ISSN 1649-7937
Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann “Cuimhnigí ar Ár Sinnsir—Remember Our Ancestors”
Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette (incorporating “The Genie Gazette”) www.familyhistory.ie
Vol. 17 No. 5
Bealtaine : Toukokuu : May 2022
GSI Development Plan, 2022-2027 As reported last month, the Society began the process of formulating and adopting its new five year plan which is considered by the Board in four stages—(1) Presentation; (2) Consideration of amendments; (3) Consideration of the Final Draft and any technical amendments and (4) Formal resolution for adoption. Stages (2) and (3) can be taken together. The four stage process, usually taken over several meetings, is to ensure that all directors fully participate in the formulation of the policy documents. This ensure that all Directors will have ample time to assess the areas concerning their own portfolios as they will be responsible for the implementation of the plan. At the May 5th 2022 meeting of the Board, the Deputy General Secretary, Paula Jones, MGSI, (left) presented a draft of the Society’s Development Plan, 2022-2027, as a “Second Stage Policy Document”. The draft presented by the Deputy General Secretary is a very comprehensive document covering all areas of the Society’s activities, aims and objectives. It differs from previous development plans inasmuch as, it has a much more strategic approach clearly outlining the various objectives and how they can be achieved. The research undertaken to produce the draft development plan was quite phenomenal and included a
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CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISHES Openstreetmap.org now has named outlines for all the 1,400 or so Church of Ireland (Anglican) Parishes, Dioceses and Provinces, nationwide as in 1837. These are derived from the Ecclesiastical Commission Report which was kindly shared with the Irish OpenStreetMap community by the RCB Library. As an example, maybe search for Cahir Parish and you’ll see how useful this new facility is for family historians and local historians. There are also about 300 historic Catholic Parishes, mostly between 1720s and 1850s in the Dioceses of Dublin, and Kildare and Leighlin. Brian Hollinshead, MGSI
Did you know that Membership of this Society is open to all with an interest in family history, heraldry, vexillology (study of flags and emblems) and related subjects? Did you know that Membership is open to anyone living in Ireland or overseas and with Irish ancestry or with ancestors from anywhere in the world? All are most welcome. Did you know that Student Membership is also available at 50% off the subscription? Please checkout: www.familyhistoty.ie ֍ Email: membership@familyhistory.ie
ROBERT MEEHAN, MGSI, RIP Robert Elliott Meehan, MGSI, of Dunwoody, GA (formerly of Arlington, MA) passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at the age of 83. Robert was born April 27, 1938 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as the only child of the late Hilda and Garrett J. Meehan. A Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and Georgia, after retirement in 2008, Robert became an avid genealogist, tracing the ancestors and history of his family back to its roots in Ireland, Scotland, Nova Scotia, England, Colonial America, and Portugal. He was able to make three trips to Ireland to visit the birthplace of his great-grandfather, connect with found cousins, and visit other sites associated with the family history. As a result of his research he obtained his Irish Citizenship in 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Mary L. Meehan. President, Stuart Rosenblatt, PC, FGSI, and An Cathaoirleach, John Goggins, MGSI, on behalf of all our Members, send our sincerest condolences to Robert’s family and friends. RIP
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critical assessment of the strengths, weaknesses and achievements of the previous development plans and the implementation of such since 2010. The development plan also had to take account of the public policy positions adopted by the Society over the past thirty or so years, most notably those concerning social inclusion, outreach, education, and the fullest participation of the Members in our activities. The Covid19 pandemic presented huge challenges, however, it also encouraged and facilitated innovation, including new and exciting ways of interacting with our worldwide membership. The new five-year development plan provides a framework, upon which, the Society will expand its online presence. The Board was hugely impressed with the plan and complemented Paula on its formulation and presentation. The Society’s Development Plan, 2022-2027 was adopted under Res: 22/05/1669 on May 5th 2022.
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MONTHLY MEETINGS EVENING OPEN MEETING (via Zoom) Tuesday 10 May —20.00hrs Tuesday 14 June —20.00hrs _______________________________________________________________________
MORNING OPEN MEETING (via Zoom) Wednesday 25 May 2022 —11.00hrs
VEXILLOLOGY SOCIAL HISTORY Heritage Matters Book Reviews Open Meetings News & Events DATA PROTECTION The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25th 2018. The Board, under Res: 18/05/1380, advises Members that the Society holds the following records on its Members (1) Name; (2) Address; (3) Telephone Number; (4) Email Address and (5) the name of the Associate Member, if applicable, and that such records are only used for the purpose of contacting Members on Society matters and for the dispatch of the Monthly Newsletter and the Annual Journal and furthermore, that these records are only held by the Director of Membership Services and are inaccessible to all other persons and that, the Society does not share this information with any other individual or organisation. Records are also held for contractual necessity to deliver paid services.
