Hi everyone. I'd like to update you on a few new items on the Cassidy Clan
web site,
www.cassidyclan.org
First, we are now taking orders for John O' Donovan's Letters.
John O'Donovan, one of Ireland's greatest Gaelic scholars,
historians and genealogists, recorded his impressions of County
Fermanagh(where all Cassidys originate from) in 1834 and gives us a glimpse
of a hidden Ireland 20 years before the great famine. He observed the
folklore and antiquities of the county,the ancient kingdoms, their conflicts
and their rulers and placed them in the context of the ancient Irish Annals
which go back 1,400 years.
O' Donovan paid particular attention to Fermanagh's ancient families,
especially Maguire, O'Flanagan and McManus with their genealogies. There
are references to numerous other families of Fermanagh and surrounding
counties such as Ó Cassidy, McCaffrey,McElroy, Cox, Corrigan, Melanophy,
Crudden, McGrath, McGoldrick,Breslin, etc.
Edited by the noted County Fermanagh historian John Cunningham, The Letters
of John O' Donovan from Fermanagh is extensively footnoted to bring the
letters alive to the modern reader, scholar and genealogist. The book is now
out of print and only available in CD format. The CD may be purchased
starting in November 1999 from the Cassidy Clan. We are presently taking
advance orders. Please use the order form on the web site.
Second, on the Cassidy Clan page we have a photo of The Cassidys, the sons
of our Chieftain, who play traditional and original Irish songs. They have
performed at state visits to Ireland by both Presidents Reagan and Clinton,
and were the live of the party at this year's Cassidy Clan Rally in County
Fermanagh. The Cassidys will be touring American in February-March 2000.
Their latest album is wonderful and details on how to purchase it are on our
links page (or go directly to
www.Amazon.com and search under popular music
for "cassidys"). I'm you'll be delighted with the album and please
visit
their web site,
www.thecassidys.com
As always, family histories of Cassidy ancestors (both in Ireland and
abroad)and other commentaries are welcome for posting on the web site and as
additions to the Cassidy Clan Newsletter.
All the best,
Stephen Cassidy
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