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'''GALLOWGLASS, THE''' (An Gallóglach). AKA and see "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for His Brother]]," "[[~~Niel~~ Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother]]," "[[Lumps of Pudding (2)]]," "[[Lumps of Puddings (2)]]." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850): AABB' (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen). A 'gallowglass' was the name for a mercenary soldier, often Scottish, who in ages past fought in Ireland. The Gaelic word is ''galloglach'' which is a combination of two words: ''gall'', a foreigner (usuallly a Scot), and ''oglach'', a soldier. The term is also taken to mean a warrior who is so loyal to the clan that he is willing to die protecting his chieftain, either on the battlefield or in court. Harry O'Prey and Caoimhin Mac Aoidh explain that descendants of these warriors typically have the anglicized surname Gallogley or Gallogly, derived from Mac Gallóglaigh, and is quite common to the north-western counties of Ireland, especially Donegal and Derry. O'Prey writes: "Strangely enough another rendition of Foreign help(er) is found in the description gall-chabhair. This has also become a common surname in the same two counties. In Irish it is Ó Gallchabhair / Gallchóir anglicised variously as Gallagher/Gallaher etc. The original surnames of these soldiers have long since been forgotten."

'''GALLOWGLASS, THE''' (An Gallóglach). AKA and see "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for His Brother]]," "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother]]," "[[Lumps of Pudding (2)]]," "[[Lumps of Puddings (2)]]." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850): AABB' (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen). A 'gallowglass' was the name for a mercenary soldier, often Scottish, who in ages past fought in Ireland. The Gaelic word is ''galloglach'' which is a combination of two words: ''gall'', a foreigner (usuallly a Scot), and ''oglach'', a soldier. The term is also taken to mean a warrior who is so loyal to the clan that he is willing to die protecting his chieftain, either on the battlefield or in court. Harry O'Prey and Caoimhin Mac Aoidh explain that descendants of these warriors typically have the anglicized surname Gallogley or Gallogly, derived from Mac Gallóglaigh, and is quite common to the north-western counties of Ireland, especially Donegal and Derry. O'Prey writes: "Strangely enough another rendition of Foreign help(er) is found in the description gall-chabhair. This has also become a common surname in the same two counties. In Irish it is Ó Gallchabhair / Gallchóir anglicised variously as Gallagher/Gallaher etc. The original surnames of these soldiers have long since been forgotten."

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-'''GALLOWGLASS, THE''' (An Gallóglach). AKA and see "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for His Brother]]," "[[Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother]]," "[[Lumps of Pudding (2)]]," "[[Lumps of Puddings (2)]]." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850): AABB' (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen). A 'gallowglass' was the name for a mercenary soldier, often Scottish, who in ages past fought in Ireland. The Gaelic word is ''galloglach'' which is a combination of two words: ''gall'', a foreigner (usuallly a Scot), and ''oglach'', a soldier. The term is also taken to mean a warrior who is so loyal to the clan that he is willing to die protecting his chieftain, either on the battlefield or in court. Harry O'Prey and Caoimhin Mac Aoidh explain that descendants of these warriors typically have the anglicized surname Gallogley or Gallogly, derived from Mac Gallóglaigh, and is quite common to the north-western  counties of Ireland, especially Donegal and Derry. O'Prey writes: "Strangely enough another rendition of Foreign help(er) is found in the description gall-chabhair. This has also become a common surname in the same two counties. In Irish it is Ó Gallchabhair / Gallchóir anglicised variously as Gallagher/Gallaher etc. The original surnames of these soldiers have long since been forgotten."
+'''GALLOWGLASS, THE''' (An Gallóglach). AKA and see "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for His Brother]]," "[[Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother]]," "[[Lumps of Pudding (2)]]," "[[Lumps of Puddings (2)]]." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850): AABB' (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen). A 'gallowglass' was the name for a mercenary soldier, often Scottish, who in ages past fought in Ireland. The Gaelic word is ''galloglach'' which is a combination of two words: ''gall'', a foreigner (usuallly a Scot), and ''oglach'', a soldier. The term is also taken to mean a warrior who is so loyal to the clan that he is willing to die protecting his chieftain, either on the battlefield or in court. Harry O'Prey and Caoimhin Mac Aoidh explain that descendants of these warriors typically have the anglicized surname Gallogley or Gallogly, derived from Mac Gallóglaigh, and is quite common to the north-western  counties of Ireland, especially Donegal and Derry. O'Prey writes: "Strangely enough another rendition of Foreign help(er) is found in the description gall-chabhair. This has also become a common surname in the same two counties. In Irish it is Ó Gallchabhair / Gallchóir anglicised variously as Gallagher/Gallaher etc. The original surnames of these soldiers have long since been forgotten."
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