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Vol. 5 No. 4 www.familyhistory.ie April : Aibreán 2010 Archives Crisis or Opportunity? Dr. Peter Crooks of Trinity Col- afforded by the required new lege Dublin has to be warmly legislation to deal with the many congratulated on the enormous issues raised. Thirdly, the GSI turnout at the public meeting held proffered the idea of ’legislative in TCD on Saturday April 10th. amalgamation’ that ensures the The meeting was called to high- ’maintenance of the separate light the very serious implications functions and identities’ of the of the Government’s proposed National Archives and the Na- amalgamation of the National tional Library. Finally, the GSI GENEALOGY Archives, National Library and insisted that the first objective of the Irish Manuscript Commission. the proposed ’Action Committee’ HERALDRY Although announced in 2008 as a should be to demand a meaningful ’budgetary measure’ this proposed public consultation process in VEXILLOLOGY merger, as currently envisaged, advance of the production of any could be enormously costly and draft legislation. As the latter SOCIAL HISTORY hugely disruptive. Moderated by point was the last contribution Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of Univer- from the floor, after the meeting sity College Dublin, the meeting many attendees expressed their Heritage Matters was addressed in turn by Irish Mr. Pádraic Ingoldsby, MGSI support for the constructive ap- Society of Archivists representa- (above) was elected Cathaoirleach proach advocated by the GSI. As Book Reviews tive, Caitríona Crowe, Irish Times of the GSI at the AGM last month. a totally independent genealogical journalist, Fintan O’Toole, and organisation, arguably the most Open Meetings TCD Professor Eunan O’Halpin. No cost-benefit analysis, no com- experienced in legislative matters, These presentations were fol- parative study, no comprehensive the GSI has sought membership of News & Queries lowed by numerous contributions plan and yet, ‘Heads of a Bill’ have the ’Action Committee’. The GSI from the floor dealing with all been prepared according to various views this issue as an immensely aspects of Irish archival heritage. speakers. Whilst many organisations important opportunity for legisla- GSI Board member, Séamus used the opportunity to publicly air tive reform offering a bright fu- O’Reilly, raised the serious and their grievances and concerns re- ture for both the National Library anomalous position of the records garding the state of Irish archives, and the National Archives. of the Irish Land Commission this Society’s contribution focussed www.eneclann.ie which have been moved from the on a strategic response to the pro- The Society extends its sincere con- dolences to the Polish Ambassador, National Archives building in posed merger. Firstly, the Society cautioned against an open confronta- H.E . Dr. Tadeusz Szumowski, his Dublin to a storage facility in Co. wife Agata Szumowska and the Laois. Speaker after speaker con- tion with the new Minister Mary members of the Polish community in CONTENTS demned the apparent lack of any Hanafin, TD, on this so called Ireland on the tragic accident that detailed analysis of the implica- ’budgetary measure’ as a coopera- claimed the lives of the President of The Viking Age—Ireland 2 tions of the proposed merger tive approach may prove more effec- Poland, Mr. Lech Kaczy ński, his wife, Maria Kaczy ńska, and the and the West before it was announced as Gov- tive. Secondly, the Society urged the meeting to welcome the possibilities others in the air crash on Saturday ernment policy in October 2008. 10 th April 2010. RIP Family History with Style 2

