Etymology

Gilhooly

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Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Giolla Ghuala“son of the gluttonous lad”
  2. English todayGilhooly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala (“son of the gluttonous lad”), from giolla (“boy, lad”) and guala (“gullet, gut”).

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