ARCHIVE REOPENING Gerard Corcoran, MGSI, Director of Archival Services & Education, and his archive team are currently assessing the volunteer levels required to reopen An Daonchartlann on Wednesdays to both Member and public. Dates to be advised.
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Now Back in Print “Archive Drop-Ins” New Portfolio Created GSI Board News Black ‘47 Conference Open Meetings Schedule Irish DNA Atlas James Scannell Reports.. Précis of the April Lecture Mobile Phone Deals GSI Board Members
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GSI ON YOUTUBE The Society’s lectures and some informational short videos were uploaded to our YouTube Channel. To view the videos and hopefully, to ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ them, and to ‘Subscribe’ to our YouTube channel—please checkout:
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GSI ON INSTAGRAM The Society has been expanding its presence across all social media platforms and we’re on Instagram! Please checkout this link:
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“ARCHIVE DROP-INS” The weekly “Drop-Ins” hosted by Eddie Gahan, FGSI, Director of the Outreach Programme, are hugely popular with our Members around the world. These informal weekly “Drop-Ins” are only for fully paid up Members and are designed to allow you to join the Zoom meeting at any time between 11.00hrs and 12.00hrs on Wednesdays. The “Drop-In” on the 4th Wednesday is a publicly accessible ‘Drop-In’ for Members and visitors alike. Visitors can email membership@familyhistory.ie for the link to this Zoom meeting on the 4th Wednesday. Members receive an email from the Director of Membership Services each week with access details. Members can send in their research query in advance to Archivist@familyhistory.ie
We’ll All Stay Connected via Zoom & Teams
Real Gem—Now Back in Print ‘The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin—Irish Traditional Singer’ by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín and published by Four Courts Press. (ISBN: 978-1-84682-869-0 : 360pp : ills. : Price: €29.95 : Web Price €26.45). Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, was probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of her time. Collectors came from far and near to hear and record her singing. Séamus Ennis collected her songs for the Irish Folklore Commission in the mid-1940s, and again, with Brian George, for the BBC in the early 1950s. American collectors also recorded her: Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress in 1951, Jean Ritchie and George Pickow in 1952, and Diane Hamilton in 1956. Over eighty of her songs are captured on tape, but only a few of these have ever been available to the public. This book, first published in 2000, for the first time offered the complete Bess Cronin collection (in Irish and English) with the texts of all her songs and a detailed analysis of every one, a biographical essay and a description of the historical background behind the song-collecting. As with the first edition, accompanying this new edition is a two-CD set of original and remastered recordings, from public and private collections, illustrating the wide range of her repertoire, which included child ballads, songs in Irish and English, children’s songs, and many more, including several popular favourites. This revised and expanded edition includes newly discovered songs and a new appendix of background material. The author, a grandson of Bess Cronin, has brought to this publication a unique range of qualifications: access to Bess Cronin’s own autograph song-lists; transcriptions of her songs made by his father Donncha Ó Cróinín and his uncle Seán Ua Cróinín, by Seamus Ennis and by other collectors; it also includes photographic material not previously seen. This personal, family material is combined with unique access to the RTÉ, BBC, IFC, and privately recorded American material to offer a comprehensive account of an extraordinary singer and her distinctive singing style. Includes Two CDs Dáibhí Ó Cróinín lectured in history for nearly forty years at NUI Galway until his retirement in 2019. He is currently preparing a book on the lost songs collected in the Aran Islands in 1857, which he rediscovered. (Text from FCP website)
GSI Board Report News On Thursday May 5th 2022, the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held as an incorporeal meeting via Zoom. The Board co-opted Laura Price, MGSI, as a director and created the new portfolio— Director of Special Collections, Research and Specialist Groups—(see below left for details). This is a very important portfolio that aims to encourage and facilitate new multidisciplinary research at the Society’s Archive and Research Centre. The Board also adopted (Res: 22/05/1669) the new GSI Development Plan, 2022-2027, prepared and presented by Paula Jones, MGSI, Deputy General Secretary. This is a very comprehensive document covering all aspects of the Society’s activities and public policy objectives. The Board was advised that the Society’s Annual Accounts and Financial Report for the period ending 31 December 2021 were submitted to the Companies Registration Office to meet our ARD of May 8th 2022. The Director of Finance, Lua Ó Scolaí, MGSI, advised the Board on the ongoing endeavours to transfer our bank accounts from Ulster Bank, which is leaving the Republic, to Allied Irish Bank. Given the numbers of companies in the same situation throughout the country, it is taking longer than anticipated. Finally, the Director of Archival Services & education, Gerard Corcoran, MGSI, advised the Board that he intends to establish new digitisation projects in the coming weeks.