New Director for NLI 2 Cathaoirleach Nua

Pádraic Ingoldsby MGSI was our members and other research- and numerous management com- elected as the sixth Cathaoirleach ers. Pádraic is a Dubliner, who panies. He is the current ‘Ireland James Scannell Reports.. 3 (Chairperson) of the Genealogical joined the Society initially to seek Representative’ for the London Society of Ireland at the AGM out more information on his fam- based Guild of One Name Studies held on March 9th 2010. Pádraic ily – a job that is still concentrat- and would like to see more em- GSI Lecture Programme 3 has been a member of the Board ing his mind. He worked in the phasis on such studies in Ireland. Membership of the GSI of the Society for the past two Bank of Ireland Group for thirty- Pádraic brings to his new post a years holding the National Pro- five years before retiring as a wealth of business and administra- jects portfolio. He has been pri- Senior Manager and Deputy Head tive experience that will be, with- Glasnevin Cemetery 4 marily concerned with the impor- of Compliance in Group Treasury out doubt, a considerable asset to tant task of securing a permanent in 2000. Currently he sits on the the Society. Pádraic Ingoldsby is home for the Society's growing Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal married to Kathleen, they have Diary Dates 4 Archive and making such a valu- as a lay member, is a Director of two grown up daughters and live New GSI Board able resource more accessible to Gheel Autism Services Limited in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.

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The Viking Age—Ireland and the West Proceedings of the Fifteenth Viking Congress

Edited by John Sheehan, Senior Lecturer at the Dept. of Sitruic, and of the king of Munster, Donnchadh, son of foreign coins, which can arise between neophytes as Archaeology, University College Cork and Donnchadh Brian’. Gormliath was, it seems, a ’king’s consort thrice well as established coin users, testifies to a fundamental Ó Corráin, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at over’ - but this is just one case of intermarriage. Indeed, commercial motivation behind coinage’ - an example of University College Dublin, ‘The Viking Age—Ireland in his paper, Colmán Etchingham of NUI, Maynooth, the penetration of Viking commerce into Gaelic Ireland and the West—Proceedings of the Fifteenth Viking explores what the Irish annals referred to as the ’Fair well beyond their coastal settlements? Unfortunately Congress’ is a monumental work by any standard. Pub- Foreigners’ and the ’Dark Foreigners’ as he considers space precludes any hope of adequately portraying the lished last month by Four Courts Press (ISBN 978- ’the identity and provenance of Vikings in ninth-century immensity of the research underpinning the fifty papers 84682-101-1, 610pp; colour ills. Price €50.00 h/bk) it Ireland’. The genetic mix of these Vikings is concisely presented in this volume. However, as our knowledge of consists of papers read at the Fifteenth Viking Congress presented by Kevin J. Edwards and Douglas B. Borth- the Hiberno-Scandinavian world is increasingly benefit- held in Cork between August 18th and 27th 2005. Before wick in their examination of settlement of the Faroe ing from new and exciting insights into the archaeology briefly outlining some of the wealth of information and Islands where 87% of the male settlers were of Scandina- and, of course, from advances in technology, questions the depth of the research presented in this volume, it is vian descent with up to 13% of British or Irish ancestry. of ancestry, genetics, linguistics and culture emerge. worth noting that for most Irish people, especially gene- Females, on the other hand, were 83% of British or Irish Maeve Sikora of the National Museum of Ireland in alogists, few ever think of the Vikings in terms of ances- ancestry with only 17% of Scandinavian origin. Would her paper on ’The Finglas burial: archaeology and try irrespective of the archaeological evidence. Though, not the percentages for Viking Ireland prove interesting, ethnicity in Viking-Age Dublin’ explores some of these as the Editorial Assistant on this volume, Shannon especially, in the era leading up to and after the conver- issues by reference to burial goods—deliberate deposi- Lewis-Simpson of Memorial University, St. John’s, sion of the Vikings to Christianity—a topic very interest- tion possibly signifying ethnicity and/or culture. While Newfoundland reminds us ’In a hybrid society, intermar- ingly explored by Lesley Abrams of Oxford. Once Senior Consultant Archaeologist, Linzi Simpson , looks riage is bound to occur between cultural communities, again, the interaction between the Irish and the Scandi- at the evolution of Viking Dublin in relation to ’recent especially among the elite. By marrying into powerful navians is highlighted by the Irish annals and, as Abrams emerging archaeological evidence’ and explains that the local families, medieval settlers (quoting Bartlett) ’could points out ’while Vikings killed Irish secular and ecclesi- site chosen by the Vikings for what was to become establish their position, since they would immediately astical leaders, as the annals repeatedly attest, they also Dublin was not a virgin site, as the annalistic sources acquire kin, property and patrons’. Viking Dublin, like allied with them and married their sisters and daughters’. record the presence of an Irish monastic settlement at the other Viking settlements around Ireland, was cer- Quoting Clarke, Abrams points to a society around Duib-linn (Old Irish, ’Black Pool’). She states that the tainly a ’hybrid’ society and increasingly so following Dublin with a population of ’cohabiting Irish and Scandi- evidence has forced a re-think of the evolution of Vi- the Viking acceptance of Christianity. So where is the navians’ easing the path to Christianisation. Economic king Dublin and offers examples from recent excava- evidence for the genealogist or local historian of any factors too must be considered when looking at Irish- tions in the capital. This volume is lavishly illustrated ancestral links to this Viking or more correctly, Hiberno- Scandinavian interaction and, in this regard, the paper by with both black and white and colour plates, line draw- Viking, past? Dr. Lewis-Simpson in her paper on Kristin Bornholdt Collins of Cambridge on the role of ing and maps. With works of such quality and accessi- ’Viking-Age queens and the formation of identity’ cons in the tenth-century offers intriguing insights into bility, a greater public awareness, understanding and mentions the death circa 1030 of Gormlaith ‘daughter of the more than 130 silver hoards discovered in Ireland. knowledge of this important period in our history will Muchadh mac Finn, mother of the king of the foreigners, She observes that ’Both the need and preference for most certainly fuel the questions of ancestry. MM

