Galaway


Galaway households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


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Surname Dictionary

Galloway fairly numerous: Antrim, Down and scattered in the South. Ir. de Gaillidhe, (Gaillí). The name is clearly derived from Galloway in Scotland but has been in Ireland since 13 cent, and may have connections with Galway, (q.v.) as the name usually appears in this form in the south. Scots Gaelic for the area: Gallghallaibh. IF.

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