Also present on the evening were representatives of the past record holders, the Norbergs from Norberg, Sweden beating their record of 583.
Televised
The event was organised by the independent television production company Cwmni Da, events company Mr Producer of Cardiff and S4C. It was also televised on S4C on 26 November 2006.
Gallaghers take over record
As of Sunday 9 September 2007 the Gallaghers are holders of a Guinness World Record for "the largest same name gathering—last name". There were 1,488 Gallaghers who gathered in the LYIT Campus in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland at the time of the count.