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Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette – March 2024

Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette – March 2024 Clans of Ireland – Finte na hÉireann are happy to share the latest gazette of the Genealogical Society of Ireland -(link below). This edition carries the Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Genealogical Society of Ireland. The Society, is a registered educational charity in Ireland. Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette (March […]

Clans of Ireland – 2024 Recipients of the Order of Merit

17th March, The Feast of St. Patrick – Recipients of the Clans of Ireland Order of Merit 2024 announced The Clans of Ireland Order of Merit is the ultimate accolade that can be conferred by Clans of Ireland and its constituent member clans. It is an order of merit granted to persons who have influenced […]

Christmas 2023 – Letter from Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh, Cathaoirleach, Finte na hÉireann

Christmas 2023 – Letter from Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh, Cathaoirleach, Finte na hÉireann Please find below the link to the Christmas letter 2023 to the member clans of Clans of Ireland from the Chair / An Cathaoirleach . We wish you all a peaceful Christmas and a happy 2024. COI Cathaoirleach Litir Nollag 2023

Festival of Samhain 2023 – Letter from An Cathaoirleach

Festival of Samhain 2023 – Letter from An Cathaoirleach In this season, as we move from Autumn to Winter, our ancestors celebrated the festival of Samhain. With its many traditions marking the move from the plentiful harvest to the dark days of winter, this turning of the year, now more familiar to many as Halloween, […]

11 August 2023 – Decolonising an Irish Surname by Working the Hyphen of Gene-Ealogy

11 August 2023 – Decolonising an Irish Surname by Working the Hyphen of Gene-Ealogy A very insightful article by Esther Fitzpatrick and Mike Fitzpatrick just published in the journal Genealogy 2023, 7(3), 58Abstract:The surname Fitzpatrick is readily identified as Irish. Until recently, the traditional Fitzpatrick surname narrative was of a medieval super-progenitor named Giolla Phádraig. […]

21 July 2023 – Summer Letter to Members from the Cathaoirleach

21 July 2023 – Summer Letter to Members from the Cathaoirleach The summer letter from the Cathaoirleach to member clans of Clans of Ireland can be found at the link below: Letter to Members from the Cathaoirleach Summer July 2023

15 July 2023 – Seán Alexander McGrath reappointed to the Board of Finte na hÉireann – Clans of Ireland

15 July 2023 – Seán Alexander McGrath reappointed to the Board of Finte na hÉireann. Having previously served as an active Director on he Board of Clans of Ireland between 2020 – 2023, we are pleased to announce the reappointment of Seán Alexander McGrath as a Director of Finte na hÉireann – Clans of Ireland. […]

11 July 2023 – The Death of The O’Donnell of Tirconnell, An tAthair Aodh Ua Domhnaill

11 July 2023 – The Death of The O’Donnell of Tirconnell, An tAthair Aodh Ua Domhnaill. The death has occurred of The O’Donnell of Tirconnell, An tAthair Aodh Ua Domhnaill, (Fr Hugh O’Donnell O.F.M.) aged 83 years. Fr O’Donnell, as The O’Donnell, was a recognised member of the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains. […]

7 July 2023 – Announcement: 2024 Clans of Ireland Cultural Summit & AGM

The 2024 Cultural Summit & AGM is scheduled for 12 & 13 April 2024. The proposed theme is “The historic building / monuments / sites associated with Ireland’s clans”. Stay in touch with our Facebook page for all upcoming events.