ISSN 1649 -7937 Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann “Cuimhnigí ar Ár Sinnsir —Remember Our Ancestors” Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette (incorporating “The Genie Gazette”) Vol. 16 No. 5 www.familyhistory.ie Bealtaine : Maiatz : May 2021 Decade of Centenaries —Local Publications GENEALOGY Thankfully, we are on the road to opening up The proceedings of any commemorative events HERALDRY with the gradual lifting of the Covid -19 re- that were held online are of immense importance strictions in Ireland. It has been hard on all to the study of the period, however, it is unclear sections of society and, indeed, much more so how much of this invaluable material has been VEXILLOLOGY on those who have lost loved ones to Covid -19 recorded for future research. over the past fifteen months. The accounts of the organisation of local com- SOCIAL HISTORY The pandemic hit during two very important memorative events and their accompanying years of the ‘decade of centenaries’ which publications, including brochures and invitation- Heritage Matters would have seen al booklets, can be lost to a wider research com- many commemora- munity if care is not taken to record the event Book Reviews tive events, seminars and to collect all publications. and public lectures For example, the recent unveiling by the Cllr. organised marking Una Power, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire Open Meetings aspects of the War Rathdown County Council , of a stunningly of Independence . impressive newly commissioned statue of Roger News & Events However, as we Casement, has a very interesting backstory given draw towards the the previous statue of Casement that was to be DATA PROTECTION dates of the cen- erected in Dún Laoghaire now stands in the The European Union's General Data Protec- tenaries of some of village of Ballyheigue , Co. Kerry. tion Regulation (GDPR) came into force the more controver- Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is to on May 25th 2018 . The Board, under Res: 18/05/1380, advises Members that the Society sial and, possibly be commended on the commissioning of this holds the following records on its Mem- still very divisive, work for erection at the site of the old Dún bers (1) Name; (2) Address; (3) Telephone events of the Irish Laoghaire Baths currently undergoing restora- Number; (4) Email Address and (5) the name of revolutionary period, the Associate Member, if applicable, and that tion as a new public amenity and coast walkway. such records are only used for the purpose of we would have expected a flurry of local histo- Around the country, communities and the local contacting Members on Society matters and for ry publications and commemorative booklets. authorities are erecting monuments, plaques or the dispatch of the Monthly Newsletter and the Annual Journal and furthermore, that these Online events and Zoom seminars are excellent, memorials to mark these important centenaries. records are only held by the Director of Mem- however, they cannot been seen as a substitute Whilst, local authorities or state bodies, like bership Services and are inaccessible to all for locally produced published works on the Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railways), will ensure other persons and that, the Society does not period, people and places associated with these that copies of any publications or brochures will share this information with any other individu- al or organisation. Records are also held for historic events. end up in the local County Library and, hopeful- contractual necessity to deliver paid services. These publications are invaluable contributions ly, the National Library of Ireland , many com- IRISH DNA ATLAS to our knowledge and understanding of the munity organisations may overlook the need to Checkout the short video clip and the period as they are steeped in locally sourced deposit their publications. lectures on the Irish DNA Atlas project on information and sometimes, drawing on inac- Hopefully, the County and City Librarians in the Society’s YouTube Channel — cessible privately held papers, photographs and, each area will proactively seek out and collect www.youtube.com/c/ especially, diaries. these publications while they are still available? GenealogicalSocietyOfIrelandGSI
