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ISSN 1649-7937 Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann “Celebrating the Society’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary Year” Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette (incorporating “The Genie Gazette”) Vol. 10 No. 6 www.familyhistory.ie June : Meitheamh 2015 Irish DNA Atlas Project The Genealogical Society of born in Ireland within an area Ireland and the Royal College of 30 Kms (note the figure of of Surgeons in Ireland are 30 km is arbitrary, the project looking for participants in the team is allowing some flexibil- Irish DNA Atlas Project. The ity with this area). Analysis Genealogical Director of the will consider genetic variation project, Séamus O’Reilly, across all of our chromosomes, GENEALOGY FGSI, posted a message in although we also intend to Facebook on the Irish DNA study specific lineages as de- HERALDRY Atlas late last year looking for scribed by the Y chromosome volunteers to participate in the and mtDNA. This is an aca- VEXILLOLOGY project. The project received demic study, supported by quite number of inquiries and funding from Science Founda- SOCIAL HISTORY some comments. Since then tion Ireland ( www.sfi.ie/ ) the project had nearly twenty awarded to Dr. Gianpiero Heritage Matters more participants, however, it Cavalleri of the Royal Col- still needs more participants. lege of Surgeons in Ireland. Book Reviews Many people could have Dr. Cavalleri is the Scientific missed the last posting and Director of the Project and the Open Meetings there are many new people in is hoped to create a detailed historical analysis of the re- picture of genetic structure in News & Events the various Facebook groups. sults is undertaken by medie- This time the project directors Ireland. Once this picture has val historian, Dr. Darren attached a map showing the been described, we can compare McGettigan. Please note mean location of the groups of it to similar projects in the UK that this type of academic pro- Great Grandparents of the and mainland Europe, and in ject does not return individual participants. It can be seen doing so, gain an insight in to results to participants nor will from the map that the coverage historical migrations to/from their individual data be made is not uniform. The project is Ireland. Detailing genetic struc- publicly available. For further www.eneclann.ie particularly interested in par- ture in Ireland can also help information on this hugely ticipants with ancestry in the efforts to describe genes influ- important project please ‘blank’ areas on the map, encing disease in the Irish (and checkout the following website whilst still accepting partici- other) populations. For this http://familyhistory.ie/ wp/ CONTENTS pants with ancestry in any part initial phase of recruitment the irelands -dna/ or please e -mail of the country. The idea is to project team is seeking both the Genealogical Director of The Lepracaun Cartoon 2 collect DNA from people with male and female participants for the Project, Séamus O’Reilly, Monthly ancestry tied to specific re- whom all of their eight great - at [email protected] gions of Ireland. In this way it grandparents should have been Please see page 3 over. The Byrnes and O’Brynes 2 in Four Volumes 1926 Census —Forgotten Commitment GSI Lecture Programme 2 Back in 2011 following the Gen- published two Bills, one in the Sean- were unfortunately strengthened APGI becomes AGI eral Election, the new coalition ad and the latest in 2013 sponsored by two ill -conceived and unworka- government of Fine Gael and by Seán Ó Fearghaíl, TD in Dáil ble ’redaction proposals’ which James Scannell Reports .. 3 Labour negotiated and published Éireann, seeking to amend the Sta- only served to muddy the waters its ‘Programme for Government’. tistics Act, 1993 to remove the 1926 further. The total acquiescence of Irish DNA Atlas Project Now with a General Election on Census from the 100 year embargo the Minister of State, Paul Kehoe, the cards within the next nine given its special heritage and genea- TD , in the face of the CSO ob- Précis of the May Lecture 3 months or so, one of the many logical significance. When the Sean- jections signalled a U -Turn by ‘forgotten’ commitments in the ad debated the Bill sponsored by government in mid 2013. The tail Diary Dates 4 ‘Programme for Government’ is Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú in wagging the dog comes immedi- the release of the 1926 Census. In October 2013 it was an extraordinar- ately to mind. With all the recent Ireland’s Revolutionary 4 2012 in a reply to a Parliamentary ily strange affair where nearly all good news stories about increasing Underground Question tabled by Catherine spoke in favour of the Bill and yet, free public access to genealogical Murphy, TD, the Minister the government Senators voted it records, the government’s failure Visit by Boston Group 4 hoped that a Bill would be ready down. The Central Statistics Office to deliver