An Anglo-Irish Family in Portugal (Gallwey)

Author:

Ida Kingsbury

Report:

9

Page:

24

Year:

1982

Subject Matter:

British Community and Family History

Excerpt:

A family tree provided in the article makes clear the relationships of the Gallweys. Michael David Gallwey became the chief represenrtative of the family in Portugal and undoubtedly achieved local fame in Sintra. It is to him that we owe the carefully collected letters and documents now in the archives of the Society. With him at the head, the author traces trace the Portuguese and American branches of the Gallwey Family to their last members for both these lines are destined to become extinct. 

The Gallweys came originally from Co.Cork and provided no less than 30 mayors of that city. They were also connected with the Gallweys of Nantes whose head bore the title of Comte de Gallwey.

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