Gallagher Family (US)

This Category Page is for all members of the Gallagher Family, whether by birth or marriage, in their US incarnation.

The Gallaghers are a large Irish-descended family living in Chicago's South Side, Back of the Yards neighborhood. The family is headed by alcoholic philosopher father Frank, though his eldest daughter Fiona looks after the house and children.  Due to his many abandonments of her and her siblings- dating to when she was six years old, she finally filed suit and successfully got herself instated as the legal guardian of her siblings, as long as she can provide income and housing. The children's mother Monica left them one day to live with another woman, Roberta. Frank and Monica's eldest son is Phillip, who is better known as "Lip", is intelligent and good with women. Lip is closest to his brother Ian, who is secretly gay until he comes out to the family. Ian works at the local shop where he and the married owner are more than friends and found out in his teens that he was the result of a union between Monica and one of Frank's brothers, making him the half-brother and cousin of the family. After him is the only other girl in the family is young Debbie, who is known for being a kind yet very resourceful child who is always capable of turning a situation to her advantage. She became a teen mother a daughter named Frances Gallagher. Next is Carl, who has a penchant for guns, video games, underage alcohol consumption, and animal cruelty. The youngest is Liam, who was initially believed to be the product of one of Monica's affairs with Frank's AA sponsor or bouncer although a DNA test later reveals that somehow, the African-American appearing Liam is indeed the biological child of Frank. It is explained through a rumored affair between Frank's similarly abusive mother Peggy Gallagher and musician that resulted in Frank's birth. Frank also has an illegitimate daughter Samantha Slott who has a son named Chuckie Slott.

The rest of the family are Frank's three brothers:Jerry Gallagher, Clayton Gallagher, and Wyatt Gallagher. Jerry seems estranged from the family while Clayton is heavily hinted to be Ian's true father and Wyatt had his testicles blasted off in the navy. Frank has a cousin named Patrick Gallagher who filed a faked will from a late family member Aunt Ginger, stating that he was the owner of the house. He also kicked the main Gallagher family out onto the streets- until Debbie claimed to the police that he molested her, forcing him to bend to Fiona's conditions. Lastly is Bill Darrgen, Monica's father who deeply resents Frank and was never in his grandchildren's life until his daughter's death.