Family History with Style

At a recent Morning Open Meeting, Tom Con- as well as Mullins from Carrick-on-Suir. The fellow GSI member, Pat O’Shea, intend to offer lon presented “The Conlons of Monkstown” a book is hard-covered with image-wrap. This a family history book preparation/printing ser- draft family history as an advanced work-in- gives a gloss finish with high-quality images on vice to genealogists and to the general public. progress. Tom outlined his long-held interest in the covers and the title on the spine. Inside, Tom Conlon and Pat O’Shea are currently history, with a particular interest in the history there are over 70 photographic quality pages creating a website www.questheritage.ie which of printed material, and he has a significant with text, photos, documents, family trees, etc. will set out the various production options and collection of original early 17 th century maps. The quality of printing, binding, presentation is other services connected with the publication of Also, that as a long-standing user of desk-top much better than can be achieved with your family histories ‘with style’. Tom explained to publishing, it was not surprising that when home printer – and it will be stable and fade- the Open Meeting that this is intended to be a creating a family history, there was almost as free. One person at the meeting described it as private commercial venture and, as such, a much emphasis on the quality and style of print “genealogy meets Hello Magazine ”. Tom re- contractual arrangement between client and as on the content. He set out to make a beautiful plied ‘it is unashamedly intended to be a treas- producer would cover matters of production and book using the most modern facilities. Names ured book which the family will be proud to copyright etc. Such new commercial ventures in the Conlon family history include Conlons, own, to leave on the coffee table, to show aimed at filling a niche in the ’roots market’ are Nortons, Gleesons, Cormicks and Donegans around, and to pass on to the future genera- to be welcomed and we wish them every suc- from the Westmeath side of Athlone, Gleesons tions’. Understanding that others may like such cess. Tom Conlon can be contacted on e-mail: of Upperchurch, Tipperary, Tooles & O’Tooles for their own family, Tom, with a friend and [email protected] for further details.

