Ulster Place-Name Society Trustees, Report for the financial period I September 2016- 31 August 2017 Address IrAsh & Celtic Studies Arts. English and Languages 8 University Square Queen's University Belfast. BT7 INN E-mail Ydddress townlands.upns@gmail.com Website: 1v.u1SterpIaCename.org TRUSTEES Officers Chair: ,Secrttsry: Treasurer.. Micheai o MaiDnin Gordon Mccoy D(illall Mac Donaill Ex Offieio Members.. Editor of Ainm.. Greg Toner IDstithte of Irish Studies (Direetor).. Domtnic Bryan ulltil Novembw 2016. thereafter Peter Grdy PIAcenAmes Braneb, Dublln (Direftor ): padTaig O Cearbhaill Ordinary Committee Member Kay Mthr w)til AOM 17111116. dLereafter D(inall O Baoill Kevin Murray until AGM 17111116; thereafter Ruaiii O Bl¢in¢ Conchubhar O Cru&10¢h An8eliqu¢ Day Publfit Relations Officer Pat McKay Ulster Plac&Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103Crt)3
Main Activities The objectives of the Ulster Place-Name Society are stated in the Constitution.. a) to promote the study of, appreciation of, knowledge of and awareness of pla- names in the area of benefit and to pubEish a series of publications devoted to the field of name studi¢s, includiog a joumal and a bi-annual newsletter. b) to carry Out researcb into place-names. PTomote and supwrt the work of a survey of place-names tn the ar¢a of benefit and to nvdke the results of the survey available via a series of published volumes and via the internet where appropTiat¢. The society published two newsletters during th¢ 2016-2017 financial year as well as the 13th volum¢ ofAinm.' Journal ofName Sthdies. Over 300 copies of the issue werc pthtished and most were distnbuted to Soci¢ty members and interested parties (mostly university libraries). The UPNS did not publish an)¢hing else by its¢lf during this period, but members were very active in contributing to itllportant works publish¢d elsewhere". Kay Muhr completed her work as resear¢h¢r of Irish names for the four-volume OxfordDictionary ofthe Family Nanles ofBritain UP7dlreland. which was published in Novernber 2016. She then began working with Liam O hAisibéil on a publication on th¢ family names of tT¢land. Pat McKay began work on a jointly-authored book with Niall Comer of Ulster University on the towiland names of the Barony of Coleraine. He was comnjissioned by Mid-UIster District Council to supply Irish-languag¢ versions olthe Toad names and townland nani¢s of the area. Gordon Mccoy co-ordinated the Society's recommendations regarding the Northern dioceses to the Parish Names Project of the Church of Ireland. which aimcd io provide an Irish language version of every parish in Irelan¢ but was hamp¢red by a lack of inpul from experts on place-names. Mccoy res¢arch¢d the secondary sources while Pat McKay and Kay Muhr provided many interpretations which were not readily available. By Septemb¢r 12017 the material on tbe dioceses of Connor, Arniagl and Down and Dromore was complete. Events The society organised two public lectures in Queen's UniveT5ity Belfast. Thomas Clancy of Glasgow University spoke on 'The advent of GaeIic in ¢arly Scotland.. what can place-names tell us?, On 17 November 2016. 'The ToHTrdand Nam¢s of County Wexford, was presented by Conchubhar O Crualaoich 25 May 2017 to coincide with his publication of two volumes on the subject with his colleague Aindi Mac Giolla Chomhghaill. Both talks offered valuable insights into the nature of population movements in Britain and Ireland. Clancy's Ulster PSace-Name Society RegistETed Charity Charity No. NIC: 103003