OPEN MEETINGS In this issue……. Dún Laoghaire Further Education • “Archive Drop -Ins” • Offer from Mercier Press Institute (but for now via Zoom) • Précis of April Lecture Cumberland Street, Dún Laoghaire • Reprinted in Paperback • Board News & Update Tuesday 11 May 2021 (Zoom) —20.00hrs • Open Meetings up to Sept • James Scannell Reports.. Tuesday 8 June 2021 (Zoom) —20.00hrs • DIB —Irish Biographies ______• Maeve Flannery, RIP Royal Marine Hotel (now Zoom) • Mobile Phone Deals Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire • GSI Board Members
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- “ARCHIVE DROP INS” OFFER FROM MERCIER Précis of the April Lecture The Board has been hugely encouraged by the ‘Someone Has to Die for This, Dublin: Novem- attendance at our first two “Drop -Ins” via Zoom ber 1920 – July 1921’ by Derek Molyneux and As we await the uploading of the recordings with the numbers more than doubling in just two Darren Kelly, due for release in June is being of the most recent lectures, here is a brief weeks. offered at the pre -order price of €17.99 over the These informal weekly “Drop -Ins” are only for outline of April lecture. The full recordings regular price of €19.99 via the Mercier Press of all the recent will be published on the fully paid up Members and they are designed to web -site www.mercierpress.ie allow you to join the Zoom meeting at any time Society’s YouTube channel in due course. between 11.00hrs and 12.00hrs on Wednes- This book covers the final frenetic months of On Tuesday 13 April 2021 , going back to a days —with the exception of the fourth Wednes- Dublin’s War of Independence , in uncompro- “DNA theme” Members heard a very inter- day due to the Monthly Morning Open Meeting. mising, unflinching, and unprecedented detail esting talk by Gerard Corcoran, MGSI, of and is the sequel to the earlier ‘Killing at its the International Society of Genetic Genealo- Members receive an email from the Director of Very Extreme, Dublin: October 1917 – Novem- gy (ISOGG). Membership Services each week with access ber 1920’ by the same authors and also pub- The focus of Gerard’s presentation was on details. Members can send in their research lished by Mercier Press. James Scannell understanding the services and products query in advance to [email protected] provided by the various commercial DNA — testing companies, including FTDNA. Please Stay Safe We’ll Stay Connected via Zoom & Teams Gerard provided an overview of the many pieces of information you receive when you Two Important Works —Reprinted in Paperback get your DNA results. This includes an eth- nicity estimate, deep genetic origins going It is great to see that these two important works have been reprinted in paperback by Four Courts Press. Appealing to two totally different readerships. The first one primarily for the medievalist, but of interest to the local historian, and back millennia, suggested and confirmed the second one for the political historian and those researching the Irish diaspora, particularly in New York. relationships and access to the “raw DNA
‘William Marshal and Ireland’ – edited by John Bradley, Coilin Ó Drisceoil and Mi- data”. chael Potterton . New Paperback edition. ISBN: 987 -1-84682 -961 -1 : 368pp. : Colour Ills. The presentation brought us through the P/bk. €29.95 : Web -price €26.95 : due for publication on 28th May 2021. This richly various features, explaining each, showing illustrated collection of essays examines for the first time the important Irish career of one their relevance to our research and critically, – of the most famous personalities of medieval Europe, William Marshal (c.1146 1219). how to interpret the results to get the most The Marshal, with his wife Isabel de Clare, transformed the lordship of Leinster by the from your purchase. sword but also through the establishment of castles, churches, towns and strategic infra- structure, as well as the institution of a new administrative framework that stabilised the As technology improves and the data be- Anglo -Norman colony. The essays in this book, by leading historians and archaeologists, comes more refined, Gerard Corcoran will be present the Marshal in a new light – one that differs substantially from his better known invited back to continue this journey for us. persona