MICHAEL CUNNIFFE, RIP New Director for National Library Michael Cunniffe of Kilternan, Co. Dublin and formerly of Roscommon, Tipperary and Ban- The Board of the National Library of Ireland the Board in January 2010. As a former Direc- try, Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employ- appointed Ms. Fiona Ross to succeed Mr. tor of the National Library and its Chief Herald, ment and late of Dept. of Finance, died on Aonghus Ó hAonghusa as Director. Mr. Ó it was Mr. O’Donoghue who presented a Grant April 1st 2010 after a short illness borne with hAonghusa who held the position from 2005, of Arms to this Society in 2001. The position of great fortitude at the Beacon Hospital; Son of left to return to the Civil Service on January Chief Herald remains vacant following the the late John and Evelyn, dearly loved husband 15th 2010. Ms. Ross took up her position on retirement of Mr. Fergus Gillespie in November of GSI Member, Deirdre (Carroll), and father March 8th 2010 and brings to her new post 2009. Mr. Gillespie had been Chief Herald from of Diarmuid and Ronan, father-in-law of Anna considerable managerial and administrative 2005 and, indeed, was Deputy Chief Herald and brother of Rosaleen (Holy Faith Sisters). experience and knowledge as a graduate of until that position was put into ’cold storage’ in Mourned by his many relatives, neighbours UCD, TCD and QUB in a number of disciplines September 2003 with the retirement of his and a wide circle of friends and colleagues. th including History & English, Business Studies predecessor. The future of Irish heraldic ser- Requiem Mass held on April 6 in St. Mary's and a Law Masters in Governance & Public vices are, once again, in serious doubt as the Church, Sandyford followed by interment at Policy. Other changes at the NLI include the appointment of a new Chief Herald may be very Glencullen Cemetery. We extend our sincere retirement of Mr. Brendan O’Donoghue from low on the list of priorities for the NLI Board. condolences to Deirdre and her family. RIP

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James Scannell Reports... HYDE’S 150th ANNIVERSARY his leaving office, he moved into a new home in the error is not repeated on the on-line data- the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidential bases in Irish history. It has been suggested than Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland was palace) where he resided until his death on July an inexperienced editor may have attempted to born on January 17th 1860 near Castlerea, 12th 1949. explain the Civil War in a small article and County Roscommon. In 1867 his family moved confused history with a mistaken perception to Frenchpark in that county where his father ABBEY THEATRE ACTRESS about sectarianism and the ‘Troubles’ in North- served as a Church of Ireland (Anglican) cler- ern Ireland during the latter part of the twentieth gyman. While growing up he took a great inter- Ciara O’Dowd, English Dept, NUI Galway, is century. est in the Irish language and he maintained this seeking information on Aideen (Una) O’Connor interest when he moved to Dublin to study at who joined the Abbey Theatre Company in THE EMERGENCY (1939–1946) Trinity College. Fluent in French, Latin, Ger- 1933 and traveled to the U.S.A. on a number of man, Greek and Hebrew, he embarked on a occasions. She married an Abbey actor and Joe Millar, Archivist and Council Member of career as a distinguished scholar. In 1893 he producer Arthur Shields and settled in Holly- the Irish Red Cross Society is currently trying was a founder member and first president of wood where she died in 1950. Ciara seeks to to put together a showcase in the National Mu- Conradh na Gaeilge (Gaelic League) which contact the family of Frollie Mulhern, a close seum of Ireland to coincide with the Society’s was established to preserve and promote the friend of Aideen when she worked in the theatre 70th Anniversary and currently requires the Irish language. When the Irish Free State was in Dublin and whose scrapbooks are in the following Red Cross items such as nurses’ established in 1922 he was appointed as a Sena- National Library. Contact Ciara at e-mail: uniforms: aprons, dress/frock, veil also blue tor but lost his seat in 1925. He resumed his [email protected]. cape and hat. And men’s blue denim informs career as an academic and worked as Professor with side caps and leggings. Information is also of Irish at University College Dublin and had RED FACES AT BRITANNICA sought from anyone who was an Irish Red retired by 1938 when he was appointed again to Cross worker, or knew an Irish Red Cross the Seanad (Senate). He was appointed as the It has emerged that the concise edition of the worker in Saint-Lô, France, in 1945. Any pho- first President of Ireland that year following the Encyclopedia Britannia has wrongly described tos, books, records of interest up to 1950 would enactment by the people of the 1937 Constitu- the Irish Civil war (1922–23) over the Anglo- be much appreciated. Joe can be contacted by tion of Ireland. In this new role he proved him- Irish Treaty as one between Catholics and Prot- leaving a message for him at the reception of self to be immensely popular and completed his estants. It is believed that this error may have the Irish Red Cross Society, 16, Merrion Square term of office in 1945 even through he had lain unnoticed in the printed version for a num- North, Dublin 2 or phone 01-642 4600 / e-mail: suffered a massive stroke in 1940. Following ber of years but the editors are confident that [email protected].

