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Class of elite mercenary warriors
leader would often choose a gallowglass to serve as his personal aide and bodyguard because, as a foreigner, a gallowglass might be less influenced by
Gallowglass
1993 British TV series or programme
Gallowglass is a 1993 British television mystery serial adaptation of the 1990 Ruth Rendell novel of the same name. It is a three-part miniseries. Joe
Gallowglass_(TV_series)
1990 novel by Ruth Rendell
Gallowglass is a 1990 novel by the British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the name Barbara Vine. Sandor comes from a wealthy home and is highly educated
Gallowglass_(novel)
Warfare practiced by Gaelic peoples
knights, as mentioned in the Visio Tnugdali long before the gallowglass came to Ireland. Gallowglass mercenaries of the early 13th century have been depicted
Gaelic_warfare
Topics referred to by the same term
Gallowglass were a class of mercenary warriors. Gallowglass may also refer to: Gallowglass (novel), a novel by Barbara Vine Gallowglass (miniseries),
Gallowglass_(disambiguation)
Gaelic warrior
to this. The gallowglass largely replaced the other forms of infantry though, as more Irish began to imitate them, creating gallowglass of purely Irish
Kern_(soldier)
Welsh actor
including Tumbledown, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Heroes, Ghosts, Gallowglass, The Healer, Anna Karenina, The Deal, Beethoven, The Ten Commandments
Paul_Rhys
2018 British fantasy television series
witch Paul Rhys as Andrew Hubbard (series 2–3), a vampire Steven Cree as Gallowglass (series 2–3), son of the late Hugh de Clermont and nephew of Matthew
A Discovery of Witches (TV series)
A_Discovery_of_Witches_(TV_series)
Australian actress (1964–2001)
included A Town Like Alice, Razorback, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Gallowglass, Princess Caraboo and The Last Musketeer with Robson Green. She also
Arkie_Whiteley
1992 British TV series or programme
Retrieved 12 January 2019. "Gallowglass - 10 January 1993". BBC Genome. 10 January 1993. Retrieved 12 January 2019. "Gallowglass - 17 January 1993". BBC Genome
The_Barbara_Vine_Mysteries
Historic Northern Ireland county
so that the O'Donnells became subject to the O'Neills of Tirowen. A Gallowglass sept, the MacDonnells (they were "Macdonalds" in Scotland), became the
County_Antrim
People of mixed Gaelic and Norse heritage
MacDougall and Clan MacLeod. The elite mercenary warriors known as the gallowglass (gallóglaigh) emerged from these Norse–Gaelic clans and became an important
Norse–Gaels
English actor and comedian (1943–2022)
Minder, Robin of Sherwood, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Bill, Heartbeat, Gallowglass and Lovejoy. He also played Lionel Bainbridge in the first three series
Gary_Waldhorn
Ethnic group native to the island of Ireland
Pale areas. The Late Middle Ages also saw the settlement of Scottish gallowglass families of mixed Gaelic-Norse and Pict descent, mainly in the north;
Irish_people
Soldier who fights for hire
Company of the 14th century. Between the 13th and 17th centuries the Gallowglass fought within the Islands of Britain and also mainland Europe. A Welshman
Mercenary
Town in County Donegal, Ireland
nGallóglach means "town of the gallóglach". The gallóglaigh (anglicised 'gallowglass') were an elite class of mercenary warrior who came from Gaelic-Norse
Milford,_County_Donegal
Topics referred to by the same term
Galloglass, or Gallowglass, were a type of Gaelic-Norse warrior. Galloglass may also refer to: Gallowglass (novel), a novel by Barbara Vine Gallowglass (TV series)
Galloglass_(disambiguation)
Welsh actor (born 1969)
Almeida Theatre and made his television debut in the 1993 BBC mini-series Gallowglass. Sheen played the title role in Peer Gynt in 1994. The Yukio Ninagawa
Michael_Sheen
better known to the Irish as Mac Domhnáill Gallogáigh, are an Irish Gallowglass clan and a branch of Clan Donald who were located in Knocknacloy, County
McDonnells_of_Knocknacloy
Region in County Galway, Ireland
Irish kern and gallowglass armed with pikes, longswords, and the Lochaber axe. Drawing by Albrecht Dürer, 1521.
