The Red Thread Genealogy for the Lost Tribes of Israel


Art by Betmatrho in this Red-Thread Genealogy section for the 'Lost Tribes of Israel' may be freely used for personal use.	GALLAGHER
Gallagher Origin: Irish Coat of Arms: A silver shield with a black lion standing on a serpent, surrounded by eight 3 leafed clovers. Crest: A serpent emerging from a crescent.
GALLAGHER. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Gallagher surname and variations (e.g., Gallacher, Gallaugher, Golliher) in any place and at any time. Additional information can be found on the host's web site. To subscribe send "subscribe" to gallagher-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or gallagher-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). GALLAGHER. The GALLAGHER-HISTORY mailing list focuses on the history of the Clan Gallchobhair (Gallagher) from its root in early Irish history (c. 950 A.D.) into modern times. You can subscribe from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gallagher-history/ or by sending the following to gallagher-history-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe	GALLAHAN. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Gallahan surname and variations in any place and at any time. To subscribe send "subscribe" to gallahan-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or gallahan-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). GALLAHER. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Gallaher surname and variations. This surname is a derivative of Gallagher and is closely related to Gollaher, Golliher, and Galliher. The early spelling of the name in the United States, as well as Ireland, was often seen as O'Gallaher. To subscribe send "subscribe" to gallaher-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or gallaher-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
The Irish name gallagher has a long Gaelic heritage to its credit. The original Gaelic form of the name gallagher is O Gallchobhair, derived from the word gallchobhar, which means foreign help. Spelling variations include: Gallagher, Gallacher, Gallaugher, Gallaughor, Gallager and many more. First found in county Donegal where they held a family seat since ancient times.	Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Charles, David, Francis, James, John, Michael, and Thomas Galagher who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1865; Alexander, Anthony, Bernard, Charles, Connal, Daniel, Francis, Frank, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Owen, Patrick, Peter, Thomas and William Gallagher arrived in Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1865. (Above is a small excerpt from House of Names 1800 word history)
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