GSI Lecture Programme PRÉCIS OF THE AGM LECTURE Prof. Mulcahy brought home the human and family views about historians in general’ and nevertheless he side of one of our nation’s founding fathers. A parlia- has left us with a wealth of information which was On Tuesday March 9th 2010, the Society was hon- mentarian from 1919 until 1961, General Mulcahy donated to the UCD Archives in 1970-71. Unfortu- oured to hear a fine lecture by the eminent cardiologist served in government and on the opposition benches, nately his War of Independence records ’were cap- as Teachta Dála (MP), Minister and a Senator. Earlier tured by the British in November 1920’ and were Professor Risteárd Mulcahy on the life, career and times of his father General Richard Mulcahy, TD. he served as ’military head of the army from March destroyed in WWII by a ’doodle bomb’ in London. A Prof. Mulcahy explained that although General Mi- 1918 until the ratification of the Treaty in January fine lecture which was very much appreciated by all. chael Collins, TD, is often regarded as the key military 1922, and again from June 1922, at the beginning of figure in the War of Independence (1919-21) and the the Civil War, to its end, in May 1923 (except for the GSI LECTURE PROGRAMME Civil War (1922-23), his own father, Richard Mul- period from 13 July to 22 August 1922 when Collins was commander-in-chief)’. It was on the latter point cahy, was arguably a more central figure in the mili- Tues. April 13 – Tim Carey, Heritage Officer, Dún tary and political evolution of the State in the 1920s. that Prof. Mulcahy explained his recent contacts with Laoghaire Rathdown County Council – ‘In Honour Drawing on his father’s extensive archive, Prof. Mul- the Irish Army to clarify its stated position of the and Memory - Memorials of Dun Laoghaire- cahy recently published a book ’My Father, The position of General Michael Collins. Prof. Mulcahy Rathdown’. Tues. May 11 – Mary Beglan – ‘On-Line General—Richard Mulcahy and the Military History also gave his listeners an unique insight in to the Sources of Irish Genealogy’ . Tues. June 8—James of Revolution’ (Liberties Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1- personality of his father—a man who was very con- McGuire - ’The Dictionary of Irish Biography’ . Any 905483-63-1). Though many of his listeners had heard scious of his place in the history of his country and yet, suggestions on the Society lecture programme please of General Mulcahy and may have known of his career very reluctant to talk about the past. According to Prof. contact Séamus Moriarty, MGSI by e-mail on in formation and stabilisation of the Irish Free State, Mulcahy, his father ‘expressed strong and trenchant [email protected]

