Irish nobility
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The Irish nobility could be described as including persons who do, or historically did, fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility:
- Gaelic nobility of Ireland: descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade of king (Rí).
- Old English (Ireland) nobility: descendants of the colonisers who came to Ireland from Wales, Normandy and England after the Norman invasions of England and Ireland in 1066 and 1169–71, respectively.
- King of Ireland.
These groups are not mutually exclusive. There is some overlap between the first two groups (prior to the
Henry VIII of England), or they may be geographical[clarification needed] (i.e. different noble traditions co-existing in neighbouring parts of the country, which were only distinguished by the date when they finally fell under the Dublin Castle administration).[citation needed
]
Today
In the
Irish Constitution precludes the State from conferring titles of nobility, and prevents citizens from accepting titles of nobility or honour – except with the prior approval of the government.[1]
Existing holders of aristocratic titles continue to use them, but they are not recognised by the Irish government.
While some representatives of clans and families had obtained "courtesy recognition" as
Chief Herald of Ireland, this practice was discontinued by 2003 – with the Attorney General noting that such recognitions were unconstitutional and without basis in law.[2][3][4]
In
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, certain titles are still used and awarded.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- ^ "40.2" (PDF), Constitution of Ireland, Dublin: Stationery Office, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2009
- ^ Curley. "Charles Lysaght (in Curley), p. 14". Vanishing Kingdoms: The Irish Chiefs and Their Families. pp. 179–80.
- ^ "Genie Gazette" (PDF). 8 (10). Genealogical Society of Ireland. October 2003.
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