Richard H Gallagher

Gallagher is an Irish surname. It originates from the Irish noble Gallagher family of County Donegal, Ireland, meaning “descendant of the foreign helper”. The name Gallagher is an anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir (or two alternative spelling forms, Ó Gallchóir and Ó Gallachóir), these being masculine forms; the corresponding feminine forms are Ní Ghallchobhair (newer forms Ní Ghallchóir and Ní Ghallachóir). At least 30 recorded alternate variants exist, including…