gallowglass
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Irish gallóglaigh (“foreign soldiers”), from óglách (“soldier”).
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gallowglass (plural gallowglass or gallowglasses)
- A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
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