FOUR COURTS PRESS Irish History, Genealogy, Local History and much more. Checkout the new online catalogue for 2022 and the wonderful special offers at www.fourcourtspress.ie
GSI BOARD CREATES NEW PORTFOLIO On Thursday 5th May 2022, the Board of Directors co-opted Laura Price, MGSI, to the Board (Res: 22/05/1664) and created a very important and exciting portfolio for our newest director. Under Res: 22/05/1665 the created the position of 'Director of Special Collections, Research & Specialist Groups' with the following duties and, in doing so, the GSI Portfolio Scheme as provided for by Res: 22/04/1657 was accordingly amended to include this Portfolio. ■ Promoting an awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of our Society’s Archival Collections. ■ Promoting and facilitating new multidisciplinary research at An Daonchartlann. ■ Encouraging and facilitating the publication of research undertaken by Members and others at An Daonchartlann. ■ Specialist research, including heraldry and vexillology, and maybe military, land or other such record-sets.
■ Showcasing our Archival Collections on the GSI Website and elsewhere. ■ Liaising with the county libraries and educational establishments in conjunction with the Director of Archival Services & Education (Gerard Corcoran, MGSI) ■ Liaising with the Deputy General Secretary (Paula Jones, MGSI) regarding the Annual Journal and the GSI Monthly Speaker Programme ■ Liaising with the LeasChathaoirleach (James Walsh, MGSI) in respect of any group projects activities organised in respect of this portfolio. ■ Liaising with the Director of Internet Services (Shane Wilson, MGSI) and the Director of Archival Services & Education (Gerard Corcoran, MGSI) regarding the possibility of podcasting from An Daonchartlann on our special collections, research, and on the specialist groups (Vexillology and Heraldry).
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In Brief…. GSI MEMBERSHIP Join on-line at www.familyhistory.ie Please note that GSI Membership is open to all interested in genealogy and related subjects. Discounted membership rates available for under 25s and students at recognised genealogy courses.
GSI OPEN MEETINGS Society’s Monthly Open Meetings are held via ZOOM to allow the fullest access by Members from Ireland and overseas. Tuesday May 10th —Evening Open Meeting—20.00hrs (Zoom) - ‘Uncovering the James Hack Tuke Assisted Emigrants from the West of Ireland in the 1880s’ by Gerard Moran Wednesday May 25th —Morning Open Meeting—11.00hrs (Zoom)—Informal general discussion on family history and related matters. Tuesday June 14th —Evening Open Meeting—20.00hrs (Zoom) - provisionally John Goggins on the research undertaken for his book. Wednesday June 22nd—Morning Open Meeting—11.00hrs (Zoom)—Informal general discussion on family history and related matters. Tuesday July 12th—Evening Open Meeting—20.00hrs (Zoom) - TBA Wednesday July 27th—Morning Open Meeting—11.00hrs (Zoom)—Informal general discussion on family history and related matters. Details of the talks will be posted on the Society’s website and on Social Media.
ZOOM MEETINGS Membership Director, Barry O’Connor, FGSI, will email Members to log in to Zoom for the two Open Meetings. The lectures are open to the public and the access details are available on request by email from Membership@Familyhistory.ie The Board of Directors would welcome your comments or suggestions on the Society’s Monthly Lecture Programme, email: DepGenSec@familyhistory.ie Members may send their research queries in advance for the Morning Open Meeting by email to Archivist@familyhistory.ie The GSI Lecture Programme is recorded for the Society’s YouTube Channel as a free, publicly accessible educational and research resource. We endeavour to have each lecture up as soon as possible after the event, however, delays may occur where editing or some technical issues arise.