as the ‘greatest knight that ever lived’ and a ‘flower of chivalry’. Cóilín Ó Drisceoil is the director of Kilkenny Archaeology. The late John Bradley was a ANNUAL JOURNAL 2021 senior lecturer in the Department of History, Maynooth University. Michael Potterton is a lecturer in that department. The Board sincerely apologises for the delay in ‘Irish -American Diaspora Nationalism: The Friends of Irish Freedom, 1916 -1935’ by publishing the Annual Journal for 2021. Michael Doorley . New Paperback edition. ISBN: 978 -1-84682 -982 -6 : 224pp. : P/bk. The Director of the Monthly Open Meetings & €24.95 : Web -price €21.20. This book traces the history of the Friends of Irish Freedom the GSI Lecture Programme, Séamus Mori- - (FOIF), an Irish American nationalist movement launched in New York in 1916. At its arty, FGSI , is working at convening a meeting peak, the organisation claimed 275,000 members and became one of the most effective propaganda machines in Irish -American history. of the Select Committee very soon. This Select Committee was established under Res: Sinn Féin leaders in America, like Eamon de Valera, believed that the Friends should be used to secure ‘the great lever of American opinion’ in support of Irish objectives in the 21/01/1541 and tasked with obtaining suitable United States. Meanwhile, the leadership of the Friends, seeing themselves as Americans items for publication in the Society’s Annual first, resented the dictation of Sinn Féin representatives in the US. In October of 1920, in an Journal for publication in a digital format. atmosphere of mutual recrimination, Sinn Féin publicly severed its ties with the Friends. Although, there has been a delay in the produc- Events in Ireland influenced the development of the Friends; 1916 Rising and War of Inde- tion of the JGSI 2021, GSI Members are still pendence are examined. Sinn Féin representatives in the US, preoccupied by events in encouraged to contribute items for publication. Ireland, failed to appreciate the importance of the US social and political milieu in shaping – Articles on specific research, particular re- the nationalist outlook of the Friends an American outlook central to the foundation and history of the movement. Michael Doorley is an Associate Lecturer in History with the Open University in Ireland and a graduate of Universi- sources, family histories or, indeed, photo- ty College Dublin and the University of Illinois at Chicago. graphs of the Society’s activities over the past thirty years for a photomontage. Please e -mail your items for publication to FOUR COURTS PRESS [email protected] Thank You! Irish History, Genealogy, Local History and much more. Checkout the 2021 online catalogue and the wonderful special offers at www.fourcourtspress.ie GSI SHORT VIDEO CLIPS The Society recently produced a range of short video clip presentations on aspects of GSI BOARD NEWS & UPDATES the Society’s activities, history and future The Board of Directors held its first ever morning Members can drop -in to a Zoom session to seek advice objectives. meeting on Thursday May 6th 2021 at 11.00hrs via or to discuss their research. To date there are eleven YouTube video clips Zoom. The June meeting will likewise be held in the A newly created “in -house” research facility for the ranging in length from around one to five morning, however, that meeting will fix the timings of Board of Directors was agreed. The ‘Calendar of the minutes each. the meetings until the April 2022 Board meeting. Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Genea- The Board was advised that all the requirements to logical Society of Ireland’ or “CORSOC” for short, Of the eleven presentations produced, two meet the Society’s obligations under the Companies has the details of every resolution adopted by the Board were for internal training/information purpos- Act, 2014 have been met in respect of its ARD with since incorporation in 2000. Besides being a resource es, one is being redone because of a glitch, the Companies Registration Office. Audit exemption for portfolio -holders, it is a signposting facility for the and the remaining eight are all available on will be sought in relation to the accounts for the period Minutes of the meetings of Board from 2000. the Society’s YouTube channel. ending 31 December 