Gallaghers of Galwolie, Kilteevoge, Co Donegal

(Dan Gallagher jnr's house in Galwolie)

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Daniel Gallagher snr

 

Daniel Gallagher snr is the earliest Galwolie Gallagher I have anything on. He was born abt 1774 and died in 1862, aged 88 years. His wife's name was Margaret and she was born abt  1785. She died quite early - it was 1826 and she was only 41 years old. The house they lived in and raised their children in is still standing - and still occupied. The large barn that is evident on the 1835 Ordnance Survey map is also still standing and in use. Photographs of both can be found on the Galwolie Photographs page.

 

The earliest 'official' record I found for Dan snr is the 1834 Tithe Applotment book, which has him holding, with his son Dan jnr, :

 

14 0 01 arp arable land
11 2 15 arp pasture
24 3 27 arp mountain grazing
Total in holding = 50 2 03 arp
 

For this they paid an annual rent of £14 19s 6p. The 1857 Griffith's Valuation details Dan snr's holding as Plot 5, a house, outbuildings and 36 0 10 arp of land - for a map showing the location of this plot, see the Galwolie OS Map
 

The names of only two of Dan snr and Margaret's children are known - Dan jnr and Michael - whose stories are continued below.

 

Dan snr and Margaret are buried in the Kilteevoge graveyard, Cloghan - see the Kilteevoge graveyard

 

Daniel Gallagher jnr, son of Daniel Gallagher snr and Margaret

 

Daniel Gallagher jnr was born abt 1803 and died 14 Feb 1883, aged 80 years. His wife's name was Susan, born abt 1815, dying 20 Jan 1897, aged 82 years. Some time, probably shortly after marrying Susan, Daniel jnr built a house and erected farm buildings in an area in front of his father's house, closer to the road which runs through Galwolie. The original plot was split and the 1857 Griffith's Valuation details his holding as Plot 6, a house, outbuildings and 29 acres of land - for a map showing the location of this plot, see the Galwolie OS Map

 

Dan jnr and Susan had at least 4 children - Mary, Michael, Peter and Anne Jane.

 

When Dan jr died in 1883, Letters of Administration were drawn up and lodged in Londonderry. This was normally done to keep the family home and lands in the hands of that family - at that time, Donegal was still held by landlords, the native Irish population not being able to own their land. The details of Dan jnr's Letters of Administration -

 

ID 29491
Forename: Daniel
Surname: Gallagher
Date Of Death: 14/02/1883
Date Of Grant: 01/12/1884
Effects: Effects £200
Registry: Londonderry
Full Abstract: Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Daniel Gallagher late of Galwolie County Donegal Farmer who died 14 February 1883 at same place were granted at Londonderry to Susan Gallagher of Galwolie aforesaid the Widow

Source: PRONI Will Calendars

 

Children of Dan jnr and Susan

 

1. Mary was born abt 1853, and died 2 Aug 1935, aged 82 years. She married Neil Browne and lived in her father's house, where she raised her family. Neil was born abt 1848 and died 9 Jan 1942, aged 94 years. Mary is the only member of the whole family who appears in the 1901 census for Galwolie, even though she had siblings and cousins still alive at that time.

 

Mary and Neil had a large family, comprising these children :

 

Dan born abt 1884, died 1 Apr 1952 (wife Mary, d 4 Jan 1952)
Mary born abt 1885
Susan born abt 1886

Edward born 18 Oct 1887, baptised 19 Oct, Godparents John & Bridget Bonar

William born & baptised 27 Oct 1889, Godparents Peter & Anne McGlinchey

Anne Jane born & baptised 3 Jan 1891, Godparents James McNulty & Anne McNamee

Bridget born 17 Jan 1892, baptised 18 Jan, Godparents Edward & Sarah McGlinchey

Anne Jean born 29 Jul 1893, baptised 30 Jul, Godparents Daniel ? & Mary Gallagher

Margaret (Maggie) born & baptised 9 Sep 1894, Godparents James McNulty & Anne McNamee

 

Mary and Neil, along with Mary's mother Susan, are buried in the Kilteevoge graveyard, Cloghan - see the Kilteevoge graveyard
      

2. Michael b 1854 d 1877 aged 23 years

3. Peter b 1861 d 1909 aged 48 years

4. Anne Jane b 1865 d 1906 aged 41 years

 

Michael Gallagher, son of Daniel Gallagher snr and Margaret

Michael was born abt 1818, and died in 1877, aged 59 years. He was married to Mary McGlynn, born abt 1824, dying in 1873, aged 49 years. Michael lived in his grandfather (Daniel snr's) house, where he raised a family with Mary.

Children of Michael and Mary

1. Jeremiah b 1845 d 1850 aged 5 years

2. Margaret born abt 1850, married Charles Quinn, Dalraghan More, son of Owen? Quinn, Tieveragh, 21 Feb 1870 in Glenties. Witnesses William Gallagher, Fintown, and John Quinn, Laconnell. See 1901 Dalraghan More census

 

3. William (Sir) b 18 Nov 1851, married 1875 to Margaret Theresa Colhoun (d. 1921), d. of late George Colhoun, Ebrington House, Londonderry; two sons, four daughters. Address: St Eunan's, Stapleton Hall Road, N.4. Sir William Gallagher, Kt, cr. 1916; C.B. 1920; I.S.O. 1910; late

  Commissioner of Customs and Excise

4. Catherine, born abt 1859, married James O'Donnell, Kilrean, Killybegs Lower, son of Seamus O'Donnell and Nancy Molloy, 7 Feb 1880, in Kilteevoge. The witnesses were Peter Gallagher & Catherine O'Donnell - see 1901 Kilrean Upper census

5. Anne (Ann Jane) b 25 Aug 1860, died 1906
6. Ellen b 15 Mar 1862 (Sister Michael Gallagher?)

7. Peter Gallagher USA

8. Brigid

 

 

Notes on this family:

 

Daniel Gallagher snr possibly brother to James Gallagher, who moved to Stramore in Gartan Parish in the late 1700s

If you have any family connections to the Gallaghers in Galwolie and/or Stramore, please Email me (Lindel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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