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 m￿ha 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. Th￿C organisations had corporate MeM￿rship 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 Inte￿9t 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
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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¢ G￿1(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
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349
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322
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828
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828
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2,127
147
2,127
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A3 Sub total
2.274
2,274
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A4 Sub total
2.274
2,274
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A5 Transfers be￿een funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
1.446
11,819
10,373
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10,373
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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
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Ph.. 016610910
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www.ifut.ie
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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 {S￿retsry)
Date:
8/5/1?
Donall Mac Donaill (TT¢asurer)
Date..
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Ulster Place-Name Soclety
Registered Charity
Charity No. NIC: 103(K)3