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Saturday, December 26, 2015
AALS Legal Writing Outreach Committee
The Association of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research has a tremendous outreach committee that plans activities and welcomes newbies navigating the massive AALS Annual Meeting. Here's a reminder of the Outreach Committee's activities planned for New York. This schedule does not include the substantive panels or section lunch, so be sure that those are also on your AALS dance card!
Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
2016 AALS Annual Meeting Outreach Activities
Happy Hour and Welcome
- Wednesday, January 6, 6:00 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
- Bridges Bar at New York Hilton Mid-Town
- Come socialize, meet new colleagues and catch up with old friends before going to the Blackwell Award Reception at 8:00 in the same hotel
Welcome Coffee and Continental Breakfast for all LWRR Members
- Thursday, January 6, 8:00-8:45 a.m.
- Exhibit Hall
- Enjoy some coffee, pastries, and conversation
Coffee/pastries and informal discussion on Global Legal Skills and the LWRR section
- Thursday, January 7, 1:45-3:00 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall
- Enjoy some coffee, pastries, and conversation about Global Legal Skills
New Teachers Coffee and Continental Breakfast
- Friday, January 8, 8:00 a.m. -8:45 a.m.
- Exhibit Hall
- Form connections with peers and mentors and enjoy some coffee and pastries
Afternoon refreshment Coffee/pastries for experienced teachers
- Friday, January 8, 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall
- Catch-up with experienced teachers and enjoy some refreshments
Afternoon refreshment Coffee/pastries
- Saturday, January 9, 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall
- Decompress, catch your second wind, and socialize
Coffee/continental breakfast and conference recap and farewell
- Sunday, January 10, 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
- Hudson Market & Bistro (Sheraton)
- Enjoy coffee and breakfast and wish your colleagues well
Casual good-bye lunch
- Sunday, January 10, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
- Location TBA
- Enjoy a meal for the road and see your colleagues one last time before traveling
Walking Tour of New York Neighborhood
- Sunday, January 10, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
- Meeting place TBA
- Unwind and decompress with a walk, a little sight-seeing, and some visiting
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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Four Legal Writing Professors Promoted at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago
The John Marshall Law School in Chicago recently promoted one professor from Assistant to Associate Professor and three of its Associate Professors to Full Professors. All of these professors teach in the Lawyering Skills Program at The John Marshall Law School.
Kim Chanbonpin (Director of the Lawyering Skills Program at The John Marshall Law School and President-Elect of the Legal Writing Institute, pictured here) was promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Also promoted to full professor were Maureen Collins (new editor of the Scrivener, the newsletter of Scribes--The American Society of Legal Writers) and Steven Schwinn (an editor on the Constitutional Law Prof Blog). Hugh Mundy ws promoted to Associate Professor on his road to tenure.
Congratulations to all.
Hat tip to Mary Nagel.
December 24, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Monday, December 21, 2015
Save the Dates! Upcoming AALS Annual Meetings in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, and New Orleans
The Association of American Law Schools holds its well-attended annual meeting each January. Here's the schedule of upcoming meetings for the next few years:
- January 6-10, 2016: New York
- January 4-7, 2017: San Francisco
- January 3-6, 2018: San Diego
- January 2-6, 2019: New Orleans
The Association of American Law Schools is a nonprofit association of 180 law schools. Its law school members enroll most of the law students in the United States. The AALS describes its mission as "to uphold and advance excellence in legal education." The AALS promotes the core values of excellence in teaching and scholarship, academic freedom, and diversity, including diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints, while seeking to improve the legal profession, to foster justice, and to serve local, national, and international communities.
Visit the AALS website for more information about the Association and its upcoming meetings and other activities. The AALS has a large number of Sections focused on various topics, including its Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. That section holds at least one program at each Annual Meeting and a luncheon at which it confers its prestigious Section Award in recognition of lifetime contributions to the teaching of legal writing and research. The section also publishes a newsletter with information about upcoming AALS events and news of legal writing professors across the United States.
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Friday, December 18, 2015
Call for Proposals
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning has issued a Call for Proposals for its Summer 2016 conference on Real-World Readiness:
Institute for Law Teaching and Learning—Summer 2016 Conference
"Real-World Readiness"
June 10-11, 2016
Washburn University School of Law—Topeka, Kansas
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning invites proposals for conference workshops addressing the many ways that law schools are preparing students to enter the real world of law practice. With the rising demands for "practice-ready" lawyers, this topic has taken on increased urgency in recent years. How are law schools and law professors taking on the challenge of graduating students who are ready to join the real world of practicing attorneys? Can we be doing more?
The Institute takes a broad view of educational practices that promote real-world readiness. Accordingly, we welcome proposals for workshops on incorporating such teaching techniques in doctrinal, clinical, externship, writing, seminar, hybrid, and interdisciplinary courses. Workshops can address real-world readiness in first-year courses, upper-level courses, required courses, electives, or academic support teaching. Workshops can present innovative teaching materials, course designs, curricular or program designs, etc. Each workshop should include materials that participants can use during the workshop and also when they return to their campuses. Presenters should model best practices in teaching methods by actively engaging the workshop participants.