IRISH DNA ATLAS Checkout the short video and the lectures on the Irish DNA Atlas project on YouTube Channel—www.youtube.com/ c/GenealogicalSocietyOfIrelandGSI
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Some of the Archival Collections in An Daonchartlann, Loughlinstown. (Photo: Tom Conlon)
James Scannell Reports... FOXROCK LOCAL HISTORY CLUB Larry Breen will give a Long Talk: ‘Wolfe Tone - Matilda and Family’ at 20.00hrs on Tuesday 18 May in Foxrock Parish Pastoral Centre, Foxrock, Co. Dublin and on Zoom. Admission €5.00 Email: info@foxrocklocalhistory.ie for a link. THE OLD DUBLIN SOCIETY David Flood will present ‘The rumour here was he failed in the Rising to carry out orders: the life, exile and death in the U.S.A. of former Dublin Corporation Sinn Féin councillor and Irish Volunteers Commandant Timothy J. (Ted) Sheehan, Dublin Brigade’ at 19.30hrs on Wednesday 11 May on Zoom. Free. Email: registerwitholddublinsociety@gmail.com by 14.00hrs that day to receive a link. TEATIME TALKS—14 HENRIETTA ST. Donal Fallon will present ‘James Plunkett and Strumpet City’ 19.00hrs Weds 11 May. Free. Zoom https://14henriettastreet.ticketsolve.com/ shows/873634054 WICKLOW COUNTY BUILDINGS Lisa Dolan will present ‘Wicklow during the War of Independence and Civil War: a guide to the sources in Military Archives’ at 19.00hrs on Wednesday 11 May - free but booking required on Eventbrite or at archives@wicklowcococ.ie. DUBLIN CITY LIBRARIES & BALLSBRIDGE, DONNYBROOK & SANDYMOUNT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Cathy Scuffil—‘Dublin’s Housing Crisis in Troubled Times’ 13.00hrs Weds 18 May on Zoom - tickets from https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ dublins-housing-crisis-in-troubled-times-bycathy-scuffil-tickets-321231952417 DUN LAOGHAIRE BORO HIST SOC Dermot O’Riordan will present ‘The Soldiers and Sailors Refreshment Buffet at Kingstown Harbour during World War I’ at 20.00hrs on Wednesday 18 May on Zoom - members only. CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF HISTORIC IRISH HOUSES & ESTATES, HISTORY DEPARTMENT, MAYNOOTH UNI. Olwen Purdue - ‘Such troubled times: the burning of big houses in Northern Ireland 19211981’ 19.00hrs Thurs 11 May online. Christopher Ridgeway—‘Ablaze! Fire and the country house: a perspective beyond Ireland’, 19.00hrs Thurs 19 May online. BRAY CUALANN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Mark Murphy will present ‘Memories of Bray through the Lens’ at 20.00hrs on Thursday 19 May in the Royal Hotel, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow - all welcome - visitors €5.00 RATHMINES, RANELAGH & RATHGAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY Micheline Sheehy Skeffington— ‘Hanna & Francis Sheehy Skeffington’ at 19.30hrs on Thursday 26 May on Zoom - members only.
‘A Bloody Victory—the Irish at war’s end—Europe 1945’ by Dan Harvey. Published by Merrion Press, pb, 118pp,ills, ISBN 978-178537-333-6 This is the fourth book by Dan Harvey looking at Irishmen and Irishwomen who served with the Allies during World War 2 and this fascinating and engrossing book covers the period from D-Day 1944 when the Allies opened their Second Front in Europe and advanced eastwards while simultaneously the Russians advanced westwards but these advancing forces did not diminish German resistance which intensified when the Allies and Russians entered Germany, until the German surrender in May 1945. The book focuses on the numerous Irishmen, who they were and where they came from, and in some cases their post WW2 lives who participated in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem), the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive), the crossing of the River Rhine, and the advance on Berlin which ultimately was allowed to be captured by the Russians by agreement with the Allies. Irishmen were also involved in the liberation of numerous concentration camps where they encountered unimaginable horrors, as well as prisoner of war camps, and the lasting legacy of what they saw and encountered remaining with them for their remainder of their lives. This book also reminds the reader that the handful of Irishmen who opted to served with the Germans faced legal retribution post World War 2, but most Irishmen who had served with the Allies never spoke much about their war time service when they returned to Ireland using deliberate amnesia to blot out the memories of what they saw as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) was not understood at that time while equally their service with the Allies was excised from Irish history and has only been highlighted in recent years. It’s worth noting that upwards of 70000 men and women from the modern day Republic of Ireland served with the Allies in addition to those who served with the U.S., Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand armed forces, with the author reminding us that we should be proud of them and for their contribution against the tyranny of Nazism.
