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“Big Neil” Gallagher

Also Big Neil Gallagher · Neil Gallagher

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1890
Work
Owner, steamer Joe
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingheritage

Summary

“Big Neil” Gallagher was identified in a March 1973 retrospective as the owner of the steamer Joe.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified identity record. The source does not establish a full civil identity or broader Gallagher family connection.

Sources

  1. Calls the owner of the competing steamer Joe “Big Neil” Gallagher; it does not establish his full civil identity or connect him to another Gallagher record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, ““Big Neil” Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/big-neil-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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