The Institute invites proposals for 60-minute workshops consistent with a broad interpretation of the conference theme. To be considered for the conference, proposals should be one single-spaced page (maximum) and should include the following information:
- the title of the workshop;
- the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the presenter(s);
- a summary of the contents of the workshop, including its goals and methods; and
- an explanation of the interactive teaching methods the presenter(s) will use to engage the audience.
The Institute must receive proposals by February 1, 2016. Submit proposals via email to Emily Grant, Co-Director, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
hat tip: Emily Grant
December 18, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
congratulations to Sarah Ricks
The Black Law Students' Association at Rutgers is honoring Sarah Ricks at its annual event in January — the 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Here are details from the announcement that just went out:
The event will be from 6-9PM on Friday, January 15, 2016. There will be a cocktail hour from 6PM to 7PM, with the program officially beginning at 7PM.
Honorees include Professor Sarah Ricks (Rutgers Law School Co-founder and Co-Director of the Pro Bono Research Project; Commissioner of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations; Co-chair of the ABA Section 1983 Subcommittee on Civil Rights Litigation)
hat tip: Suzanne Rowe
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Newsletter for the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
Just in time for the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, here's a link to the Fall Newsletter of the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. You'll want to have a look at the section newsletter even if you're not going to the annual meeting in New York.
Articles include:
- A column by Section Chair Jennifer Murphy Romig (Emory University)
- A description of the Joint Scholars and Scholarship Workshop on Feminist Jurisprudence, sponsored by the Legal Writing Institute, the Association of Legal Writing Directors, and the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
- The list of AALS Section Officers slated by the nominating committee for election at some unbelievably early section meeting at 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning. (New York really is the city that never sleeps!)
- News about the presentation of the Section Award to Suzanne Rowe (University of Oregon) and of a remembrance of Molly Lien, former Legal Writing Director at Chicago-Kent College of Law and The John Marshall Law School
- An Update from the Section's Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Tips from Heidi Holland (Gonzaga) on What to Do Over Winter Break to Make Your Spring Semester More Successful
- Reports (and photos) from LWI One-Day Workshops
- Announcements of Awards to legal writing faculty across the country
- New publications by legal writing faculty
- News of promotions, moves, and milestones for legal writing faculty
Click here to see the newsletter.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
President of the University of Iowa Apologizes for Suggesting that Unprepared Professors Should Be Shot
Several news sources are reporting today that the President of the University of Iowa, J. Bruce Harreld, has apologized for suggesting that professors who are unprepared to teach should be shot.
December 15, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Congratulations to Susan Stuart at Valparaiso
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
A Period in Your Text Message Makes it . . . Less Sincere?
A study by Professor Celia M. Klin, Associate Professor of Psychology at Binghamton University asked 126 undergrads to evaluate several one-word text message responses (like "Sure" and "Yep") that ended with various forms of punctuation. Texts that ended in periods were rated as being less sincere — but handwritten notes with the same message and punctuation weren't. Click here to read more. Period.
Hat tip r/w
December 10, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Yale claims Bluebook as its creation
An article in the NYTimes yesterday explored the history of the Bluebook and presented two Yale librarians' historical research showing that Yale, not Harvard, originated the Bluebook. Although the Yale librarians conceded that a claim of creation may not be a point of pride given the now-hyper-complicated nature of the citation classic, they point out the the first two versions of the precursor to the Bluebook were 1 and 15 pages long.
December 9, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (1)
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Don't Call on Me (the Law School Music Video)
Thank you, UCLA Law Revue. Enjoy!
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving!
We wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers around the world.
The Editors
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Joint Scholars & Scholarship Workshop on Feminist Jurisprudence in New York on January 6th
If you're going to New York for the January 2016 meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, you might consider going a day early to attend a Joint Scholars and Scholarship Workshop on Feminist Jurisprudence on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Fordham Law School.
The event is co-sponsored by the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), the Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS-LWRR), and Fordham Law School.
There is no charge to attend, but the organizers ask attendees to register by December 1, 2015 to help them plan the workshop.
Click here for more information.
Hat tip to Linda Berger and other members of the planning committee: Bob Brain, Robin Boyle, Kim Chanbonpin, Mel Weresh, Nantiya Ruan, Shailini George, Emily Grant, Kathy Stanchi, Jessica Clark, Mary-Beth Moylan, Teri McMurtry-Chubb, and Jennifer Romig.
November 22, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Friday Fun: Urban Dictionary Defines "Law Student"
From the Urban Dictionary . . .
Law student Someone who has no tangible skills except the ability to read a book and memorize Latin terms such as "res ispsa" and "de novo."
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
"Monkey See, Monkey Sue"
You have to love a motion to dismiss that starts like this:
"A monkey, an animal-rights organization and a primatologist walk into federal court to sue for infringement of the monkey's claimed copyright. What seems like the setup for a punchline is really happening. It should not be happening. Under Cetacean Community v. Bush, 386 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2004), dismissal of this action is required for lack of standing and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Monkey see, monkey sue is not good law – at least not in the Ninth Circuit."
