{"id":33,"date":"2020-08-31T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingdomofdesmond.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:31:04","slug":"elementor-33","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kingdomofdesmond.com\/?page_id=33","title":{"rendered":"Alliance of Ancient Clans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The aim of the \u2018alliance of the ancient clans of the Kingdom of Desmond\u2019 is to foster awareness of, and respect for, what is a most eminent part of Gaelic-Irish history. Its purpose thus is to act as a cultural \u2018trusteeship\u2019 for the history of\u00a0Desmond*<\/em>, and to be a voice for the now titular inheritances of all the families \/ clans with roots in this ancient Irish kingdom. The interest and participation from all Irish families of\u00a0non-Gaelic<\/em>\u00a0origin (e.g. Vikings, Normans, etc) who also have had historic relationships to the\u00a0Desmond<\/em>\u00a0area is of course very welcome, as these families are also considered to be ancient clans of the\u00a0Kingdom of Desmond<\/em>.<\/p>

* Desmond; from the Irish-Gaelic Deas-Mhumhain \u2013 which means South Munster.<\/p>

Participating clans \/ septs, who wish to be \u201ccultural custodians\u201d for this part of Ireland, are committed to perpetuating the history and heritage of the many families \/ clans within that area of south-west Ireland what once was the\u00a0Kingdom of Desmond<\/em>. (The Irish\u00a0Kingdom of Desmond<\/em>\u00a0existed under the MacCarthy M\u00f3rs, the Kings of Desmond, until the\u00a0Old Gaelic Order<\/em>\u00a0was fully overthrown by the English colonizers, following the catastrophic 1601 \u2013 1602 siege and battle at Kinsale.) We acknowledge there must still be descendants of the old Chiefly-bloodlines among various Desmond clans \/ septs; being those clans that have remained chiefless since the end of the\u00a0Old Gaelic Order<\/em>. It is hoped this lamentable situation may possibly be addressed in the future, by means of\u00a0Desmond<\/em>\u00a0clans \/ septs working cooperatively, and with the help of qualified genealogists.<\/p>

This alliance of clans is committed to research and educational exchange, and to providing an informal medium for communication among descendants of the various clans \/ septs of the ancient\u00a0Kingdom of Desmond<\/em>.<\/p>

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Please \u2018click\u2019 on the heraldic shields, below, to connect with the websites of various Desmond clans<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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