David Gallagher (later Gallaher) was born at Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, on 30 October 1873, the son of James Henry Gallagher (1812–94), a shopkeeper who was 69 at the time and his wife, Maria Hardy McCloskie (1844–87) who was 29 at the time and a teacher. James was a widower and had two sons from his first marriage. David was baptised in the First Ramelton Meeting House on 8 January 1874. He was the 7th of 14 children that his parents produced (3 of which died in infancy), Joseph (1867 -), Maria (known as Molly, 1870 - ), Thomas (1872 - ), William (1875 - ), Oswald (1876 -) and James Patrick(1878 - 1880).
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| - David Gallagher (later Gallaher) was born at Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, on 30 October 1873, the son of James Henry Gallagher (1812–94), a shopkeeper who was 69 at the time and his wife, Maria Hardy McCloskie (1844–87) who was 29 at the time and a teacher. James was a widower and had two sons from his first marriage. David was baptised in the First Ramelton Meeting House on 8 January 1874. He was the 7th of 14 children that his parents produced (3 of which died in infancy), Joseph (1867 -), Maria (known as Molly, 1870 - ), Thomas (1872 - ), William (1875 - ), Oswald (1876 -) and James Patrick(1878 - 1880).
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| - Gallaher in 1905 during
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| - David Gallagher (later Gallaher) was born at Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, on 30 October 1873, the son of James Henry Gallagher (1812–94), a shopkeeper who was 69 at the time and his wife, Maria Hardy McCloskie (1844–87) who was 29 at the time and a teacher. James was a widower and had two sons from his first marriage. David was baptised in the First Ramelton Meeting House on 8 January 1874. He was the 7th of 14 children that his parents produced (3 of which died in infancy), Joseph (1867 -), Maria (known as Molly, 1870 - ), Thomas (1872 - ), William (1875 - ), Oswald (1876 -) and James Patrick(1878 - 1880). In May 1878 the Gallaghers mother, father and six children sailed from Belfast 1888 on the Lady Jocelyn in the second party of emigrants for George Vesey Stewart's Special Settlement at Katikati in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. One infant brother, James Patrick who was 8 weeks old and sickly was left at home. On arriving in New Zealand, the family altered the spelling of their name from Gallagher to Gallaher to avoid confusion over spelling and pronunciation. It had initially been hoped that James would be employed as the agent for the Donegal Knitting Company in New Zealand but their patron Lord Hill died unexpectedly and his successor did not support the initiative. The poor quality land was insufficient to make a living from. Maria soon became the chief breadwinner after she obtained a position teaching for £2 a week at the new No.2 school on Beach Road. Four more children were born to the couple in Katikati: George (1879 - ) twins Henry Fletcher (1881 - 24 April 1917) and Charles Canning (1881 - 1950), Douglas Wallace (1883 - 3 June 1916). It was at Katikati that Gallaher first began playing rugby. In Jan 1886 David spent time in Auckland hospital being treated for stunted muscles in his left leg which had led to curvature of his spine. His mother became sick and lost her teaching position. With his father in his seventies Gallaher left school at 13 and took a job working for a local stock and station agent to assist his older brothers in supporting the family. His mothers condition worsened and she died of cancer on 9 September 1887. The older children kept the family together which avoided the younger ones being put up for adoption. In 1889 while William remained in Katikati the rest of the family moved to join Joseph who had obtained work in Auckland. Gallaher who was by now 17 years old was able to obtain work at the Northern Roller Mills Company and was soon a member of the junior cricket team recruited from the firm's workers. Initially he played junior rugby for the Parnell club but when the family moved to Freemans Bay in 1894 after the marriage of his brother Joseph to Nell Burchell he joined the "Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club" in 1895. In the late 1890s Gallaher took employment at the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company as a labourer and had risen to the position of foreman by the time of his departure to World War 1. The constant handling of heavy animal carcasses built up his upper body strength and kept him fit. Gallaher made his debut for the Auckland provincial rugby side against the touring Queensland team on 8 August 1896 for whom he played a total of 26 times between 1903 and 1906. In 1897, he was a member of the Auckland team that defeated New Zealand 11-10. In 1897 Gallaher was member of the Ponsonby team that won the Auckland Championship.
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