------ to the Unofficial Gormley  Family  History Website.

This site describes the origins of the O'Gormley family name and references the role the family name has played over the last thousand years in Ireland and internationally.

Feel free to offer contributions by e-mailing the webmaster. If you are interested in family genealogy  check out the Gormley Genforum. If you know the county of origin in Ireland for your family you might try the
Family History  Research Project.

When the topic of ethnic origins come up many are suprised to find the name Gormley and its variants are Irish. Included are several links to websites of Irish interest. 
 

Check out the recording BONES by Susan McKeown and The Chanting House. One song titled "Gorm" is a keen. It's a beautiful "blues" in the ancient pre-Christian tradition of a "caoin". Gorm means "blue". McKeown gives credit for melody and Irish lyrics to Peg Flaherty collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell on Inishmore island, June 1955: Gorm - Susan McKeown & The Cha... GORM Will you welcome, will you welcome my love, my lover When they carry me home? Will you welcome, will you welcome my children, my children When they carry me home? Will you remember, will you remember your child, your daughter When they carry me home?