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Genealogical
Society of Ireland -
Cumann Geinealais na
hEireann
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 2nd September
2022. Registration No.
0651 (Vol. 4).
Arms:
Azure, within a bordure
treffy Or two scrolls in
saltire Argent banded at
the centre Vert
surmounted of a Chief of
the second thereon a
sprig of oak leaved and
fructed Proper.
Motto:
Cuimhnigi ar ár Sinnsir.
Grant:
15th
March 2001, Chief
Herald of Ireland,
Vol. Z fol. 6.
Arms
illustrated by Philip
Mackey,
herald-painter, from
County Donegal.
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As
much of the
genealogist's work
involves the examination
of documents of various
kinds, two scrolls in
saltire were selected as
the principal charge, or
element, in the GSI
shield. The scrolls are
banded Vert, as green is
the colour peculiarly
associated with Ireland.
The tinctures (or
colours) Azure and Or,
or in today's language,
blue and gold - the
colours of the State -
are used on the shield
and there is also what
the heralds describe as
a bordure treffy which
is reminiscent of
shamrocks, another
patently Irish symbol.
Because the use of a
tree as an emblem by
genealogical societies
is so common, an effort
was made in this case to
devise an appropriate
variation. In the event,
taking account of the
fact that the late O
Conor Don was closely
associated with the
Society, it was decided
to include a sprig of
oak on the shield as a
reference to the O’
Conor arms. And beneath
the shield, is the
motto: Cuimhnigi ar ár
Sinnsir (Remember Our
Ancestors).
In addition to the
shield, the Society
requested, and has been
granted, a badge to be
used by its members. The
design here is a rope
formed into a trefoil
which, in heraldry, is
known as a Hungerford
knot. In this case, the
rope terminates in two
acorns. Finally, the
letters patent includes
a banner, repeating the
main elements of the
shield. This is very
much in keeping with the
formula traditionally
used in the grant of
arms which states that
the arms may be used on
shield or banner.
The work of devising the
GSI arms was carried out
by Micheal O Comáin,
consultant herald at the
Genealogical Office, and
the painting by hand of
the arms and letters
patent on vellum was
done by Philip Mackey,
herald-painter, from
County Donegal.
The
Society was established
in 1990 to promote an
awareness, appreciation
and knowledge of our
genealogical, heraldic
and vexillological
heritage as open access
educational leisure
pursuits available to
all. Membership is open
to all interested in
these subjects.
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The Armorial Bearings of
the Presidents of the
Genealogical Society of
Ireland
Denis
O Conor Don
(1991-2000)
Arms:
Argent, an oak
tree eradicated
Proper.
Crest:
An
arm vambraced
embowed, the hand
bare grasping a
sword entwined
with a serpent all
Proper, pommel and
hilt Or.
Mantling:
Vert
and Argent.
Supporters:
Two
lions rampant
Gules, each gorged
with an antique
crown and charged
on the shoulder
with a harp of
Ireland Or.
Motto:
Ó
Dhia Gach Aon
Cabhair (in old
Gaelic script)
Granted: Ulster King of
Arms. Inherited:
1981.
Photo: ‘The
Poolbeg Book of
Irish Heraldry’ by
Micheál Ó Comáin
(Dublin, 1991)
page 62.
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Tony McCarthy, MA, FGSI
(2005-2009)
Arms:
Argent a stag
trippant Gules
armed Or and upon
a Chief of the
second his badge
consisting of two
sprigs of oak
fructed Proper
intertwined within
a Hungerford Knot
the ends accorded
Or.
Crest: Issuant from a
rock Or a tower
masoned and
embattled
displaying his
badge banner Gules
from a staff Or.
Mantling: Dexter
Gules doubled
Argent and in the
sinister the
tinctures
reversed.
Motto: Roots Nourish
the Tree.
Assumed: 25th
October 2005.
Herald:
George Lucki
(IAAH)
Artist: Andrew
Tully (IAAH)
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Rory Stanley, FGSI
(2009-2014)
Arms:
Per fess dancetty,
in chief Azure a
Stag's head
caboshed Or, the
base parted per
pale Or and
Ermine.
Crest: An arm embowed
vested Azure
cuffed Or grasping
a scroll Proper
tied Gules and a
shamrock slipped
Vert.
Motto: De Stainléigh
Abú.
Assumed: 8th
December 2009.
Herald:
Melvyn Jeremiah
(IAAH)
Artist: Andrew
Tully (IAAH) |
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Stuart Rosenblatt, PC, FGSI
(2014 - 2024)
Arms:
Argent, seme of
Golden Temple
Menorah with
candles aflame
three red roses in
bend barbed and
seeded all Proper.
Crest: From a Torse
Argent and
Sanguine in the
centre of an
interlaced Star of
David Argent
fimbriated Azure a
red rose barbed
and seeded Proper.
Mantling: Sanguine
Double Argent.
Motto: Ní bheidh arís
go deo na ndeor
(Never, ever, ever
again).
Assumed: 14th
May 2014.
Herald:
Geoff
Kingman-Sugars
(IAAH)
Artist: Lee
Lumbley (IAAH) |
H.E. The
Chevalier, Amb
(ret) Francis
Martin
O'Donnell,
GCMM, GCEG,
KC*SG, KM,
KCHS, KCMCO,
BA (Hons),
FGSI (2024
- )
Arms:
Azure in the
dexter chief a
cross-crosslet Or.
Crest: On a
cap of dignity
Azure turned up Or
ermined of the
first two arms
vambraced embowed
in pale the hands
proper holding
aloft a
cross-crosslet
gold.
Mantling: Azure
doubled Or.
Motto: In Hoc Signo
Vinces.
Badge: In saltire a
sword hilted
Or the blade
proper point
upward behind
an olive
branch of the
last.
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Supporters: Upon a
grassy mound
planted with
gorse all
Proper on the
dexter a bull
Azure ringed,
horned unguled
and tufted Or
charged on the
shoulder with
a cross
crosslet of
the last and
on the
sinister a
lion also gold
and likewise
charged of the
second.
Arms Granted:
Chief
Herald of Ireland:
Fergus Gillespie,
19 March 2009,
Volume Z, Folio
87.
Supporters Granted: Chief
Herald of
Ireland: Colette
O'Flaherty, 23
November 2015;
Volume Aa, Folio
72.
Heraldic Artist:
Philip Mackey. |
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Genealogical Society of Ireland
Cumann Geinealais na hEireann
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