presentation suggested a timing of the Gaelic settlement in Scotland and O Crualaoich's work provided an improved model for mapping Anglo-Norman settlement in Ireland. Public Benefit Members of the Society also made presentatiODS. a5 listed below. tn particular. many of these illustrate the public benefit aspect of the Society's work. as statcd in the constitution.. The organisation plays a useful role in promoting cross-cominunity understanding by PToviding infornlation on the historical uffluence of the various indigenous languages of Ulster in a harnionious and non-contentious manner. Many people from the two main religio-political traditions were present at the following Pre5eDter Date Venue Presentation Gordon Mccoy 06.09.16 Pi)rtstcwart Golf Club The Place-Names of Portrush and Portstewart Pat McKay 16.09.16 Coalisland Library The Place-Names of Coalisland, Clonoe and District Kay Muhr 21.10.16 Mellon C¢ntr¢ for Migration Studies The Place-Nam¢s and Family Names of Tytone Gordon Mccoy 22.10.16 Downpatrick Library Th¢ Place-Names of Downpatrick Gordon Mccoy 24.10.16 Kilkeel Library Th¢ Place-Names of Kilkeel and Beyond Gordon Mccoy (COwpresenteT with Caoimhin Mac an Fhaili) 05.03.17 Killyleagh Masonic Hall An Introduction to Irish Place-Names Gordon Mccoy 10.03.17 Castlereagb Council Offtces Irish Place-Names Gordon Mccoy 16.03.17 East Belfast Gaelic bus tour of East B¢lfast (which includes much info. on place-names) Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC= 103003
Kay Muhr 15.06.17 Oxford Island Visitor Centre Navan C¢ntre. Lough Neagh Plac¢- Names Emhain mha in end and literatUT¢ Gaelic bus tour Micheal Mainnfin 23.06.17 Gordon Mccoy 09.08.17 East Belfast Gordon Mccoy 10.08.17 East Belfast Gaelic bus tour Gordon Mccoy 18.09.17 Short Strand Communily Centre Ga¢Iic East Belfast In addition Gordon Mccoy published a map of East Belfast townlands (and rivers) which can b¢ vi¢wed at https."/lwww.dropbox.conds/986iy18]59jx8r&/EASPA20BELFASPZo20M4P%20FINALjpg?d 1=0. One thousand copies were produc¢d and distributed for free in the local are& Pat McKay was intervi¢wed for the BBC2 series Ulaidhfaoi Thalamh ('Underground Ulster) which looked at aspects of ow hidden heritage. Members of the public were made aware of the Society's activities through the UPNS website, www,placenames.org (now www.placename.org). Membership Th¢ Society has 53 memb¢rs at the time of its AGM in 17th November 2016. The majority of members w¢r¢ Individuals living in Northern Ireland, although there were members in Finlan(L Denmark and Australia. ThC organisations had corporate MeMrship of the Society. Members re(Yived a copy of the bi-annual newsletter and Ainm.. A Journal ofName Sthdies as s(yon as they were published. Members rontactable by email also T¢ccived news of events wbich w¢re of interest to them. Relationship with other Organisations Th¢ society is a tnember of the Federation for Ulstsr Local Studies (FULS). This is a valuabl relationship. as FULS promotes UPNS events and provides UPNS with details of events which may be of Inte9t to our members. FULS also makes the UPNS aware of legislation and events r¢lated to charities and voluntary organisations in Northern Ireland. The UPNS has a close relationship witb the Northem Irclalld Place-Name Project (WNP). the prof¢ssional body established in Queen's University, Belfast. Th¢ director of the NIPNP, Micheai o Maijjnin, who is heavily involved in expanding the organisation's townland r¢s¢arclL is also Ihe chair of the UPNS. The website of the UPNS www. ulsterplacenarne.org carries the results of the NIPNP Street and Road Nam¢ ProjecL which provided local Ulster Place-Narne society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103003
authorities with frish language versions of street and road names. The chair of the UPNS is so a Enember of An Coiste Logainmn¢aoba ('Th¢ Place-names Committee,). the body established by the DepaLtsDent of Culture, Heritage and th¢ G1(aCht to advise the minister on place-names policy. This report was presented to and appTov¢d by th¢ m¢rnb¢rship at the AGM. Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC.. 103003