For the full text, click here.
hat tip: Brian Shannon, Texas Tech
November 11, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Friday, November 6, 2015
New Word of the Week: Skaddenfreude
Above the Law reports that Skadden Arps is increasing the minimum hours for associates to be eligible for bonuses from 1600 hours to 1800 hours.
November 6, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
LWI One-Day Workshops: Tropical Miami on December 4
Several years ago the Legal Writing Institute started a series of one-day workshops held around the country in early December. Hundreds of individuals have attended over the years as speakers or attendees. The national event is a fundraiser for the good work of the Legal Writing Institute. It also offers law schools an opportunity to show their commitment to legal writing and allows individual professors an opportunity to present their work.
We'll highlight these workshops as information becomes available.
Florida International University College of Law will host a workshop in tropical Miami on Friday, December 4. The theme will be "Teaching: Both Tried & True and Something New." Presentations will cover topics such as professional communication, pre-writing skills, fundamental skills, research, analogical reasoning, appellate advocacy, and learning outcomes. There will also be a session on sharing teaching ideas. To register, click here.
Hat tips to Dionne Anthon and Christi Hayes at FIU.
November 6, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Vague Pronouns
I read a great "laughter" item in the November 2014 Reader's Digest about the impact of a vague pronoun.
A wanna-be apprentice blacksmith approached the village smithie about working with him. The more-experienced man said, "Let's see how good you are. I'll hold this horseshoe and nail up to the horse's hoof, and you take this big hammer. When I nod my head, hit it as hard as you can."
The wanna-be apprentice did, and that's how he became the new village blacksmith.
November 6, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (1)
Love Your Lawyer Day?
Some folks are promoting the first Friday in November as a day to celebrate lawyers. What do you think? The ABA's law practice division passed a resolution last month, and according to The Wall Street Journal, reaction is mixed.
What do you think?
November 6, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Legal Education: New U.S. Policy Guidance on Student Loans
On November 2, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a Policy Guidance relating to its Joint Statement of Principles on Student Loan Servicing, released in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Education. FR67389
Hat tip to the ABA Governmental Affairs Office.
November 5, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (0)


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Ó Conchubhair
|Parent house
|Uí Briúin Ai / Síl Muiredaig
|Conchobar mac Taidg Mór
|Final ruler
|Fedlim Geancach Ó Conchobair
|Current head
|Desmond O'Conor Don
O'Conor (Middle Irish: Ó Conchubhair; Modern Irish: Ó Conchúir), is an Irish Gaelic clan based throughout Connacht but most prominently in what is today County Roscommon, County Mayo and County Sligo. The clan name originated in the 10th century as a derivative of its founder Conchobar mac Taidg Mór. They descend in the paternal line from the Connachta's Uí Briúin Ai. They were originally kings of Connacht in general and of the Síol Muireadaigh; as members of the Uí Briúin were kinsmen of the Mac Diarmata and Ó Flaithbertaigh amongst others. In the 13th century, the Normans began to make gains in Connacht; particularly the Burkes, to the cost of the O'Connors. They split into various smaller areas of power, for instance the O'Connor Don and Roe ruled in County Roscommon while the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh ruled in County Sligo. The current O'Conor Don is Desmond O'Conor Don (b. 22 September 1938) who lives in Rotherfield, East Sussex in England.[1]
- 1 Naming conventions
- 2 Overview
- 3 O'Conor Nash of Clonalis
- 4 High Kings of Ireland
- 5 Kings of Connaught
- 6 O'Conors in the 18th century
- 7 Penal laws and Catholic emancipation
- 8 Family tree I
- 9 Family tree II
- 10 Family tree III
- 11 Chiefs of the Name
- 12 Known Members of the O'Conor Don Family
- 13 See also
- 14 References
- 15 External links
Naming conventions[edit]
|Wife (Long)
|Wife (Short)
|Ó Conchubhair
|Ní Chonchubhair
|Bean Uí Chonchubhair
|Uí Chonchubhair
|Ó Conchúir
|Ní Chonchúir
|Bean Uí Chonchúir
|Uí Chonchúir
The Ó Conchubhair Donn is the senior head of a lineage which provided about one hundred Kings of Connacht, thirty Chief of the Name and eleven High Kings of Ireland, the last of them being Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (1088–1156), and his son Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (c. 1115–1198).
During the late 14th century, the Ó Conchubhair dynasty grouped into two main divisions, one led by Toirdealbhach Ruadh, the other by Toirdealbhach Óg (also called Toirdealbhach Donn), both in the seventh generation of descent from Cathal Crobhderg. From these descended the families of Ó Conchubhair Ruadh and Ó Conchubhair Donn, the former died out.