‘HISTORY IRELAND’ MAGAZINE. Featured articles in this May/June issue of ’History Ireland’ magazine include ‘Aladdin and the blind Irish playwright John O’Keeffe (1747-1833)’; ‘The funeral of Richard ‘Boss’ in May 1922’; ‘Through the eyes of British feminism - The Treaty, equal franchise and civil war’; ‘The battle of the Belleek/ Pettigo triangle, May/June 1922’; ‘The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland: a century of recovery from the 1922 Four Courts blaze- and beyond; ‘From Ballycroy to Buchenwald - the double life of Patrick Sweeney’ and ‘Background to 2022 invasion: Ukraine - a brief history.’ James Scannell
TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS by John Grenham, MA, MAGI, FIGRS, FGSI The Society strongly recommends to anyone embarking on their family history quest that one essential piece of kit must be, without doubt, a copy of the FIFTH edition of ‘Tracing Your Irish Ancestors’. Please checkout the website www.gillmacmillan.com Price €24.99 [RRP].
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PRÉCIS OF THE APRIL LECTURE ‘Mapping the Ancient Genealogies of Ireland to the Phylogenetic Tree’ a panel discussion held via Zoom on Tuesday April 12th 2022 with special guests Ed Kane and Dwayne O’Neill and chaired by the GSI Director of Archival Services & Education, Gerard Corcoran, MGSI. The Ancient Irish Genealogies are an important part of our cultural heritage. They are among the oldest written genealogies in Europe. The latest Genetic Genealogy Technology allows us to identify genetic markers (SNPs) in the Historic Period. The latest Open AI technology GPT-3 allows us to analyse the genetic and historical data and provide a useful research tool for citizen scientists. ISOGG and the Citizen Science community have identified SNPs which match clusters of surnames. There is an opportunity to map the Phylogenetic Tree of SNPs against the corpus of Ancient Irish Genealogies. This would allow us to validate Ancient Irish Genealogies. It requires significant cooperative effort to digitize, index and load these genealogies onto a GEDCOM database. The paper presented outlined the tools and processes required to accomplish this task The proposed tasks involved in Mapping the Ancient Irish Genealogies to the Phylogenetic Tree include: 1. Identify the sources of Ancient Irish Genealogies 2. Identify the sources of documented Irish Pedigrees 3. Identify the original sources of Ancient Manuscripts 4. Digitize the transcripts of Ancient Irish Genealogies 5. Index the names and dates in the Ancient Irish Genealogies 6. Load the Genealogies onto an open source GEDCOM database 7. Identify the relevant Phylogenetic Tree and matching SNPs 8. Map the Irish Genealogies to the Phylogenetic Tree 9. Map the SNPs and Surnames to an open source mapping system 10. Publish a revised open book on Irish Genealogies We have used two case studies to illustrate this process, the Cenél nEógain and the Ó Catháins. 1. Outlines the Cenél nEógain genealogical tree and the DNA haplotree 2. Highlights Clann Conchobair and the Ó Catháins and their DNA connections 3. Identifies some inconsistencies between the genealogy and the DNA of some other Cenél nEógain clans 4. Highlights areas of further work. We hope in the coming year to formalize this process and extend it to a broader selection of the Ancient Irish Genealogies identified by Dr. Bart Jaski in Genealogical Tables of Medieval Irish Royal Dynasties and the Great Book of Irish Genealogies by by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh. Gerard Corcoran, MGSI
An Daonchartlann & COVID-19 An Daonchartlann - Archive & Research Centre operates these rules when open (temporarily closed).
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Face mask/covering must always be worn while in the archive. You will be refused admission to the archive without a face mask/covering. A name and contact phone number will be required from each person visiting. All visitors, members and non-members must leave the archive as soon as their allocated time has finished.
Please do not visit the archive, if you are feeling unwell or have been in contact with someone, who has been confirmed as having Covid-19 or are waiting for test results.
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“HALL’S INDEX” The “Gazette” is Ireland’s longest running monthly genealogical newsletter and it is read by thousands each month around the world. The past issues of the Society’s newsletter from 1996 to 2016 had been fully indexed by the late Brendan Hall, MGSI. The “Hall’s Index” now includes all issues right up to date and is available on www.familyhistory.ie Although we’re not members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), the team at the “Gazette” always endeavour to operate in accordance with the NUJ Code of Conduct www.nuj.org.uk/about/nuj-code/ and in line with the 'National Policy Statement on Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland' which was endorsed by the Genealogical Society of Ireland back in June 2014 soon after its launch at the Royal Irish Academy. (see the June 2014 issue of the “Gazette” at www.familyhistory.ie)
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