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The Galloway Legacy
Galloway is a region of south-west Scotland, named after the Gall-Gàidheil, 'stranger Gaels'. The surname Galloway is taken from the region, not from a single clan. In the medieval period the region was ruled by its own lords, beginning with Fergus, Lord of Galloway, who died in 1161, and ending with Alan of Galloway, Constable of Scotland, whose death in 1234 without a legitimate son broke up the lordship among his daughters. The area's mix of Britons, Gaels and Norse settlers gave it a distinct identity within Scotland. Families bearing "Galloway" as a surname are generally understood to take their name from this district rather than from a single bloodline, and the name spread to other parts of Scotland over the centuries. The Galloway tartans sold today are twentieth-century district tartans rather than an ancient clan sett: the Galloway Hunting is recorded by 1939 and was woven by Cree Mills of Newton Stewart, and the Galloway Dress dates from around 1950. No Lord Lyon-recognized clan chief for "Galloway" could be confirmed.
Galloway was an effectively independent lordship in south-west Scotland from the mid-12th century under Fergus of Galloway (d. 1161) and his descendants, including his great-grandson Alan, Lord of Galloway. Alan's death without a male heir in 1234 triggered the Galloway revolt of 1234-35 and the partition of the territory among his daughters' Anglo-Norman husbands, ending Galloway's independent status; the eastern portion later became the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright under Archibald 'the Grim' Douglas in 1369. The later Stewart Earls of Galloway, created in 1623 and now considered the senior branch of Clan Stewart, are a separate, much later title with no direct male-line connection to the medieval Lords of Galloway.
Clan Facts
LandsGalloway, the historic district of southwest Scotland
Clan ChiefNo Lord Lyon-recognized chief exists for Galloway; COSCA's directory entry leaves the Clan Chief or Commander field blank. This is distinct from the title Earl of Galloway, held by a branch of Clan Stewart, which has no direct male-line connection to the medieval Lords of Galloway or the surname Galloway.
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What is the Gaelic name of Clan Galloway?
In Gaelic, the clan is known as Gall-Ghàidhealaibh.
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