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IN THIS EDITION: the Clan Mcgrath of Ulster That Membership of the and What a Year 2016 Clan Mcgrath Is a Right by  Editors Comment Promises to Be THE TERMONER EDITION 3, Winter 2016 NEWSLETTER OF THE CL AN MCGRATH OF ULSTER A Clan of Finte na hÉireannn 2016 BHLIAN NUA SASTA HAPPY NEW YEAR Welcome to the third edi- the globe. Can I take this tion of the newsletter of opportunity to remind you IN THIS EDITION: the Clan McGrath of Ulster that membership of the and what a year 2016 Clan McGrath is a right by Editors Comment promises to be. We look birth (ancestry), adoption forward especially to the or marriage. It is our aim Clan Banner Clan McGrath Gathering in to build a strong Clan soci- Society Registration June when members of ety under the leadership of our Clan will come togeth- our Ceann Fine (Chief). We In History…. er in kinship and friendship would again strongly en- to deepen our knowledge courage you to become a Clan Gathering and respect for our ances- member of the Clan and The Clan McGrath Banner tors and the places from details of how to do this Now available. Make your Irish Dress in 15/16 which we come. In this can be found in this news- presence felt. The Banner is printed on 3ft X 3ft flag materi- Centuries edition of our newsletter letter and on our new web- we bring you a New Year site: al and comes with either a sleeve for a parade pole or Book Review message from our Ceann www.clanmcgrath.org. Fine and his reflection on Our members receive regu- with rope and toggle for out- Message from the 2015 and what he hopes lar updates on Clan activi- door pole. Manufactured to a for the Clan in 2016. ties and a copy of THE TER- very high standard. And by an Ceann Fine MONER emailed directly to internationally renowned flag maker. Events Since our last edition the them. If you are not al- membership of the Clan ready a member, please Interested? For more info email: [email protected] Contact McGrath Society has con- register as soon as possible tinued to grow, our mem- and encourage others to bership now numbers consider registering for All Banners will be posted first nearly 50 and represents Clan McGrath Society class recorded delivery, our Clan from all corners of membership. To register as a member of the Clan CLAN SOCIETY MEMBER REGISTRATION McGrath Society please email: [email protected] and provide By birth, adoption or marriage you are already a member of the Clan McGrath as a right of your the following information: heritage. However, we are obliged by the Executive Council of Clans of Ireland to maintain a list 1. Your Name of registered members. Our membership list is also a great way for us to continue to develop and promote our Clan connections. By birth, adoption or marriage you are already a member of 2. Your mailing ad- dress. the Clan McGrath as a right of your heritage. Our membership list is also a great way for us to continue to develop and promote our Clan connections. 3. Your email address 4. Location and of your earliest Registered membership is FREE and will result in you receiving email newsletters from the Soci- known McGrath ancestor. ety of the Clan McGrath. The information you provide will not be used for any other purposes. THE TERMONER Page 2 N EWSLETTER OF THE CLAN MCGRATH OF ULSTER IN HISTORY... Joseph McGrath (Irish: publican Army and during not to take his last ill-fated Seosamh Mac Craith – the war of independence trip to Co. Cork. Joseph b.1887 – d.1966) started (1919-1921) planned and later took charge of the his career in a firm of ac- executed many successful Police Intelligence Service countants in Dawson bank robberies to finance of the new Irish Free State Street, Dublin where he the guerrilla war with the and the Police Criminal struck up a friendship with British. During this time Investigation Department. a fellow clerk Michael Joseph was interred by the Joseph went on to serve Collins, later to be General British in Ballykinlar Army as Minister of Labour in Michael Collins. Through Camp in Co. Down, howev- the second Dáil. Joe even- this friendship he joined er he escaped by dressing tually resigned from office the Irish Republican Broth- as a soldier and walked stating that the govern- erhood and fought as part out of the camp with oth- ment had overlooked the of the Irish Volunteers at ers going on leave. He was ideals of an all- Ireland Dawson Street, Dublin later recaptured and spent Republic as envisaged in during the 1916 Easter time in Belfast Jail. 1916. Rising. During the treaty negotia- Following his exit from Joseph was arrested after tions Joseph joined the politics Joseph became a the rising and jailed in Irish delegation as one of hugely successful busi- Wormwood Scrubs and Michael Collins’ personal nessman, establishing