2021. “CORSOC” used in conjunction with “Hall’s Index” To view the videos and hopefully, to ‘Like’ The Deputy General Secretary, Paula Jones , repre- to ‘Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette’ and the online and ‘Share’ them, and to ‘Subscribe’ to our - sented the Society at the INAR Irish Network search facility to its predecessor, ‘The Genie Gazette’, YouTube channel —please checkout: Against Racism webinar and a report on the meetings will provide the Board members with access to, what is is available on the INAR website www.inar.ie Paula in essence, the “corporate memory” of the Society. www.YouTube.com/c/ also attend the webinar hosted by the Federation of The Board has requested that the Leas -Chathaoirleach, GenealogicalSocietyOfIrelandGSI Family History Societies (FFHS) and will be pro- James Walsh , as Health & Safety Officer & COVID - gressing networking opportunities from both webinars. 19 Officer, and the Director of Archival Services & GSI ON INSTAGRAM Paula Jones also made a presentation to the Board on education, Ann O’Neill, prepare a reopening plan for the plan to formulate a new Development Plan for the An Daonchartlann for presentation at the June meeting The Society has been expanding its presence Society for the years 2021 to 2026 and will work on of the Board. across all social media platforms to get its this very important issue over the coming months. The The Deputy General Secretary is finalising the format message out promoting the study of genealo- Deputy General Secretary will be consulting with each for the “President’s Forum on Funding’ where Mem- gy, heraldry, vexillology and related subjects. of the Directors and Non -Executive Officers on the bers and others will consider long -term funding options plan. We are delighted to announce that the GSI is for the Society. The forum will look at strategic finan- now on Instagram and attracting a steady flow The Board heard that the first two “Archive Drop - cial planning to achieve a permanent home for the Ins” were enormously successful. Now held each Society and to provide sustainable revenue streams. of followers. Please checkout this link: Wednesday morning, except on the 4th Wednesday, The next Board meeting will be on June 3rd 2021. www.instagram.com/GenSocIreland Monthly Newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland 3
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. MAY LECTURES James Scannell advises that due to current Government restrictions and public health measures to prevent the spread of Covid -19, the events listed in his report are being held online or via Zoom - donation/charge may apply. Check the websites of each for further information. Some of the Archival Collections in An Daonchartlann, Loughlinstown. (Photo: Tom Conlon) GSI OPEN MEETINGS Due to the restrictions the Society’s Monthly Open Meetings are now held via ZOOM James Scannell Reports... Tuesday May 11th —Evening open Meet- FINGAL LIBRARIES FAMILY HISTORY later in December with the signing of the Anglo -Irish ing —20.00hrs (Zoom) Daniel Horowitz — WEBINARS —FIONA FIZTSIMONS Peace Treaty. — - MyHeritage.com resources for research . 19.00hrs on Tuesday 11 May - ‘Evidence in Contributors and articles featured in this 96 page special issue include: Gerry Breen - ‘1921 was a momentous Wednesday May 26th —Morning Open gravestones and burial records’ and 19.00hrs on - year in Ireland’ and ‘The World in 1921’; Seán Beattie - Meeting 11.00hrs (Zoom) - Informal gen- Tuesday 18 May ‘Evidence in newsprint’, ‘Everyday life in 1921’, Viscount Fitzalan - The first eral discussion on family history and relat- book via www.eventbrite.ie Catholic and last Viceroy’, Sir James Craig. Founding ed matters. FOXROCK LOCAL HISTORY CLUB Father of Northern Ireland’, and A Paper War - The fight for the hearts and minds of the people’; Colm Power - Tuesday June 8th —Evening Open Meet- Tony Keane will present a short talk ‘The Vartry They were born in 1921’ and ‘They Died in 1921’; Eoin ing —20.00hrs (Zoom) James Scannell on to Stillorgan Water Works’ at 20.00hrs on Tues- Swithin Walsh - ‘The Friary Street [Kilkenny City] ‘Published local history —a much over- day 11 May - access obtained by email to Ambush’, Garryricken House [Co. Kilkenny] - The Great looked resource for the genealogist?’