17th March, The Feast of St. Patrick - Recipients of the Clans of Ireland Order of Merit 2024 announced
The Clans of Ireland Order of Merit is the ultimate accolade that can be conferred by Clans of Ireland and its constituent member clans. It is an order of merit granted to persons who have influenced Irish culture and heritage to an extraordinary degree or who have brought their Clan remarkable reverence.
The conferring of the awards will be made on 13th April 2024 in Dublin during the Clans of Ireland Cultural Summit.
All citizens of Ireland and members of the Irish Diaspora, are eligible for consideration as recipients of the Companion Clans of Ireland
All citizens of Ireland and members of the Irish Diaspora, are eligible for consideration as recipients of the Companion Clans of Ireland
Subsequent to the nomination by Farrell Clan committee, the Council of the Order of Merit is pleased to confer the appointment as a Companion of the Clans of Ireland Order of Merit upon Mr. Connie Henry O’Farrell, Taoiseach of Farrell Clan.
Mr Connie Henry O’Farrell, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, is a worthy recipient due to his passionate involvement in the preservation of Gaelic culture and in particular Farrell Clan. Under his leadership, actively supported by his spouse Rose, the Farrell Clan was officially reinstated in 1991. Connie has been the Taoiseach since the clan reinstatement, a period of over 30 years during which Farrell Clan successfully grew both internationally and at home thanks to his tireless dedication. At the next clan gathering Connie, 90 years of age, will hand over the rod of office to his daughter Charlotte.
Subsequent to the nomination by the Board of Directors of Clans of Ireland, the Council of the Order of Merit is pleased to confer the appointment as Compánach Oinigh Finte na hÉireann – Honorary Companion of the Clans of Ireland Order of Merit upon Mr. Patrick Clarke de Dromantin.
Mr Patrick Clarke de Dromantin, a citizen of France and resident of Bordeaux, where his family went from Armagh into exile following James II, is a worthy recipient due to his passionate involvement in the understanding of the Wild Geese families integration process in the Kingdom of France. He has published multiple thesis and papers, spoke at international conferences on the subject.
He is notably the author of:
Jacobites refugees in XVIIIth century France, an exodus of a whole nobility for cause of religion, Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, 2005) First Price Science and Arts Academy.
Irish jacobite involvement in the American War of independence, actes du colloque Irish Migrants in Europe after Kinsale, 1602-1820, 25 November 2000, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 2003.
The influence of the Jacobites on the economic development of France in the era of the Enlightenment, Jacobite Studies Conference, British Academy, London, 11 et 12 July 2007, Palgrave Macmillan.
Mr Patrick Clarke de Dromantin was a Human Resources executive, he holds a PhD in Law, and has chaired the Labor Law department at the French Magistracy School.
The conferring of the awards will be made on 13th April 2024 in Dublin during the Clans of Ireland Cultural Summit..