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Thread #64202 Message #1048406
Posted By: GUEST,Davetnova
05-Nov-03 - 09:46 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Gaelic Verse in Burning of Auchindoun
Subject: RE: Origins: Gaelic Verse in Burning of Auchindoun
Gallowglass comes from the gaelic galloglaigh (meaning foreign soldier) they were Scots/Irish mercenaries in 10th /11th century