Posts Tagged ‘Colley’
The Warrior Galloglass Surnames of Ireland
Many Irish surnames derive from a group of warriors who arrived in Ireland as mercenaries from the 13th century onwards. They were called the “galloglass”. A few weeks back, I received the following mail from Brenda Mills – one of our regular readers: I would love to know more about the McCoy’s and where they came…
Read MoreIrish Homelands – County Donegal and Derry City
Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature - where we are off to the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal! We will also be taking in the city of Derry for this trip.
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