were a few of those down the years - but also in the lives and times of all our people. The Committee would also like to receive submissions and news items for our website. Items and artefacts are also welcome for our heritage collection.
The organisation is yours, the committee are but facilitators. It needs your help, advice and involvement to make it an organisation worthy of such a renowned clan. We need you to take this site as your own because it belongs to you and all of us if we have an interest in the Gallagher story.
Note: Every effort has been made to make sure that everything on this site is as it should be. Please e-mail postmaster@gallagherclan.org if you find that that is not the case.