Uls¢er Place-Nam& Society Receipts and payments accounts . 0110912016 311D812017 For the perlod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Restricted funds Endowment fund8 Total fund5 Last yèar to the nearest to the neareBt£ to tho nearest £ tothe neare5t£ totho f*&art£ A1 Reeel ts Granls Fundrslsin activities Inte$1 on de osil account Members, subscri ions 15D 150 349 349 322 322 A7 Sub total (Gross income for the Annual Retuml 828 A2 A$sel and investment sale5 (seg tables q ancl 2 seGhon 7 or the guidance). A2 Sub total 828 828 A3Pa ents Direct charitable activi Governance costs 2,127 147 2,127 t47 A3 Sub total 2.274 2,274 A4 Asset and investment purchases (se& t8hles l 8nd 2 in seclion 7 of the uidance) A4 Sub total 2.274 2,274 Net of r8ceiptsl{paym8nts) A5 Transfers beeen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 1.446 11,819 10,373 11,819 10,373 11,819 11,819 CCXX R1 account8 ISSI 0810312D19
J151er PIWl&¥l&Soclely- Charlty No. Perlod ènd dattr. 311DB12017 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrÈstri¢ls funds tonew¥$tE 1.0 ?.278 Rs$tri¢ted funds to0•re1t£ Endowment Total funds Last yoJr t¢ to rJpargytE 81 Cash fuTrd8 CuffeThlarwl DEposll accoL 5,278 rotdl caslr funds ID,373 OK 10.JY3 OK OK OK OK Unrestrfcted funds tonèarÈst£ Restrlcted funds EndoYet funds Total funds Lasty8ar 82 Olh8rmoTr>tary assets Tv Fundto whiEh Curr¢nl vilu• Laxt B3 Inve$tmènt8ssets Ngne Totsl Fundto whSch ¥setbptDn Dpj5j+s Costloptsonall LA$t yeAr B4 Asset5 retslnèd forthe Charltys ow Fund tohich When dts• AmDuntdu DÈt$i16 Llablllltes Total Signed byone Driwo trU5t8es on 4Q the 5¢¢ Signatu Print Name Dale of approval A .vtAo gl_a [ 'RuAi ¢ r c 8LL:t•ve [15111 g-) s}11 UPNS 2019-17 r¢c#1pts-aYVM¥nlts2Q18Ds2Ithl StstementABsets S liabdlYeB Dewnbor 20Q7
Ulster Place-Name Society Annual Income and Expenditure Statement for the financial year I Sept 201& 31 August 2017 0912016- 0812017 0912016- 0812017 Incomè and Expenditure Income Subscriptions Publication5 Publsub Bank Interest IIS QUB (Lawlorl Total Income 321,56 114.20 235.00 6,85 150,18 827,79 Expenditure Meeting Expenditure May 2016 Nov 2016 May 2017 Web51te 50,00 274,28 236,02 560,30 200,00 146,58 1366,93 0,00 2273,81 Postage & Stationery Printing IAINM Bank Charges Total Expenditure Net Profit -1446,02 Annual Net Asset Statement Aug 31.'16 Aug 31.'17 Change Cash at Bank CIA Cash at Business Reserve Total Cash 2531,66 9477,81 1839,58 9979,69 11819,27 1095,70 9277,55 10373,25 -743,88 -702,14 -1446,02 Annual Net Assetstatement Aug 31.'15 AUE 31.'16 Change Cash at Bank CIA Cash at Business Reserve 2531,66 9477.81 12009,47 1839,58 9979,69 11819,27 -692,08 501,88 -190,20 Total Cash 4 IQ LLII Donall A. Mac Donaill
IFUT lrfsh Fe(k¥(JlvJn olUrFiwsty Teochers 11 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Ph.. 016610910 enera15ecreta www.ifut.ie E-mail.. ifut.ie Sep.1" 2016 to Aug31, 2017 I have examined the books and records ofthe Ulster Place-Name Societyforthe year ended 31"August 2017 and, in myopinion,the Annual Financial Statement produced is a true and fairsummary of the receipts and payments forthe yearand ofthefinancial position at the year-end. and accurately reflects the records of the Charity Signed.. Prof, Hugh Gibbons President of IFUT12008-20101 School of Computer Science and Ststistics, Trinity College, Dublin 2 Date: 13 February2019 Conaidhm Éireannach na Muinteoirl Ollscoile 11 Cearnog Mhuirfean Ath Cliath 2
This report was presented to and approved by the membership at the Special Committee meeting of 8 March 2019. Sigued Mlcheai O Mainnin (Chair) Date: flsli) Gordon Mccoy {Sretsry) Date: 8/5/1? Donall Mac Donaill (TT¢asurer) Date.. *57- 16JIGI rrt-(• 7lJlJt Ulster Place-Name Soclety Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103(K)3