on its commitment to in June or July of that year. With (CSO) is firmly against its release release the 1926 Census is either a Free Research Advice no Bill forthcoming the opposition and its largely untenable arguments sign of its arrogance or weakness. Monthly Newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland ISSN 1649-7937 PAGE 2 IRELAND’S GENEALOGICAL GAZETTE (INCORPORATING “THE GENIE GAZETTE”) VOL. 10 NO. 6 Thomas Fitzpatrick and The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly ‘Thomas Fitzpatrick and toon Monthly’ satirized society and politics in labour unrest, suffragettes and, of course, the The Lepracaun Cartoon Dublin and beyond. Its proprietor, editor and expectations of the emerging middle class Monthly, 1905 -1915’ by chief cartoonist Thomas Fitzpatrick (1860 – nationalist population of Dublin feature strong- James Curry and Ciarán 1912), already had a distinguished career draw- ly throughout. This book is an immensely Wallace with a preface by ing for leading publications in Dublin and Lon- enjoyable read on a subject that, no doubt, will Jim Fitzpatrick was pub- don, including Nation , National Press and attract more academic interest to explore this lished by Four Courts Weekly Freeman and Irish People . Fitzpatrick’s genre and its influence in forging or altering Press in association with cartoons countered Punch’s ape -like Irishman public opinion in Ireland during the early years Dublin City Public Li- with the upright and noble figure of ‘Pat’, and of the last century. The authors: James Curry is braries in February 2015 his sharp pen presented senior British figures in a PhD history student at the Moore Institute, to considerable acclaim at home and overseas. an unforgiving light. The choice of title for the NUI Galway and specializes in the early 20th - (ISBN: 978 -1-907002 -17 -5 : 208pp : colour publication ‘The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly’ century Irish labour press. Ciarán Wallace is illustrations : P/bk : Price €17.95). This is yet is interesting on several levels, not least in its a member of the Centre for Contemporary Irish another publication by Dublin City Council to stereotypical context and, of course, the mean- History in Trinity College Dublin. His research mark the Decade of Commemorations, 1913 – ing, folklore and etymology of the word includes Irish urban history, middle -class iden- 1923. In his preface to this book, the grandson Lepracaun (or Leprechaun). This wonderfully tity formation and political identity in the built of Thomas Fitzpatrick, the artist Jim Fitzpatrick, illustrated volume is arranged into five sections environment. MM famous for his beautiful Celtic imagery and each dealing with aspects of Irish life in the creator, in May 1968, of the iconic drawing of early decades of the twentieth century, Society, GSI ANNUAL JOURNAL Che Guevara, talks of his grandfather as a City Politics, National Politics, Women and ‘largely forgotten, once controversial, Irish Labour. Each of these areas was hugely contro- As reported last month, the Editor of the Soci- political cartoonist and publisher’. Indeed, versial and seen through Fitzpatrick’s caustic ety’s Annual Journal, Ms. Caitlín Ní Chon- introducing Thomas Fitzpatrick by association lens, subtle and cutting wit and irreverent im- ghaile is currently finalising this year’s with his more famous grandson is not as inap- agery created an exceptionally important social volume which was due out last month. How- propriate as it may seem. Jim Fitzpatrick alludes and historical narrative. Many of the controver- ever, in the course of this work some technical many times in the preface to the artistic and sies and subjects covered would not be readily difficulties occurred which unfortunately creative similarities between the two individuals understood today and therefore, the authors delayed its publication. These are now being and other younger family members. He even provide very readable explanations contextualis- resolved and hopefully, it will be out shortly. ponders the possibility of a ‘racial subcon- ing each cartoon and drawing. Political and We apologise for the delay. Fully paid up scious’ although, sadly his connection with his social change was certainly a theme running Members will receive copies by mail as part of own father ended when he was just five years through each of the drawings providing a satiri- the Membership Package. If you would like to old, so this book on the life of his grandfather cal narrative that cuts very near the bone of the pick up your copy at the GSI Archives & was more a journey of discovery. In summary, politically awakening, but socially conservative, Research Centre instead, please advise Barry between 1905 and 1915 ‘The Lepracaun Car- Ireland of the period. Social injustice, poverty, O’Connor on [email protected] The Byrnes and the O’Byrnes in Four Volumes The latest in the four vol- or multiple origins, essential to an Irish One - anyone with Byrne connections or ancestors.