Green’s Dictionary of Slang

galley adj.

also gallery
[Scot. galliard, cheerful, lively]

(Irish) cheerful, fun.

[Ire]Share Slanguage 104: galley [...] gay, cheerful, lively.
[Ire]G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Gallery (n): great fun, someone is a gallery-entertaining person – a mad laugh.