Talk:Clans of Ireland

Clans of Ireland Rewrite
I have attempted to give a brief and objective summary of Irish Clans, James. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesnorman (talk • contribs) 2 February 2009
 * I'm going to revert your re-write. I think this stuff belongs on the "Irish clans" article (which you re-wrote almost identical to this one). This article is supposed to be about the organisation "Clans of Ireland Ltd.", not "irish clans" in general.--Celtus (talk) 05:02, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Latest Rewrite
If this article is just about Clans of Ireland the organisation then I have attempted to improve and extend it. I have removed the suffix "limited" from the title of the article and throughout the article as Clans of Ireland prefers to be known as just that "Clans of Ireland" or in Irish "Finte na hÉireann". While it is a limited company it is not solely defined by that identity. I hope this has been helpful (Jamesnorman (talk) 01:36, 4 February 2009 (UTC)).

Phoney clans
Shouldn't some mention be made of this?: ''One area which caused the writer particular concern was that of spurious 'Clans' and bogus 'Chiefs'. In the first place, as Edward MacLysaght and other authorities were at pains to point out, Ireland never had a clan system like that of Scotland, and MacLysaght advised that the term 'sept' is more appropriate in the Irish context. (1) In the second place, the thorough destruction by the English of Gaelic political structures in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, allied with the loss of so many Irish records over the centuries, mean that only a handful of families can truly trace their lineages back to a duly inaugurated Chief. Nevertheless, Government and tourism interests required that Irish 'Clan' organisations should be brought into being, and that new 'Chiefs' should be found. Thus although it regularly pleaded lack of resources adequate to perform basic genealogical tasks, in 1989 the State's Genealogical Office/Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland found space in its new premises in Kildare Street, Dublin, for the organisation known as the 'Clans of Ireland'. It would be fair to say that most Irish genealogists acquiesced in the face of this tourism-driven 'clansterism', or indeed actively supported it. (2) For his pains in opposing the march of pseudo-genealogy and pseudo-heraldry and attempting to assert some kind of standards, the writer found himself isolated from most of his professional colleagues and effectively barred from contract work in the Genealogical Office from 1993.'' http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/irhismys/maccarthy.htm An Muimhneach Machnamhach (talk) 19:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

They are bent, electing pals to chiefships. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.129.85.74 (talk) 15:58, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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"Notable members" list
As noted in this 2021 edit summary (made prior to a 2021 merge discussion and subsequent merge), there are several reasons why this article would ideally not become a mirror/republication of the "past recipients" section (and "current leadership" section) of the subject org's website. Those reasons including the WP:NOTMIRROR and WP:NOTWEBHOST norms. Per WP:NLIST and WP:CSC, while it may be reasonable to list the otherwise notable people (to have been inducted as members), an WP:INDISCRIMINATE list of pretty much EVERYONE connected to the subject org isn't in keeping with related guidelines. If there are editors who feel that this article should replicate and republish large sections of the subject org's website (including full lists of everyone on its board and all inducted members), then please do consider contributing here. With an explanation. So other editors can consider how such a list or lists would align with project scope and related guidelines. If doing so, connected editors should perhaps also consider WP:DCOI. Guliolopez (talk) 01:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)