The great Irish scholar John O'Donavan once said of the O'Conor's.... "No family in Ireland claims greater antiquity and no family in Europe, royal or noble, can trace its descent through so many generations of legitimate ancestors." [2]
O'Conor Nash of Clonalis[edit]
On the death in 1981 of Rev. Charles O'Conor Don SJ, Clonalis House, the ancestral seat of the O'Conor Don Family, passed to his sister Gertrude O'Conor Nash instead of his cousin and senior male successor as Chief of the Name and Prince of Connacht Denis O'Donor Don (1912–2000). Consequently, not for the first time, the family title and family seat were separated, although remaining within the wider O'Conor family.
The O'Conor Nash family now reside at Clonalis House where they maintain the O'Conor archives.
High Kings of Ireland[edit]
In Gaelic tradition, when a king was inaugurated he symbolically married the soil over which he was to rule and a sacred stone was used for this purpose. The stone acted as the Kings bride and the ceremony was known as "Banais Ri" (" the Kings marriage"). The stone at Clonalis was probably used to inaugurate up to 30 O'Conor Kings. The ceremony took place at Carnfree near Tulsk in Roscommon, about 12 miles from Clonalis on a hill overlooking the 5 counties which formed the Kingdom of Connacht.
The ceremony was highly ritual and was performed in front of the Bishops, Abbots and sub-kings of Connacht. Part of the ceremony required the King to put his foot in the footstep which is carved in the top of the stone, probably as an act of consummation. The Coronation Stone was only one of a number of such stones that existed in the past.
The Coronation Stone is resonant of a time when the O'Conors were Kings, not only of their province Connacht, but for a time, of Ireland. Without doubt the greatest O'Conor King was Turlough Mor O'Conor, High King of Ireland in the 12th century AD and who left us many reminders of his reign.
The most significant of these is the Cross of Cong, commissioned in 1123 to carry a piece of the 'True Cross' around Ireland, as the King processed through the nation to accept the submission and tribute of the provincial rulers. This magnificent work of art is made of oak sheathed in metal. The front and back are decorated in bronze panels of animals interlacing and the central crystal on the front of the Cross is surmounted by a panel of spiral filigree in gold. Around the margins are settings of glass and enamel enclosed in circular frames.
The sides of the cross are covered with silver and bear inscriptions in Latin and Irish, one of which reads " a prayer for Turlough Mor, King of Erin for whom this cross was made".
Turlough Mor should also be remembered for the great Chancel Arch in St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam and the High Cross in Tuam, Co Galway, both of which he commissioned. On his death in 1156, Turlough Mor O'Conor was buried beside the High Alter in St Kieran's Church at Clonmacnoise, the famous medieval Monastic City on the banks of the River Shannon.
On Turlough Mor's death he was succeeded by his son Rory, as King of Connacht. It was not until the year 1166 that Rory, as the most powerful provincial King was recognised as High King of Ireland. However events were moving against Rory. Almost 100 years after the Normans had successfully invaded Britain in 1066, they were now turning their attention to Ireland. The King of Leinster, who had been expelled from his kingdom by Rory's father, Turlough Mor, persuaded the Normans to help restore him to the throne of Leinster.
On May 1, 1169 a small force of 30 knights, 60 men in half armour and 300 archers and foot soldiers landed at Bannow Bay in Wexford, in the heart of the kingdom of Leinster. This was the first day of a new chapter in Ireland's history that was to last 800 years. In the months ahead the Normans reinforced their bridgehead but while Rory O'Conor had a number of chances of easily defeating the Normans he prevaricated and eventually was unable to resist the invaders.
Rory, dejected by his failure to expel the Normans, abdicated in favour of his son Conor Moinmoy and retired to the Abbey at Cong, which he had previously founded. There Rory lived out the rest of his life as a monk. So it was that the last High King of Ireland died as a monk in the year 1198 and was buried at the Abbey.