Connemara
Aodh Mac Suibhne, a.k.a. Hugh McSweeney, Gallowglass of Clanricarde, died 1586. Mac Suibhne was a Gallowglass who fought for the Earl of Clanricarde in
Aodh_Mac_Suibhne
Irish clan
in Ireland before the beginning of the 14th century, when they became Gallowglass soldiers for the Ua Domnaill dynasty of Tír Chonaill. The clan also claims
Clan_Sweeney
English explorer, politician and soldier (c.1539–1583)
Sidney in the ruined FitzMaurice camp, reputedly amid heaps of dead gallowglass warriors. A month after Gilbert's return to England FitzMaurice retook
Humphrey_Gilbert
16th-century Scottish mercenaries
who had furnished Irish lords with soldiers in earlier times under the gallowglass system, the men were mostly drawn from the clans of MacLeod, MacQuarrie
Redshank_(soldier)
Surname list
Irish surname anglicised from Mac an Ghallóglaigh meaning "son of the gallowglass". Notable people with the surname include: Charlie Gallogly (1919–1993)
Gallogly
Predominantly Scottish cloth pattern
belted plaids). A 1594 Irish account by Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh of Scottish gallowglass mercenaries in Ireland clearly describes the belted plaid, "a mottled
Tartan
Outdoor team stick and ball game
A hurling stick and ball feature on this gallowglass' gravestone, circa 15–16th century
Hurling
1534–1603 English campaign in Ireland
opposing the English presence. These included the mercenary class or gallowglass, and Irish poets or file – both of whom faced having their source of
Tudor_conquest_of_Ireland
Scottish magnate (d. ~1296)
recorded to have commanded the woman's tocher of one hundred and sixty gallowglass warriors. When the Scottish Crown encroached into Isles in the 1260s
Ailéan_mac_Ruaidhrí
Surname list
Clann Suibhne. Members of this Scottish family settled in Ulster as gallowglass warriors in the Middle Ages. Dubhghall mac Suibhne, 13th-century Argyllian
Mac_Suibhne
Scottish actor (born 1980)
edition the next year. In 2021 Cree debuted as popular Scottish character Gallowglass in the second season of Sky One's television drama A Discovery of Witches
Steven_Cree
Irish king
O'Connor, who is often credited as being the first to import Scottish gallowglass warriors. He should not be confused with a descendant of the same name
Donnell_Óg_O'Donnell
Year Title Role Network Notes 1993 Gallowglass Joe BBC2 Maigret Philippe ITV Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer" In Suspicious Circumstances
List of Michael Sheen performances
List_of_Michael_Sheen_performances
Irish clan chief and military leader (1572–1602)
forces. O'Donnell aided the growing rebellion by sending MacSweeney gallowglass, but publicly he feigned neutrality. He lacked sufficient forces to combat
Hugh_Roe_O'Donnell
Kinship group among the Scottish people
his land in Antrim. This ended the Irish practice of using Highland gallowglass, or mercenaries. The 1609 Statutes of Iona imposed a range of measures
Scottish_clan
Viking weapon
into the 16th century. In Ireland, it was particularly associated with gallowglass mercenaries. After the Battle of Stiklestad, the axe also became the
Dane_axe
17th-century colonisation of northern Ireland
Reformation there. For centuries, Scottish Gaelic mercenaries called gallowglass (gallóglaigh) had been migrating to Ulster to serve under the Irish chiefs
Plantation_of_Ulster
Medieval Scottish clan
branches of Clann Somhairle, Clann Ruaidhrí was a noted exporter of gallowglass warriors into Ireland. The mid fourteenth century saw the diminishment
Clann_Ruaidhrí
Traditional Irish song
flight or fear, Rush to the standard of dauntless Red Hugh. Bonnaught and Gallowglass, Throng from each mountain pass. On for old Erin, "O'Donnell Abú!" Princely
O'Donnell_Abú
Celtic ethnolinguistic group
but many Gaelic Irish kingdoms remained outside Norman control and gallowglass warriors were brought in from the Highlands to fight for various Irish
Gaels
1969 science fantasy novel by Christopher Stasheff
flora and refugees fleeing persecution. The novel centers around Rod Gallowglass, a SCENT agent (Society for the Conversion of Extraterrestrial Nascent