. [email protected]. Liz Gillis will give Shootout’, ‘Death Stalks the Kilkenny Hills’, ‘A Truce? a long talk ‘The burning of the Customs House, Reactions and Celebrations around the country’, and — Wednesday June 23rd Morning Open Dublin’ at 20.00hrs on Tuesday 18 May - access ‘Tunnel to Freedom - The Great Kilkenny Jailbreak’; Meeting 11.00hrs (Zoom) - Informal gen- Seán Ryan - ‘A Botched Attack in Drumcondra [Dublin]’; obtained by email [email protected]. - eral discussion on family history and relat- Denis O’Shaughnessy Massacre in Dromkeen [Co. ed matters. SKERRIES HISTORICAL SOCIETY Limerick]’; Éamon Ó Buadhacháin - ‘Frances Kyle - First — Dominic McQuillan will present ‘They’re Off - Woman Called to the Bar’, The first week of action in Tuesday July 13th Evening Open - the new League of Ireland’, Irish Cinema in 1921’, Meeting —20.00hrs (Zoom) Pat Scanlan Horse Racing in Skerries 1854 1925’ at 20.15hrs on Tuesday 11 May - members only. ‘Survival of a Small Town [Drumlish, Co. Longford]’, ‘Scanlan Families of Castlemahon, Co. The Death of Barney Armstrong - the “Drumlish Troupa- Limerick & USA, famine, emigration, THE OLD DUBLIN SOCIETY dour”, ‘Ireland and the Celtic Congress’; Eamonn Dug- Fenianism, poetry and life’. Liz Gillis will present ‘The Burning of the gan - ‘The Burning of the Custom House [Dublin]’, th ‘Conflict Ends and Peace is Pursued’, ‘The Founding of Wednesday July 28th —Morning Open Custom House, Dublin, May 25 1921’ at - the Football Association of Ireland’, ‘The Truce: Peace Meeting —11.00hrs (Zoom) —Informal 19.30hrs on Wednesday 12 May members only. Comes at Last’, ‘Ulster. An outpost of the War of Inde- general discussion on family history and THURSDAY ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY pendence’, ‘The Anglo -Irish Treaty. Ireland’s Destiny in related matters. IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS the Hands of Politicians’ and ‘Observations on the Social and Economic Fabric of the Country. An analysis of the Tuesday August 10th —Evening Open 13.00hrs on Thursday 13 May: ‘Town and coun- Annual Report of the Registrar General for 1921’; Mary Meeting —20.00hrs (Zoom) Francis M. try in later Medieval Ireland’ presented by Angland - ‘Two Boxes on the Line’ ; Tom O’Neill - ‘The O’Donnell —’The O’Donnells —A Hidden Michael Potterton, Jim Galloway and Margaret Battle of Clonmult - The IRA’s worst defeat’ ; Pauline Legacy’. Murphy. 13.00hrs on Thursday 20 May: Murphy ‘The death of “Kitty” O’Shea’ and , ‘Songs of ‘Lawyers, merchants and peasants: town and 1921 - Songs of the War of Independence’; by Patrick Wednesday August 25th —Morning country interaction in early modern Ireland ’ O’Neill - ‘When Paddy Cahill ordered the IRA to “ Burn Open Meeting —11.00hrs (Zoom) — the [Castleisland] Library Down” ’; Con McGrath - presented by Raymond Gillespie and Brendan - Informal general discussion on family Scott. 13.00hrs on Thursday 27 May: ‘Dublin ‘Comdt. Patrick Callaghan the man who fried frozen history and related matters. gelignite’ and ‘John Keegan. The Westmeath Blacksmith Suburbs in Modern Ireland’ presented by Ruth who made the his own keys to escape from a British Gaol ZOOM MEETINGS McManus, Frank Cullen, and Seamás Ó Maitiú, during the War of Independence’; Dr. Richard McElligott introduced by Colm Lennon. 19.00hrs on Thurs- - ‘A Bloody Climax - War in the Final Months of the The Membership Director, Barry O’Connor, day 27 May: ‘Why should historians also study Independence Struggle; Dominic Price - ‘John Pierce; FGSI , will email Members to log in to Zoom for the countryside?’ presented by Chris Dyer. Spy, informer or simply a frightened young man’, the two Open Meetings listed above. ‘Guerrilla Commander Michael Kilroy’ and Sir Alfred Registration via the Royal Irish Academy web- - The lectures are open to the public and the site www.ria.ie Cope A “bridge builder” who looked to the future rather access details are available on request by email than the past’; Michael Dwyer - ‘The Parliament of from [email protected] OFFALY HIST. & ARCH. SOCIETY Southern Ireland, June 28 th 1921’; Brian McCabe - ‘GAA - - - The Society’s Director of Open Meetings is badly hampered Very Little Club Activity No All Kevin O’Dwyer and Griffin Murray will present - Séamus Moriarty, FGSI , who would welcome Ireland Finals’; Margaret Franklin ‘Shot only for the ‘St. Manchan’s Shrine, Boher’ at 19.30hrs on - comments or suggestions on the GSI Lecture company she kept’; Paula Redmond ‘Thomas Whelan Monday 17 May - access obtained by email to - Programme —[email protected] and the Burning of Clifden [Co. Galway]’; Paul Craven [email protected]. ‘The Treaty. 