A Chairde, The November 2009 issue of 'Ireland's Genealogical Gazette' the monthly newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland is available to view by clicking on the following link:- http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15547176/ Featured in this issue: + The Last Chief Herald of Ireland? + Honorary Herald Appointed + Early Gaelic Sources & Literature (www.fourcourtspress.ie ) + Population Decline or 'Ethnic Cleansing'? + GSI Website & Archival Services + A Fitting Tribute + James Scannell Reports... +++ Vanishing Names +++ Dublin's Viking Wall +++ National Library Book +++ Death of Werner Heubeck + Sources (launch of http://sources.nli.ie ) + GSI Lectures & News + Presidential Inauguration + Annual Review of the Membership Packages + Diary Dates + Celebrating Nineteen Years (2) + Arms & Emblems Register + Guild of One-Name Studies + GSI Journal Regards, Michael Merrigan General Secretary Genealogical Society of Ireland www.familyhistory.ie
On 10 Nov, 09:15, Michael Merrigan <GSI.Secret...@familyhistory.ie> wrote: > A Chairde, > > The November 2009 issue of 'Ireland's Genealogical Gazette' the > monthly newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland is available > to view by clicking on the following link:-http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15547176/ > > Featured in this issue: > > + The Last Chief Herald of Ireland? > + Honorary Herald Appointed > + Early Gaelic Sources & Literature (www.fourcourtspress.ie) > + Population Decline or 'Ethnic Cleansing'? > + GSI Website & Archival Services > + A Fitting Tribute > + James Scannell Reports... > +++ Vanishing Names > +++ Dublin's Viking Wall > +++ National Library Book > +++ Death of Werner Heubeck > + Sources (launch ofhttp://sources.nli.ie) > + GSI Lectures & News > + Presidential Inauguration > + Annual Review of the Membership Packages > + Diary Dates > + Celebrating Nineteen Years (2) > + Arms & Emblems Register > + Guild of One-Name Studies > + GSI Journal > > Regards, > > Michael Merrigan > General Secretary > Genealogical Society of Irelandwww.familyhistory.ie With reference to the article 'The Last Chief Herald of Ireland?, I am afraid that there are many people in the establishment who wish to see the end of heraldry in Eire. Being cowards they prefer death by starvation rather than straightforward murder but there is no doubt about what they are up to. I predict that they will win - in the short term - but history has a habit of turning on those who try to destroy her.
On 10 Nov, 01:15, Michael Merrigan <GSI.Secret...@familyhistory.ie> wrote: > A Chairde, > > The November 2009 issue of 'Ireland's Genealogical Gazette' the > monthly newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland is available > to view by clicking on the following link:-http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15547176/ > > Featured in this issue: > > + The Last Chief Herald of Ireland? > + Honorary Herald Appointed > + Early Gaelic Sources & Literature (www.fourcourtspress.ie) > + Population Decline or 'Ethnic Cleansing'? > + GSI Website & Archival Services > + A Fitting Tribute > + James Scannell Reports... > +++ Vanishing Names > +++ Dublin's Viking Wall > +++ National Library Book > +++ Death of Werner Heubeck > + Sources (launch ofhttp://sources.nli.ie) > + GSI Lectures & News > + Presidential Inauguration > + Annual Review of the Membership Packages > + Diary Dates > + Celebrating Nineteen Years (2) > + Arms & Emblems Register > + Guild of One-Name Studies > + GSI Journal > > Regards, > > Michael Merrigan > General Secretary > Genealogical Society of Irelandwww.familyhistory.ie I found the article "The Last Chief Herald of Ireland?" to be something of an unfortunate lid being placed on the OCHI. If, as you have said Michael, Ireland has an old respect for heraldry, it just doesn't seem right then that the country would have allowed this and would have done something long ago to protect the office. Arms are indeed a money making venture for the country / the National Library and it has a lot to do with Irish pride (I would think) and genealogy. Scotland is undergoing hard times these days as well . . . I really hate to see it going this way. Like the article however, I think that if things keep up, the OCHI will cease to exist.