The Warlock in Spite of Himself
The_Warlock_in_Spite_of_Himself
Political blog
July 2003 as a merger of several individual blogs, including Junius and Gallowglass, along with some new contributors. Additional members were added over
Crooked_Timber
Type of mobile infantry
while employed in tandem with heavily armed "Galloglaich" or anglicised Gallowglass. They could provide effective support to heavily armed troops as well
Light_infantry
Television facility owner and media services company
2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) "Gallowglass - Our Projects - dock10". Gallowglass. Retrieved 24 July 2026. Breen, Rozina (7 December
Dock10_(television_facility)
Barony in County Cavan, Ireland
to modern Cavan. The MacGobhains (McGowans) served as leader of the gallowglass. A Mic Bradaigh (Brady) family of clerics and freeholders was also here
Loughtee_Upper
Scottish clan chief
in 1499, Alexander fled to Ireland. In 1532 Alexander and a force of gallowglass fought the English in Ireland. Alexander died at Stirling while on a
Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, 5th of Dunnyveg
Alexander_Carragh_MacDonnell,_5th_of_Dunnyveg
King of Connacht
of Dubhghall mac Ruaidri King of the Hebrides which brought him 160 gallowglass commanded by Dubhghall's younger brother Ailéan as a dowry. Aed's father
Áed_na_nGall
Irish noble (died 1547)
Deputy Leonard Grey supported Connell's sons. Lysaght was killed by the gallowglass in 1537. Kedagh and Rory continued fighting against Peter. On 14 January
Rory_Caoch_O'More
King of Argyll and the Isles Scotland
reigning King of Connacht. This woman's tocher consisted of a host of gallowglass warriors commanded by Dubhghall's brother, Ailéan. This record appears
Dubhghall_mac_Ruaidhrí
16th Century Clan War battle in Ireland
army is estimated at 2,000 men and were composed of Cavalry (Nobility), Gallowglass, Kearn and a small body of English soldiers who had deserted to him to
Battle_of_Farsetmore
Comic book series
The Four were thrown through the portal back into the Zombie Universe. Gallowglass: The son of Thanos. A powerful warrior made from neutron-degenerate matter
Ultimate_Fantastic_Four
Gaelic kingdom of ancient and Medieval Ireland
English garrison at Carrickfergus, had already cut a deal with the Scots Gallowglass and so they assassinated him (the English portrayed the incident as a
Tír_Eoghain
1504 battle between various Irish clans
almost a mile to the north of Lackagh Parish Church, with heavily armed Gallowglass playing a large part on both sides. The battle appears to have lasted
Battle_of_Knockdoe
American descendants of Ulster Scots
Ireland. In a letter of April 14, 1573, in reference to descendants of "gallowglass" mercenaries from Scotland who had settled in Ireland, Elizabeth I of
Scotch-Irish_Americans
Forge (unknown) Fountain Franklin Richards Fred "Flash" Thompson Fury Gallowglass Gambit (Remy LeBeau) Garrison Kane Ghostware Gladiator Glenn Talbot Gorgon
List of Ultimate Marvel characters
List_of_Ultimate_Marvel_characters
Irish Roman Catholic priest and martyr
surprised on Sliabh Luachra by Maurice Roche, 6th Viscount Fermoy's gallowglass. On 19 September, Lord Roche wrote to the Earl of Ormond that the Rebel
Muiris_Mac_Ionrachtaigh
Irish lord (1484 – 1559)
early 1542, Phelim was killed with one cast of a javelin by MacDonnell gallowglass according to the entry recording his death in the Annals of the Four
Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Conn_O'Neill,_1st_Earl_of_Tyrone
Personal bodygards to the French monarchy
Hamilton. Auld Alliance Battle of Culloden, 1746 Flight of the Wild Geese Gallowglass Mercenary Swiss Guards (French) Walloon Guards (Spanish) Rene Chartrand
Scottish_Guards_(France)
Irish clan
centuries. Lector & Inaugurator of the Chieftaincy - O'Friel (Ó Frighil) Gallowglass Marshalls & Standard - Bearers - McSweeney (Mac Suibhne) Commanders of
O'Donnell_dynasty
Surname list
Clann Ruaidhrí. Members of this Scottish family settled in Ulster as gallowglass commanders in the Middle Ages, and are last recorded acting as such in
Mac_Ruaidhrí
Book by Ruth Rendell