100 years later is the Treaty still in force?’ Members may send their research queries in advance for the Morning Open Meeting by email Publications Copies of this of Ireland’s Own special issue can be to [email protected] ‘1921 - 2021 Centenary Souvenir Editor of Ireland’s obtained/ordered from newsagents or ordered directly - Own magazine - A Bloody Conflict’ - Part 6 of the from Ireland’s Own at 053 9140140, via their website The GSI Lecture Programme is recorded for the www.irelandsown.ie, or write to Ireland’s Own, Channing Society’s YouTube Channel as a free, publicly ‘Birth of a Nation’ Series, Editors Seán Nolan and Shea House, Upper Rowe Street, Wexford Y35 TH2A. accessible educational and research resource. Tomkins, published by Ireland’s Own, €4.25. This is the latest addition to the ongoing Ireland’s Own This is really a fascinating and engrossing publication In addition to the above Monthly Open Meet- looking at Ireland in 1921 and is an essential acquisition ings, the Society hosts “Archive Drop -In” Zoom annual special ‘Birth of a Nation’ series of publications covering events in Ireland between 1916 and 1922 with for those collecting or with a collection of books on the meetings each Wednesday, except 4th Weds, for War of Independence. Members only between 11.00hrs and 12.00hrs. this issue looking at Ireland in 1921 as the country entered its third calendar year in the War of Independ- Back issue of the 1919 -2019 and the 1920 -2020 special ence with no apparent let up in the violence as the issues are still available and can be ordered from Ireland’s people of Ireland continued to endure suffering and Own at the above contact addresses. headache associated with death and destruction. The first six months of 1921 saw a continuation of the IRA TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS attacks and ambushes across the country and the by John Grenham, MA, MAPGI, FIGRS, FGSI inevitably counter -attacks by Crown forces frequently The Society strongly recommends to anyone embarking carried out in the form of reprisals against the civilian on their family history quest that one essential piece of kit population. But by the summer conflict stalemate must be, without doubt, a copy of the FIFTH edition of opened the doors for political negotiations with the ‘Tracing Your Irish Ancestors’. Please checkout the www.eneclann.ie Truce in July enabling this to take place culminating website www.gillmacmillan.com Price €24.99 [RRP].
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DICTIONARY OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY IRELAND’S GENEALOGICAL This is exceptionally good news for all students of Irish history, politics, culture and, indeed, of all GAZETTE disciplines —the Royal Irish Academy has made the Dictionary of Irish Biography freely accessible is published by the online at www.dib.ie Genealogical Society of Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) is a project of the Royal Irish Academy. It tells the island’s life story through the biographies, at home and overseas, of prominent men and women 11, Desmond Avenue, born in Ireland, north and south, and the noteworthy Irish careers of those born outside Ireland. Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, - A96 AD76, Ireland The chronological scope of the DIB extends from the earliest times to the twenty first century. Living persons are not included. Biographies range in length from 200 to 15,000 words, covering E-mail: [email protected] diverse figures across a broad range of human activity from scientists to sportspeople, suffragists to Charity Ref: CHY 10672 : No: 20027551 soldiers. Company Registration (CRO): 334884