With Rory's death the Irish monarchical system ended. The monarchical system had governed Ireland for almost a millennium. Thirty years after his death, Rory's body was reburied beside his father's at Clomacnoise.[3]
Kings of Connaught[edit]
After Rory's death another great O'Connor King was to appear. This time not as a King of Ireland but a powerful King of Connacht. Cathal Crovedearg (Charles of the Wine Red Hand), the half brother of Rory and another son of Turlough Mor, was inaugurated on the stone at Clonalis in 1201. In a reign which was to last twenty three years he did much to stabilize the kingdom of Connacht after the turbulent period of Rory's Kingship. During Cathal's reign he suppressed his Irish rivals as well as manipulating and often outwitting the Normans. The confidence he exhibited and the strength of his reign is evidenced by the large amount of development he undertook. In all he founded twelve Abbeys, some of which can still be seen today, including Ballintubber Abbey which he established 1216. This abbey is still in use today and Mass has been celebrated for nearly 800 years. Its architecture is interesting as it illustrates the transition from Irish Romanesque to Gothic. It has been said that the O'Conors seemed to be "more concerned with the salvation of their souls than the grandeur of their residences". Perhaps Cathal Crovedearg did more than any other king to foster this image. Of the castles associated with the Family at this period the most significant is Roscommon Castle. Built by the Norman Knight, Robert d'Ufford between 1269 and 1276, d'Ufford attempted to construct the castle in the kingdom of the then King, Hugh O'Conor. On two occasions his castle was knocked down but in 1276 the castle was fully constructed only to be captured by Hugh shortly thereafter. It remained an O'Conor stronghold for over 200 years until the time of Queen Elizabeth I, when one of her generals, Sir Henry Sidney captured the Castle from Duirmuid O'Conor Don in 1569. The celebrated Abbey of Roscommon is also to be found in Roscommon Town. It was founded by Phelim O'Conor who reigned from 1233 to 1265. The Abbey was built for the Dominican friars and dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1257. The magnificent tomb of Phelim O'Conor is located in the Abbey, where it is guarded to this day by Gallowglasses in chain-mail, carved in base relief on the side of the tomb. Another O'Conor castle of this period is Ballintubber Castle. This huge keepless castle, which is located in the village of Ballintubber some 6 miles from Clonalis, is first referred to in the annals of Loch Ce in 1311. It is a moated castle with curtain walls nearly 1000 ft long ranging up to 22 ft in height. Within the protection of the walls was a bawn or badan (a central area) of 1.5 acres. It is thought that the bawn at one stage contained several rows of houses. This castle remained the principal seat of the O'Conor Don until well into 17th century. It was constructed by Hugh O'Conor and it would be the earliest remaining example of an early Irish built stone castle. This is significant because the Irish of this period did not build their fortifications in stone but in timber. Ballintubber was lost to the O'Conors in the 17th century during the Cromwellian period. It was however reacquired by Charles Owen O'Conor Don in the 19th century. If the 13th century saw the O'Conor's relatively strong and confident within their own Kingdom, the 14th century witnessed a slow decline in their power and influence. This happened for two reasons; firstly the pressure exerted by the Norman warlords on the O'Conor territories and secondly internal strife within the clan. The decline continued for four hundred years and culminated during the 18th century with one of the descendants living in a bahaun or peasants mud cottage in Kilmactraney, Co Sligo – totally landless and destitute like the majority of his countrymen.[4]
O'Conors in the 18th century[edit]
The 18th century was a period of contrasts in Ireland. Although 80% of the population was Catholic with significant minorities of Presbyterians and Methodists, laws collectively known as the Penal Laws were introduced to economically suppress those not conforming to the Established Church. Non Conformists had very restricted land and other property rights, no access to formal education, were forbidden to enter the professions and were prohibited from bearing arms. For those who espoused the Established Faith, the Penal Law period proved a time of great prosperity for a number of reasons. By comparison with the troubled 17th century, which saw two long and bloody rebellions, the 18th century was a relatively peaceful period. With the gradual introduction of the potato, a food of higher calorific value, the population of Ireland doubled from 1.5 million in 1700 to 3.0 million during the course of the century and to an estimated 8m by 1840. As the result, land rents increased by a factor of at least ten, agricultural Rates by a factor of five but wages by a factor of only two. The farm diaries of Charles O'Conor of Ballenagare for 1737 show that daily labourers wages were 4d (about US$2 cents). A survey in Co Roscommon in 1831 recorded labour costs had risen to 8d (US$4 cents). The effect on landowners was significant. The two thousand owners of private estates enjoyed great prosperity in the 18th century. Landlords enjoyed political stability, their economic interests were protected in the absence of rebellion, their incomes rose substantially due to higher rents and agricultural prices from their landholdings. During the 18th and early 19th century it is estimated that 700 large country houses were constructed. Almost without exception the revenues which funded the construction of such properties, purchased their contents and financed their maintenance, were derived from agricultural rents. Of the three major estates in Co