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(Education & Social Inclusion, Volunteerism & MEDAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND NEW GSI BOARD Gender Equality, Outreach Programme, Society Records, Development of Digital Archive, Social GSI Members researching ancestors or relatives who At the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday History & Genealogy ) Bartosz Kozłowski served in the Irish, British, Commonwealth, American March 9th 2010 in the Dún Laoghaire College of (Internet Services, Society’s Website, Digital or other armed forces or in the mercantile marine will Further Education members elected a new Board Photographic Archive, Assisting with Digital find the publications and meetings of the Medal of Directors of the Society. After the election, Archive ); John Hamrock (National Projects, Society of Ireland of interest. Find out more about the President of the Society, Rory Stanley, Legislative Campaigns, Overseas Societies Liai- those medals so cherished by the family and handed down through generations. For further information on FGSI , presented the new Cathaoirleach, Pádraic son, Diaspora Liaison, Honorary Herald Liaison, the Society visit its website at: www.msoi.eu Ingoldsby, MGSI, with his Chain of Office as he Heraldic Register, Heraldry & Genealogy ) and takes over from Séamus Moriarty, FGSI who Pat Feenan (Sales & Marketing, Website Devel- held the office since 2008. The new and ex- opment for Sales & Marketing, Web Links, Mod- DEMOLITION OF CHAPEL panded Board held its first meeting on April 1st erator of the MOA, Vexillology & Genealogy ). As OPPOSED 2010, at which, those elected without portfolios reported last month, the GSI Board operate a were allocated functions and duties in accor- ‘cabinet style’ governance of the affairs of the An Bord Pleanála (Planning Appeals Board) dance with the Society’s three new Policy Docu- Society for and on behalf of the members. Each has received a number of objections to the ments. The new Board is as follows [please Director is responsible for his/her specific area Planning Permission granted by Dublin City note:- besides the title of the position, other reporting to the Board. With the adoption by the Council to a property development company areas of responsibility are shown in italics ]: outgoing Board of three substantial policy docu- for the construction of an eight storey private Pádraic Ingoldsby (Cathaoirleach : Chairper- ments aimed at providing a framework for the hospital in the grounds of St. James’s Hospital son); Gerry Hayden (Leas-Chathaoirleach : development of the Society over the next five in Dublin City. Apart from the height of the Vice Chair, Protocol Officer & Buildings Man- years, the Board members are each expected to proposed building, objectors are opposed to the ager, Presidential Liaison, Twentieth Anniver- bring forward proposals to implement these poli- scheme as it would involve the demolition of sary Celebrations ); Michael Merrigan (General cies. These proposals will be considered by the the hospital’s late nineteenth century chapel Secretary : Company Secretary, Gazette Editor, Board as a whole and, if adopted by way of reso- which has been proposed for listing as a Policy & Media, Irish Language Officer, Local lution, implemented by the Society. It is envis- ‘protected structure’. A number of Dublin City Authority Liaison, Genealogy/Heritage Commu- aged that ‘working groups’ consisting of Direc- Councilors and local Teachtaí Dála (MPs) are nity Liaison ); Tom Conlon (Finance, Budgets, tors and ordinary members may be established to concerned that building as yet has not been Liaison with Auditors, External Financial Risks assist in the planning and implementation of listed as a protected structure by Dublin City Assessor) ; Sharon Bofin (Membership & Publi- policies, strategies or functions. Hopefully, such Council. As far back as 2008 a committee of cations—Membership Records, Editor of the GSI ‘working groups’ will familiarize ordinary mem- the Council agreed to initiate the process for Annual Journal ); Séamus O’Reilly (Archive, bers with the running of the Society and encour- listing the chapel as a listed structure. It now Development & Maintenance of GSI Archival age many to seek election to the Board of Direc- appears that although the process was initiated, Collections, On-line Catalogue ); Barry O’Con- tors at a future AGM. Whilst, wishing all the the report on the submissions was not placed nor (Cemetery Projects, Stock Control & Sales members of the Society’s new Board every suc- before a full meeting of the City Council as Dispatch ); Séamus Moriarty (Lecture Pro- cess in their portfolios our appreciation for ser- required and the process was then halted as the gramme, Liaison with College of Fellows, Mili- vices rendered goes to Denis Ryan, MGSI , who Council was made aware of a proposed devel- tary History & Genealogy ), Fíona Tipple stepped down as Director of Finance at the AGM. opment on the hospital site. James Scannell

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