Launched in 2009 after many years of research by hundreds of contributors, the DIB’s online edi- The Society is a Nominating Body for tion now features nearly 11,000 lives and continues to grow. The DIB regularly publishes new Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate) entries on important figures who have died in recent times, and on ‘missing persons’: previously overlooked figures deserving fresh interest. As well as its online database, eleven volumes were published by Cambridge University Press to Board of Directors (2021 -2022) date. Access to this wonderful resource will be hugely welcomed by the Irish at home and overseas. John Goggins (Cathaoirleach : Chairperson; Checkout the other publications of the Royal Irish Academy, founded 1785, on www.ria.ie Oifigeach na Gaeilge) James Walsh (Leas - Chathaoirleach : Vice -Chairperson, Building & Utilities, Health & Safety, COVID -19 Officer) MAEVE FLANNERY, RIP Michael Merrigan (General Secretary, Compa- ny Secretary, ‘Gazette’ Editor; & Irish DNA The President, Cathaoirleach and the the foundation of the Wicklow County - Atlas); Lua Ó Scolaí (Finance & pro tem ADF, Board extend their deepest sympathies to Genealogical Society in September 1994. Philanthropy); Paula Jones (Vexillological & the family and friends of Maeve (Julia Maeve was the unrivalled “go to person” Heraldic Services & Diaspora Outreach; & Mary) Flannery (née Doyle) who passed for sources on Wicklow local history and Deputy General Secretary); Ann O’Neill away on Wednesday 14 th April 2021. genealogy and she was a very active mem- (Archival Services & Education); Eddie Gahan ber of the Wicklow Historical Society. (Outreach); Shane Wilson (Internet Services & Maeve, from Wicklow Town, was one of Online Publications); Barry O’Connor the earliest Members of the Society join- A really lovely, kind, warm and generous (Membership Services & Cemetery Projects); ing in 1991 at an Open Meeting held in person, Maeve will be very sadly missed Séamus Moriarty (Open Meetings Convener, the Hotel Victor. At the time Maeve was by all of her very wide circle of friends in Chair of Journal Select Committee). undertaking the Genealogy Diploma County Wicklow and beyond. Course delivered by Seán Murphy, MA, at Maeve Flannery was buried in Rathnew “HALL’S INDEX” University College Dublin. Cemetery on Friday 16 th April 2021 The “Gazette” is Ireland’s longest running monthly Such was her energy and enthusiasm for following a Funeral Mass held at St. Pat- genealogical newsletter and it is read by thousands family history that she later spearheaded rick’s Church in Wicklow Town. RIP. 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 Checkout the Society’s website www.familyhistory.ie Hall, MGSI. The “Hall’s Index” now includes all issues right up to date and is available on Our Society is a Registered Charity www.familyhistory.ie Although we’re not members of the National Union of During the disrup- and always considers options for fund raising Journalists (NUJ), the team at the “Gazette” always tion caused by the and grant applications. The possibility of endeavour to operate in accordance with the NUJ - Covid -19 pandem- crowdfunding for specific projects is being Code of Conduct www.nuj.org.uk/about/nuj code/ and ic, many charities considered. However, in the meantime it was in line with the 'National Policy Statement on Ensur- ing Research Integrity in Ireland' which was en- in Ireland and decided to appeal to our Members and friends. dorsed by the Genealogical Society of Ireland back in overseas are find- Donations can be made via the Society’s web- June 2014 soon after its launch at the Royal Irish ing it difficult with reduced funding streams. site or by cheque to the Genealogical Society Academy. (see the June 2014 issue of the “Gazette” at
This Society is funded largely by its Member- of Ireland and forwarded to the General Secre- www.familyhistory.ie ) ship Fees and the kind donations received from tary at: 11, Desmond Ave., Dún Laoghaire, Members and friends at home and overseas, Co. Dublin, Ireland, A96 AD76 . without which, it simply couldn’t exist. If you’ve already donated —Many Thanks! GENEALOGY HELP CENTRE The Society is a Registered Charity in Ireland An Daonchartlann , the Society’s Archive and Research Centre is located at the DLR Leisure Centre, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin. EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR GSI MEMBERS The facility will, when Covid -19 restrictions permit, be open each Wednesday from 10.00hrs to 14.30hrs with prior booking.
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