Roscommon owned by Lords Lorton, Hartland and Mountsandford, each on average owned over 24,000 acres producing an annual rental income based on calculations of not less than £1.2m (US$1.35m) each. But the affect of the Penal Laws on the Catholic majority was that by the end of the 18th century, Catholics who numbered over 80% of the population of Ireland, held just 8% of the land. Relatively few conversions to the established Church took place among landless Catholics despite many political and economic inducements. However some 4000 wealthier Catholics converted including some members of the old Gaelic aristocracy. The O'Conors, like the majority of their countrymen, remained Catholic and clung to their Gaelic traditions. The Denis O'Conor referred to in the inscription on the gravestone is known as "The Heir to Nothing" for his ancestral lands had been confiscated . He lived in near destitution in that bahaun in Co Sligo where he hired himself out for a shilling a day. He is reputed to have said to his sons on one occasion " never be impudent to the poor, boys. I was the son of a gentleman but you are the sons of plowman". Denis was nephew and heir to Major Owen O'Conor, the last master of Ballintubber Castle who had taken up arms against Cromwell. Owen had mortgaged his lands to finance three troop of cavalry for the cause of James II and when that cause failed, was captured and imprisoned in Chester Castle, England where he died a prisoner in 1692. Although living in poverty, Denis retained the dream of recovering his ancestral lands and in 1720, with the help of his Uncle, Counselor Terence McDonagh he fought a law case in Dublin. Tradition has it that he was so impoverished he walked to Dublin barefoot. The result of his action was that he was restored to a small portion of his ancestral lands, approximately 500 acres of boggy land around the village of Ballanagare, Co Roscommon. There he built a small house, Ballanagare House, which soon became a rendezvous for the ill fated Catholic Gentry of Portrait at Clonalis of Countess Isabella O'Rourke, maid of honour to James II and mother-in-law of Denis O'Conor of Connacht. It was said that "his hospitable door was never shut against those in misfortune or distress". To the House came the great bard Turlough Carolan, last of the great Irish Bards, Thadeus O'Rorke, former Chaplain to Prince Eugene of Savoy and now the fugitive Bishop of Killala. Others who resided in the house were Countess Isabella O'Rorke, Denis' Mother-in-law, and Maid of Honour to James II in the King's exiled Court in Saint Germaine en Laye. Inspired by the atmosphere of this sanctuary the Bard, Turlough Carolan said one day "I think when I am among the O'Conors at Ballanagare the harp has the old sound in it ". "No" said Carolan's Harp - still in the possession of the O'Conors at Clonalis McCabe, another Harpist of repute "but your harp has the old madness in it". Carolan captured the spirit of these times by composing planxties or airs in honour of Denis O'Conor, his wife Maire O'Rorke and their son Charles O'Conor of Ballanagare. On his death Carolan's Harp was left in the possession of the O'Conors and it is still at Clonalis. Also at Clonalis is the chalice of Bishop Thadeus O'Rorke who was consecrated Bishop in secret, in Newgate Prison in Dublin at the height of the Penal Laws in 1706. His pectoral cross, liturgical vestments and his Episcopal ring, presented to him by Prince Eugene are also at Clonalis.[5]
Penal laws and Catholic emancipation[edit]
Denis O'Conor died in 1750 and was succeeded by his son Charles, who is now regarded by scholars of the 18th century as perhaps the greatest Irish, as opposed to Anglo Irish, intellect of his time. Charles was born in Kilmactraney in Co Sligo in 1710 and made an outstanding contribution to Irish culture and politics during the 18th century. The aims of his life were to improve the conditions of his co-religionists by peaceful means and to preserve what remained of the ancient culture and literature of Gaelic Ireland. He was a co-founder in 1755 of The Catholic Committee, which had as its principal objective, the Emancipation of Catholics in Ireland. As a diarist, politician, antiquarian and historian, he made an outstanding contribution notwithstanding the fact that as a Catholic he was denied any formal education. His correspondence with intellectuals of his day such as Dr Johnson, Count Vallency, Lord Taafe and Dr Leyland form the foundation of the 100,000 documents which now comprise the O'Conor archives at Clonalis. Charles had the satisfaction of seeing a relaxation of the Penal Laws but not before an attempt was made by his younger brother Hugh to deprive him of his small Estate at Ballanagare. Hugh converted to the established Church and issued a legal writ with a view to obtaining a preferential title to the O'Conor lands. This was possible under the Penal Laws of the time. Writing of this event in 1756 Charles said "my poor father was finally caste on the shore on a broken plank (a reference to the poor lands re granted to his father Denis in 1720). I have succeeded to him. This is the plank which from it is now hoped I may be driven by a Penal Law. I struggle to keep my hold and if I am left nothing to inherit but the religion and misfortunes of a family long on the decline, the victim is prepared for the sacrifice resignedly indeed though not willingly." At the turn of the 19th century Charles' grandson Owen O'Conor became active in the struggle for civil and religious liberty and in 1793 he was delegate for Roscommon at the Catholic National Convention where he was a fervent supporter of Daniel O'Connell. In 1820 he succeeded to the title of O'Conor Don and inherited the Estate of Clonalis some 5 miles away from Ballanagare to which he moved. When Catholic Emancipation came about in 1829 and Catholics were allowed to vote and take seats in Parliament, Owen O'Conor was elected first Catholic Member of Parliament for Roscommon but died just 2 years later. On his death he was succeeded by his son and then grandson as members of Parliament for Co Roscommon.[6]