Brixton Prisons in England. staff. During the civil war Waterford Crystal and the During the 1918 General that followed the treaty Irish Sweepstakes in 1930 Elections Joseph was Joseph joined the pro- and eventually becoming elected as Sinn Fein TD for treaty side and served as Irelands largest racehorse Dublin St. James’ Constitu- Director of Intelligence. In owner and breeder win- ency and later served in a strongly worded letter ning the Epsom Derby in the first Dáil. He was also a written in red ink, Joseph 1951 with Arctic Prince. member of the Irish Re- warned Michael Collins THE 2016 MCGRATH CLA N GATHERING This year the McGrath Clan Gathering will take place in Dungarvan, Co. Water- “The 2016 Gathering ford and is being hosted by the Clan McGrath of Thomond. will be a wonderful The Gathering follows on from the un- opportunity to INSIDE STORY HEADLINE deepen our veiling in April 2015 of a stone plaque to knowledge and commemorate the site of the McGrath Castle in Dungarvan. That event brought renew our both the Ulster and Thomond Septs friendships in a spirit together. of joy and kinship.” Events during the gathering include a Ceann Fine of Ulster talks and lectures, a tour of McGrath sites including the wonderful Sleady Castle, a Clan dinner and plenty of tradi- tional music and craic. Registration is now open. You can get more infor- mation on the program, costs and infor- mation on accommodation by visiting:: www.mcgrathclangathering.com THE TERMONERTHE TERMONER Page 3 Page 3 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTEROF THE CL AN OFMCGRATH THE CL ANOF MCGRATHULSTER OF ULSTER IRISH DRESS IN THE 15TH & 16TH CENTURIES Following our article in the last issue on the McGrath Chiefs we thought we would continue the historic theme with an article on the dress that would have been common around the McGrath Castle. However this article should really be called, Irish and Scottish dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, for the image portrayed in Braveheart the movie has done a terrible disservice to histo- ry. The tartan, kilt clad hero waging war on King Edward (Longshanks) is I’m afraid, an invention of Hollywood. In the 14th century when Braveheart is set, right through to the 16th century and in some areas of Scotland into the 17th century, the basis of dress in Ireland and Scotland was the Linen Léine or long shirt. Throughout this period, the Scottish Gaels maintained various levels of contact with their Irish brethren. The Scots themselves migrated to the land now known as Scot- land from Ireland in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. The léine remained their common garment throughout, although fashions did of course change. We know the most about this tunic A Galloglass warrior and a Kern each depicted wear- from the 16th century. English writers of this ing the saffron Leine. period commonly refer to the pleated saffron shirt, and we find much contemporary Irish evidence to support this. The earliest drawing we have of Irish men from this century is not “The tartan Irish, however, but was done by a German artist clad, kilt named Dürer in 1521. His picture is of five Irish wearing soldiers presumably met on a stay in the Low highland hero Countries. On the far left one is wearing an battling King acton (“cotun” in Irish) but the other four are dressed in long tunics that reach midway between Edward the ankle and knees. These léine appear to resemble the ones often depicted in 10th and 11th (longshanks) century Scottish and Irish stone carvings. Next we shall look at a woodcut from around 1550 of …..an Irish soldiers all wearing léine with very wide, hanging sleeves, and short jackets called ionar. In invention of this illustration the léine are belted Hollywood”. at the waist and then drawn up so that the hem is about the knees and the slack hangs giving it a kilt effect. The sleeves are narrow at the body and wide at the wrist. This is similar to the wide sleeves of 15th century English clothing, from which it is possible the Irish adopted the fash- ion. You will also note the they carry the distinctively Irish ring hilted claideamh (sword). This type of sword was manufactured as a single or two handed sword and was car- ried by the lightly armoured Irish Ceithearn (Kern) and Taoiseach (Chieftain) alike. A particularly effective weapon when used with the targe (round shield) and scian (long dagger). The most distinctive piece of dress worn by the Gael may have been the brat (cloak or mantle). This distinctive item of clothing has been depicted in many period drawings. The brat displayed status, provided protection, gave warmth and was important socially as well as practically that it is likely that most Gaels were never without one.
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