United Kingdom Media type Print/Audiobook Pages 328 (paperback) ISBN 0-14-011446-7 OCLC 59149231 Preceded by A Fatal Inversion Followed by Gallowglass
The House of Stairs (Vine novel)
The_House_of_Stairs_(Vine_novel)
Battle of the Nine Years' War, 1593
bruised by the flat of a gallowglass axe. It was estimated that 300 of Maguire's men were killed, mostly Clan Sweeney gallowglass and Scottish redshanks
Battle_of_Belleek
12th century Irish military commander
Mac Scelling (fl. 1154 – 1173/1174), also known as Mac Scilling, was a prominent twelfth-century military commander engaged in conflicts throughout Ireland
Mac_Scelling
France for most of his life. The English word fiacre comes from French. Gallowglass A Scottish mercenary in Ireland (from gallóglach, "foreign warrior")
List of English words of Irish origin
List_of_English_words_of_Irish_origin
June 1988 Acquired from ABC Galápagos 26 September 2006 13 October 2006 Gallowglass One 10 January 1993 24 January 1993 The Game Two 5 November 2014 10 December
List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_the_BBC
Norse-Gaelic leader
afterwards, with his younger son, Ailéan, being one of the earliest gallowglass commanders on record. Ruaidhrí seems to have been the senior son of Raghnall
Ruaidhrí_mac_Raghnaill
Irish soldier (c. 1585 – 1649)
prepared to destroy the Covenanters. In 1646, O'Neill, with substantial Gallowglass numbers and additionally furnished with supplies by the Papal Nuncio
Owen_Roe_O'Neill
16th-century Irish leader
the mercy of his enemies, the MacDonnells. Attended by a small body of gallowglass, and taking his prisoner Sorley Boy with him, he presented himself among
Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain)
Shane_O'Neill_(Irish_chieftain)
Irish nobleman and soldier (c. 1569–1626)
On Hugh Roe's orders, he commanded 60 horsemen, 60 swordsmen and 100 gallowglass to the Battle of Belleek in October 1593. This was one of the first major
Niall_Garbh_O'Donnell
Two rebellions by the FitzGerald dynasty in Ireland, late 16th century
resentment, especially among the Irish mercenaries; gall óglaigh or gallowglass as the English termed them, who had rallied to FitzMaurice. William Drury
Desmond_Rebellions
Ireland. Later generations of Clann Suibhne chieftains certainly commanded gallowglass warriors on behalf of the Uí Domhnaill and other Irish families. Murchadh
Murchadh_Mac_Suibhne
Irish prince
for the killings of Gorey MacSweeney and Morrice Roe, two of Desmond's gallowglass captains. Upon his father's death in 1581, Mac Carthaig inherited substantial
Florence_MacCarthy
Fun with Claude The Further Adventures of SuperTed G.B.H. The Gadfly Gallowglass Gaspard and Lisa The Galton and Simpson Playhouse The Game of Life Game
List of programs broadcast by ABC Television (Australian TV network)
List_of_programs_broadcast_by_ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)
Middle ages Scottish ship
right kit: West Highlanders fighting in Ireland' in The World of the Gallowglass: kings, warlords and warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200–1600. Duffy
Birlinn
Highland Scottish clan
by their allies the Clan Mackay and Clan MacLeod, became part of the Gallowglass, who were ferocious mercenaries of Norse-Gaelic descent who served in
Clan_Maclean
English actress (born 1943)
Performance in 1992. In 1993, she made guest appearance in series' such as Gallowglass, May to December and Lovejoy. She also appeared in Cracker (1995) and
Jane_Lowe
English science fiction author
Morden) (April 2018, Orbit) No Way (as S.J. Morden) (February 2019, Orbit) Gallowglass (as S.J. Morden) (December 2020, Gollancz) The Flight Of The Aphrodite
Simon_Morden
West Norseman in the Varangian Guard. Domnall na Madhmann Mac Suibhne Gallowglass associate of Rath Glas. Eustace the Monk 1170–1217 1205–1212 England
List_of_mercenaries
English actor (born 1949)
Strickland TV movie 1992–1994 Firm Friends Peter Creswell 7 episodes 1993 Gallowglass Paul Garnet 3 episodes Spender Sam Harper Episode: "Best Friends" 1994
John_McArdle
Irish regional king
news that Sir William Liath de Burgh had returned from Scotland with Gallowglass mercenaries, and was assembling an army at Athenry to fight Fedlim. Tadhg