Family tree I[edit]
- Kg. = King of Connacht
Tairrdelbach, King of Connacht & Ard Rí na hÉireann, 1106 –1156. | ______________________________|____________________________________________ | | | | Ruaidrí, King of Connnacht & Ard Rí na hÉireann, c.1115–1198. Cathal Crobhdearg, 1153–1224, Kg. 1202–24. =Mor Muman Ní Briain, d. 1218 | __________________________________________________________________________| | | | | Áed, Kg. Conn. 1224–28. Fedlimid, Kg. Conn 1230–31; 1233–65. died 1265. | | |________________________________ __________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | Cathal Dall Ruaidrí Toirrdelbach, Kg. 1249–50. Áed, kg. 1265–74. Áed Muimnech, Kg. 1274–80. | | | | | | Áed, Éoghan, Kg. 1274 Tadg Ruad, Kg. 1274-8. Kg. 1274. | _____________|___________________ | | | | Donnchad Áed, Kg. 1293–1309. | | | |__________________________________________________ Ruaidrí na Fed | | | Kg. 1316;d. 1321. | | | Fedlimid, Kg.1310–15;16. Cathal na bhFeadh Toirredlbach, Kg 1317–18;24–42;43–45. | died 1361. | | | Ó Conchubhair Ruadh Ó Conchubhair Donn
Family tree II[edit]
- Kg. = King of Connacht
Toirredlbach, Kg 1317–18;24–42;43–45. | __________________________|_________________________
| | | | Aedh, Kg. 1345–50; 51–53; 53–56 Ruaidhri, Kg. 1368–1384 | | | ______|_________________
| | | | | | Toirdhealbach Donn, Kg. 1384–1406 Cathal, kg.1406–1439 Eoghan, d.1421
__|______________________________________ |
| | | | | | Aedh, Kg. 1439–61 Feidhlimid Gengcach, Kg. 1461–75 Tadc Ua Ruaidhri, Kg. 1475–76 | | |_____________________ | | | | Ruaidhri, d.1473 Aedh Eoghan Caoch, Kg. 1476–1495 | __________|_____________________
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Toirrdhealbach Og Conchobar Cairbre Aodh
d.1503 d.1546
Diarmait, d.1585
Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn mac Diarmada mac Cairbre
Family tree III[edit]
Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn mac Diarmada mac Cairbre, d. 1627. =Mary ni Brian Ó Rourke, King of Breifne | |____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Calvach Aedh Óg Cathal (1597–1634) Bryan Roe =Anne Mulloy | _____________________|____________ | | | | Major Owen of Belangare Cathal Óg of Belangare dspm 1692 =Finola Ni Fhlionn of Ballinlough | | Denis O'Conor Don (1674–1750) =Máire, inion Colonel Tiernan Ó Rourke | _______________________________|__________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Thomas, Charles O'Conor Don (1710–91) Aedh/Hugh Elinor Anne d. 1769 Officer =Catherine ni Fagan in France | | | _________________________|__________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Dominick Alexander Jane Denis O'Conor Don (1732–1804) Charles Bridget d.1777 dsp 1795 d. unm 1820 =Catherine Browne of Cloonfad = Myles MacDermot | _________________________________|______________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Owen O'Conor Don, 1763–1831. Rev. Charles Matthew Catherine Mary Elizabeth =Jane Moore of Mount Browne 1764–1828 1773–1844 | |_____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Denis O'Conor Don (1794–1847) Edward Jane Catherine =Mary Blake of Tower Hill | |________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Charles Owen O'Conor Don, M.P. (1838–1906) Denis Maurice O'Conor Don, M.P. (1840–83) =Georgina Perry | | | |______________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | Charles (1869–1917) Owen (1870–1943) Hugh (1872–1939) Roderick (1872–73) Charles O'Conor Don (1878–1963) =Ellen More Ó Ferrall =Evelyn Lowry-Corry | | ______________________________________|_______________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Mary Gertrude Eva Josephine Helen Fearga Georgina | 1906–81. d.1953. =Rupert Nash d.1989. d.1980. b.1910. d.1986. b.1916. | | | ___________________| | | | | Denis Armar O'Conor Don, 1912–2000. | | | =Elizabeth Marris =Rosemay O'Connell Hewett Latatia Rosalind Pyers O'Conor-Nash | |_________________________ | | | | | | | | Desmond Kieran Rory Gail (d. aged 13 13) =Virginia Anne Williams = Karena Morton | | ___________|_________ Eoin Roderick - Hugh Armar | | Emma Philip Denise =Rebecca Jane Eagan | _______________________________ | | | Eochy Piers Adelaide Barley
Chiefs of the Name[edit]
- Toirdhealbhach Óg Donn mac Aodha meic Toirdhealbhaigh, d. 9 December 1406.
- Cathal mac Ruaidhri Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 19 March 1439.
- Aodh mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.15 May 1461.
- Feidhlimidh Geangcach mac Toirdhealbhaigh Óig Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1474 – last fully recognised King of Connacht.
- Tadhg mac Eoghain Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1476.
- Eoghan Caoch mac Feidhlimidh Gheangcaigh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1485.
- Aodh Og mac Aodh Ó Conchobhair Donn, died ?
- Toirdhealbhach Óg mac Ruaidhri Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1503
- Conchobhar mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, d.?
- Cairbre mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1546
- Aodh mac Eoghain Chaoich Ó Conchobhair Donn, deposed 1550
- Diarmaid mac Cairbre Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1585
- Sir Hugh/Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1632
- An Calbhach mac Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1654 – popularly inaugurated king in 1643.
- Hugh Óg mac Aedh Ó Conchobhair Donn, d. 1662.
- Major Owen O'Conor Don of Belangare, d.s.p.m. 1692
- Cathal Óg O'Conor Don of Belangare, d. 1696
- Denis O'Conor Don, 1674–1750
- Charles O'Conor Don, 1710–1791
- Denis O'Conor Don of Belangare, 1732–1804
- Owen O'Conor Don of Clonalis, 1763–1831
- Matthew O'Conor Don, 1773–1844 – popularly acclaimed 'king' in the 1830s.
