[PAR] [TLE] McCoy (surname) [SEP] McCoy is a common surname of Scottish origin in the lands of Kintyre and then Irish (Gallowglass) origin.  It is an Anglicisation of its Irish Gaelic form Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" (an old word for "Fire", a Celtic deity).  It is particularly found in Ulster (Counties Antrim, Armagh and Monaghan) where many settled around the 13th century, having been Gallowglasses, and also in counties Limerick and Cork.  Aoidh and Mac Aoigh were sometimes Anglicised as Hugh and McHugh. [PAR] [TLE] Gallowglass [SEP] The gallowglasses (also spelt galloglass, gallowglas or galloglas; from Irish: "gall óglaigh" meaning foreign warriors) were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century.  As Scots, they were Gaels and shared a common background and language with the Irish, but as they had intermarried with the 10th century Norse settlers of western Scotland, the Irish called them "Gall Gaeil" ("foreign Gaels").
[PAR] [TLE] McCoy ( surname ) [ SEP ] McCoy is a common surname of Scottish origin in the lands of Kintyre and then Irish ( Gallowglass ) origin . It is an Anglicisation of its Irish Gaelic form Mac Aodha , meaning " son of Aodh " ( an old word for " Fire " , a Celtic deity ) . It is particularly found in Ulster ( Counties Antrim , Armagh and Monaghan ) where many settled around the 13th century , having been Gallowglasses , and also in counties Limerick and Cork . Aoidh and Mac Aoigh were sometimes Anglicised as Hugh and McHugh . [PAR] [TLE] Gallowglass [ SEP ] The gallowglasses ( also spelt galloglass , gallowglas or galloglas ; from Irish : " gall óglaigh " meaning foreign warriors ) were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse - Gaelic clans of Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century . As Scots , they were Gaels and shared a common background and language with the Irish , but as they had intermarried with the 10th century Norse settlers of western Scotland , the Irish called them " Gall Gaeil " ( " foreign Gaels " ) .
McCoy and Galloglass are both Anglicisations of terms from what language?
McCoy and Galloglass are both Anglicisations of terms from what language ?
Irish
Irish