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Dear Cassidys and friends,
The Cassidy Clan is pleased to announce that we have launched a completely revamped
website. The address is
www.cassidyclan.org This represents the first major revision of
the Cassidy Clan website since it was created in 1998.
We hope you find the new site both attractive and easy to navigate. The site has pages on
Cassidy family history, information on the development of variations of the Cassidy
surname in the U.S., including Cassity, Cassady and Cassaday, profiles of Cassidys today,
images of the top tourist sites in County Fermanagh, where the Cassidys originated. Among
the new features are a message board for genealogical and clan related postings. We also
have more details on the August 2002 Clan Rally. We hope you can join the Cassidys
worldwide that will be coming to County Fermanagh for the rally.
Finally, we have two additional CDs from Na Casaidigh for sale from our gift shop at
http://www.cassidyclan.org/gift.htm. Na Casaidigh are sons of Sean Ó Caiside, the Cassidy
Clan chieftain. Na Casaidigh come from a family of 10 siblings raised speaking Irish in
Gaoth Dobhair on the rugged Atlantic coastline of County Donegal. The band has played at
several Cassidy Clan rallies and are well known in Ireland, having released six CDs and
performed at state visits to Ireland by Presidents Reagan and Clinton.
Na Casaidigh have been widely acclaimed by both traditionalists and contemporary Celtic
music followers and critics. The New York Times observed that the group offers "the
exciting sounds of traditional and 20th century Ireland. In a leading guide to Irish
music, Na Casaidigh are described as "among the very best unison singers around (they
harmonise beautifully too), the family's standard of musicianship never drops below
the highest level." The new CDs will make wonderful additions to the collections of
all fans of traditional Irish music.
All the best,
Stephen Cassidy