- Denis O'Conor Don of Clonalis, 1794–1847
- Charles Owen O'Conor Don, 1838–1906
- Charles O'Conor Don, 1869–1917
- Owen Phelim O'Conor Don, 1870–1943
- Fr. Charles O'Conor Don, 1906–1981
- Denis O'Conor Don, 1912 – 10 July 2000
- Desmond O'Conor Don (Chairman of the British-Chile Chamber of Commerce, former banker, resides in Sussex)
Known Members of the O'Conor Don Family[edit]
Kings of Connacht
- Conchobar mac Taidg Mór 872–882
- Áed mac Conchobair 882–888
- Tadg mac Conchobair 888–900
- Cathal mac Conchobair 900–925
- Tadg mac Cathail 925–956
- Conchobar mac Tadg 967–973
- Cathal mac Tadg d. 973
- Cathal mac Conchobar mac Taidg 973–1010
- Ruaidrí na Saide Buide 1087–1092
- Tadg mac Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair d. 1097
- Domnall Ua Conchobair 1102–1106
- Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair 1106–1156
- Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair 1156–1186
- Conchobar Máenmaige Ua Conchobhair 1186–1189
- Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobhair 1190–1202
- Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair 1202–1224
- Aedh Ua Conchobair 1224–1228
- Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair 1228–1233
- Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair 1233–1256
- Aedh Ó Conchobair 1256–1274
- Aedh Muimhnech Ó Conchobair 1274–1280
- Maghnus Ó Conchobair 1288–1293
- Aedh Ó Conchobair 1293–1309
- Ruaidri Ó Conchobair 1309–1310
- Fedlim Ó Conchobair 1310–1316
- Rory na-bhFeadh Ó Conchobair 1316–1317
- Toirdelbach Ó Conchobair first reign 1317–1318 second reign, 1324–1350
- Cathal mac Domhnall Ó Conchobair 1318–1324
- Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ó Conchobair 1342; died 1350
- Aedh mac Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair
- Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair 1368–1384
- Hugo Oconór (Spanish Army Officer)
- Thomas O'Connor (Writer)
- Charles O'Conor (Irish American Lawyer and Politician)
- Nicholas Roderick O'Conor (British Diplomat)
- Roderic O'Conor (Artist)
- Charles O'Conor (Historian)
- Charles O'Conor (Priest and Historical author)
- Matthew O'Conor (Historian)
- Denis O'Conor (Politician)
- Charles Owen O'Conor (Politician)
- Denis Maurice O'Conor (Politician)
- Denis O'Conor Don (Prior Holder of Chief of Name O'Conor, died 10 July 2000)
See also[edit]
- Ó Conchobhair Sligigh
- Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair
- Gaelic nobility of Ireland
- Chief of the Name
- Irish nobility
- Irish Royal Families
- Chief Herald of Ireland
- ^ Curley, W. Vanishing Kingdoms. Dublin. Lilliput Press.
- ^ tales-from-the-big-house-rte/
- ^ clonalis.com/oconors-kings-of-connacht-high-kings-of-ireland/
- ^ clonalis.com/kings-of-connacht/
- ^ clonalis.com/oconnor-family-in-18th-century-ireland/
- ^ clonalis.com/oconnor-family-penal-laws-catholic-emancipation/
- O'Connor, Roderic, A Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the O'Connors, Kings of Connaught, and their Descendants. Dublin: McGlashan & Gill. 1861.
- O'Donovan, John and the Rt. Hon. Charles Owen O'Conor Don, The O'Conors of Connaught: An Historical Memoir. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, and Co. 1891.
- http://www.ria.ie/Publications/Journals/Eriu/Online-access/57-%282007%29.aspx
External links[edit]
- O'Conor family pedigree at Library Ireland
- Clonalis House - Official Site at Clonalis.com

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Cordery (pictured) ran five of the asset manager's funds including the £778 million Schroder All Maturities Corporate Bond fund and the Schroder Monthly High Income fund.
Schroders confirmed Cordery's departure to Citywire on Tuesday evening, saying the manager had left to pursue other opportunities.
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Vogel will join Schroders at the end of August, and in addition to his head of European and UK credit role will take charge of the Schroder ISF European Corporate Bond fund.
Commenting on the appointment, Dasher said: 'We continue to strengthen our expertise in credit strategies and Patrick brings an impressive track record in European credit.'
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Private, M. G. Co., 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Stokes County; son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wilkins. Entered service Sept. 20, 1917, at Danbury, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. On Ypres Front Aug. 19th to Sept. 1st; Bellicourt Sept. 29, 1918; Busigny Oct. 8th; Mazinghein Oct. 17th. Returned to USA April 2nd. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 7, 1919.
Harvey N. Wilkins
MLA Source Citation:AccessGenealogy.comNorth Carolina World War 1 Military Records. AccessGenealogy.com. Web. 26 July 2016.
https://www.accessgenealogy.com/north-carolina/harvey-n-wilkins.htm- Last updated on Nov 19th, 2011
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