The Galloglach are drawn exclusively from Irish Gentlemen who are graduates of the International Bodyguard Association , or qualified gentlemen of Irish descent.
Membership is by invitation only.
The Royal Galloglas are headquartered in Ireland, with a detachment in the Americas. The Commander of the Galloglas is Colonel, Baron Shortt of Castleshort . The Galloglas marched along with the Cork County Band and the Cork Association, leading with a color guard of the American flag, the Irish National flag, and the Munster flag. The Commander, James Shortt of Castleshort, and the Galloglas Piper, Captaen Noel Whelan, were introduced, and paid their respects to John Cardinal O'Connor, archbishop of New York, on the steps of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. His Eminence made a point of walking out to the Galloglas' formation to bless their flags.