Tadhg_Ó_Cellaigh
Area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland
forfeit, and gave them to the MacDonalds; the MacSweens largely became gallowglass mercenaries in Ireland. De Bruys awarded landlordship of the MacSween's
Knapdale
Irish genealogical manuscript
yet once again there is unique material concerning Clann MacDonnell, a gallowglass family. They derive from a leabhar teagloim, and a Leabhar Balbh Shémus
Leabhar_na_nGenealach
English writer (1930–2015)
ISBN 978-0452270640 A Fatal Inversion (1987) The House of Stairs (1988) Gallowglass (1990) King Solomon's Carpet (1991) Asta's Book (1993) (American title:
Ruth_Rendell
Warfare of the Ancient Celts
of warfare, exemplified by the Gallóglaigh or Gallowglass heavy infantry soldier. Unlike Kern, Gallowglass usually wore chainmail and iron helmets and wielded
Ancient_Celtic_warfare
2012 video game
price thereafter. On 23 January 2013, Paradox Interactive launched the Gallowglass Mercenary Pack, yet another free DLC, adding new armor and weapons to
War_of_the_Roses_(video_game)
Irish for "youths", later came to mean "soldier", as in Gallóglaigh (gallowglass) Pal, term often used by older males to describe those considered to
List_of_youth-related_terms
1991 novel by Barbara Vine
Publication place United Kingdom Media type Print/Audiobook Pages 368 (paperback) ISBN 0-14-015691-7 OCLC 27640684 Preceded by Gallowglass Followed by Asta's Book
King_Solomon's_Carpet
Former stronghold, County Donegal, Ireland
the Quinn family, but by the 1440s, it had come into the hands of the gallowglass MacSweeney family. The castle remained in the hands of a branch of the
Doe_Castle
British film and television director
episodes) Bergerac (TV Series, one episode: "All the Sad Songs", 1990) Gallowglass (TV, 1993) Cracker (TV series, episodes: 1994–95; serials: "To Be A Somebody"
Tim_Fywell
technology The Gadget Show – factual Galápagos – nature documentary Gallowglass – drama The Gambler The Game – thriller, drama Game, Set, and Match Game
List of British television programmes
List_of_British_television_programmes
Town in Connacht, Ireland
armed with a sword, except one who bears an axe-like sparth, a typical gallowglass weapon. Usually called the 'Abbey', it is more accurately described as
Roscommon
Topics referred to by the same term
Equites, Roman knights Eso Ikoyi, war chiefs amongst the Yoruba people Gallowglass, medieval Norse-Gaelic mercenaries Gurkhas, soldiers from the area of
Warrior_caste
that it was safer to rely on the battle-axes of his bold Galloglas (Gallowglass) than on appeals to the sovereign against Anglo-Norman outrage in Ireland
Ruaidhri_Ó_Flaithbheartaigh
been during this period that the family began to act as suppliers of gallowglass warriors there. Eóin's great-grandfather, Murchadh Mac Suibhne, is certainly
Eóin_Mac_Suibhne
Emigrants from Scotland and their descendants
in the area from centuries of smaller-scale immigration by Scottish gallowglass mercenaries and their families.[citation needed] Ulster-Scots emigrated
Scottish_diaspora
Abandoned tower house in Ireland
Ireland, the force mainly consisted of the McDonnells of Knocknacloy's gallowglass warriors. Mac William Uachtar, Lord of Thomond, the de Burghs of Mayo
Shrule_Castle
Charter Roll, dating from 1215 to 1373, an original 15th or 16th century Gallowglass gravestone (extant in Clonca, County Donegal), the 1790s Robert Emmet's
Postage_stamps_of_Ireland
1988 studio album by Patrick Street
arranged by Patrick Street and Bill Whelan) – 3:08 "Carherlistrane Jig"/"Gallowglass Jig"/"Kanturk Jig" (Jackie Daly) Copyright Control – 3:32 "Jenny Picking
No._2_Patrick_Street
in Inishowen, County Donegal, dedicated to the memory of a Scottish gallowglass warrior named Manas Mac Mhoiresdean of Iona. The slab displays carvings
History_of_hurling
Sean-nós singer and performer
'61. From the age of 15 Mulqueen was singing with bands including the Gallowglass Céilí Band, The Dubliners and Willie Clancy. She also sing with other
Ann_Mulqueen
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