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to the Official Cassidy Clan Website. The Cassidy
Clan is a perpetual hereditary association comprised
of persons that bear the Cassidy surname or are descended
from an ancestor with the Cassidy surname or any of
the variant spellings of Cassidy. In the
United States, many Cassidy
variations exist, including Cassity, Cassaday
and Casada. We
are a nonprofit organization founded and based in
Ireland, and run entirely by volunteers from around
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Membership in our Irish Clan is open
to all persons without regard to race,
ethnic origin, religion, age or gender. We
take great pride in our heritage, seek
to build common bonds among all Cassidys
and their descendants and host a rally
in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
where the Cassidys originated. Our
clan is one of the most vibrant clans
in Ireland. By
joining,
you will be supporting our goals and
helping strengthen the Cassidy Clan. |
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2008
Cassidy Clan Rally
August 8-10, 2008
Mahon's
Hotel, Irvinestown,
County Fermanagh
www.mahonshotel.co.uk/
Céad
Míle Fáilte go Fear Manach
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consider this your website. There is much for
you to explore. Our message
board is where you should post notes on "missing"
Cassidys in your ancestor research. Please
be sure also to visit our Members
Contributions page for articles on the origin
of the Cassidy surname and family histories. |
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Interested
in visiting County Fermanagh? Click
here for information on sites and guides. |
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by Janet Cassidy-Stroh from the 2000 Clan Rally. We
recently completed another successful Clan Rally.
Over 100 Cassidys and their families attended from
across the world. The next Cassidy
Clan Rally will be held August, 2008 in Irvinestown,
County Fermanagh, which is slightly north of Ballycassidy,
the ancestral home of all Cassidys. |
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For
information on joining the Cassidy Clan information,
click here.
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have been given a 3 Shamrock Award
by Telecom Ireland's directory of
Internet sites. |
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The use of a clan “coat of arms” is somewhat
controversial. In some countries, such as Scotland,
the right to bear arms is strictly regulated by law,
and a coat of arms belongs only to an individual and
his direct heirs. In Ireland, however, the situation
is more complicated, and “sept arms” are
recognized. (A sept is a branch of a clan, such as
the O’Kellys of Meath being a sept of Kelly.)
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As stated by Edward MacLysaght, the first Chief Herald
of Ireland, “Briefly, then, the position is that
many Irish coats of arms may be displayed without
impropriety by any person of the sept indicated if
he really does belong to that sept.” The
arms to which MacLysaght refers and which fall into
the category of sept arms, include Cassidy. Our
thanks to Eddie Geoghegan for permission to quote
from his web site. |
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Copyright
Notice
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photographs posted within this website, with the exception
of the aerial and long distance view of Devenish Island
and other contributed by Janet Cassidy-Stroh and Brent
Cassidy, are copyrighted 1999-2003 by Stephen Cassidy. Unless
otherwise noted or attributed to a specific author,
all text is copyrighted the Cassidy Clan. No
photographs or text may be reprinted or republished
in any form without the prior written permission of
Stephen Cassidy or the Cassidy Clan. |
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The Cassidy
Clan is pleased to announce the release of the book "Speculated
Truth: A Genealogical Journey of Truth and Speculation" by
Clan Secretary Brent Cassidy. The book is for all persons interested
in Cassidy genealogy, Irish culture, traveling to County Fermanagh
and Ireland. Please click here
to read more about the book and learn how to order a copy.
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Inch Strand
in County Kerry on the Dingle Peninsula by Sarah Cassidy.
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here to view a larger image |
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