Ulster Place-Name Society Annual Report & Statement of Accounts for the financial period I Septe]nber 2018 - 31 August 2019 Address Irish & Celtic Studies Arts, English and Languages 8 University Square Queen's University Belf>, BT7 INN E-mail address townlands.upns@gmail.com Website: vnw.ulst¢rplac¢name.org TRUSTEES otricers Chair.. Secretary.. Treasurer- Michcal O Maillnin Gordon Mccoy Donall Mac Donaill Ex oftficio Members: Editor of Ainm.. Greg Toner Institute of Irish Studies (Director): Peter Gray Placenamcs Branch, Dublin (Director).. padraig O Ctarbhaill Ordinary Committee Members Donall Baoill Ruairt O Bléine CiarfaTh O Duibhin Fiollnuala CaTson-WilEiams Public Relations Officer Pat McKay Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC- 103003
Main Activities The objectives of th¢ Ulster Place-Name Society are stated in the constitution: a) to promote the study of, appreciation of. knowledge of and awareness of place- names in the area of benefit and to publish a series of publications devoted to the field of nam¢ studies, Èncluding a journal and a bi-annual newsletter. b} to carry out research into place-names, promote and support the work of a survey of place-names in the area of benefit and to lle th¢ r¢suLts of the survey availabl¢ via a series of published volumes and via the internet where appropriate. Publications The society published two newsletters during the 2018-2019 fmancial year and these were distributed to Society members and interested parties (mostly univeTsity libraries) and were uploaded onto the Society website. The Society published Volume XIV ofAinpn An November 201 s. It contains articles on the follong subjects: the place-name elem¢nt Seimdille (by Fiachra MacGabhann)" the place- name Ardach (by Padraig O Cearbhaill}' the place-name Mag nthimai in ATmagh (by Micheai o Mainnin); and Conchubhar O ctUal0Ch'S identification of an inaugural site of the Ui Chinnsalaigh kingdotn in Wexford. Reviews of the followRng publications were published.. Vol l of Fiachra MacGabhann's 10-volume work on the place-namcs of Mayo; Art Illustrated Guide to the Place-names of Uzster; the two-volume TownlandName.s of Cozlnty Wexford,. The Placenames ofFlinlshire' and Beatha Ailbh£.' The Life ofs'aini Ailbhe of Cashel andEmly. Kay Muhr and Liam O hAisibeil continued with their work on the forthcoming Oxford UniveTsity Press publication on the family names of Ireland. Activities The Your Place and Mine project, which ran from January to March 2019, was initiated by the Caus¢way Coast and Glens Council as part of their good Telations outreach programme. This tllvolved Pat McKay, Kay MuhT and Gordon Mccoy giving presenlations on place- names, maps, folklore and nthterial from the Ordnance Survey Memoirs in Cushendu Ballycastl¢ and Rathlin. LocaIs corrected or v¢rifi¢d their pronunciations of local place- names and contributed a great deal of illformation. An innovative part of the project involved encouraging locals to carry out on-line Tesearch during the sessions. This approach was us¢d by Gordon in subsequent good relations WOTk in Banbridge High School and St Patrick's Academy. Pat McKay continued to provide Irish-language versions of road names and townland names for Mid-ulster Counctl. He also supplied Irish-language versions of the names of the townlands of the parish of Dromore in Co. Tyrone for a local signage project. Gordon received a contract from Belfast City CouncÉl to create a Gaelic Map ofBelfast. This will map the townlands of Belfast, other Irish place-names in the council arei and sites of Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103003
interest concerning the Irish langua8¢. Pat McKay is the plac¢-names consultant for this project. Gordon is also the planner and tour guide for the Gaelic Bus Tour ofEast Belfa9t for Turas, the Irish-language branch of East Belfast Mission. This tour explores all aspects of Gaelic heritage in the aro with a particular emphasis on pla¢e-names as they are familiar to locals. The Society org&llised two public l¢¢tures in Queen's University Belfast. Dr Kevin Murray, of University College Cork, gave a presentation on Dinnshenchas as an Oth?moYtie Resource on the 29th of November 2018. Murray is doubtful of th¢ us¢fulness of the diptnseanchas (a corpus of literature recounting the origins of place-naEnes and traditions) in tem]s of pla¢¢- names research. He ftnds the greatest contribution of this material to b¢ in t¢m]s of mythology. On the 23rd of May 2019 RiLhaTd Warner gave a presentation on the description of Irish places and peoples by Claudius Ptolemy (c 150 AD). Warner's geographical and archaeological interpretations of the nlaterial differed from the previous analysis of linguists. Public Benefit Members of the Society s0 made presentations, as listed below. In particular, many of these illustrate the public benefit aspect of the Society's work. as stated in the constitution: The organisation plays a useful role in promoting cross-community understanding by providing inf0mtion on the bistorical infiuence of the various indigenous languages of U]st¢r in a harmonious and non-contentious Inai]n¢T. P¢opl¢ from the two n1n religio-political traditions in Northen] IT¢land were present at many of the evellts.. Presenter Date Presentation Venuelorganiser Lands of Eogain and Bernician Studies. Clonmany, Donegal. Turas ProjecL Skainos Centre, Belfast Kay Muhr 1519118 'John Toland and plaG¢-names in Inishowen, Pat McKay 1719118 'Place-Names and the Irish Language, Kay Muhr 1719118 'tTish Surnam¢s' Turas Projec¢ Skainos Centre, Belfast Lekghinmore House Hotel, Probus Ball ena Sl Mary's and Stranmillis University Colleges. Belfast Gordon M¢Coy 1919118 'The Irish Place-names of Ball mena, Place-iianie workshop for students involved in 'Education for Mutual Understanding, MU 'The Place-names of the Parishes of Portgl¢none and Tamlaght O'crilly, Kay Muhr 2819118 Pat McKay 2019118 Portgl¢none History and Heritage Group Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC.. 1031K13
Pat McKay 9110118. 'Place-Names of th¢ Blackwater Valley, O'Neill Country Historical Society, Benburb Turas Project, Skainos Centre Belfast Sheskburn House, Ballycastle Gordon Mccoy 3111118 Gaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Kay Muhr, Pat McKay, Gordon Mcco Kay Muhr, Pat McKay, Gordon Mcco Kay MuhT, Pat McKay, Gordon Mcco Gordon Mccoy 2911119 Your Place and Mine 512119 Your Place and Mine Sheskbum House. Ballycasde 712119 Your Place and Mine Glenmona House, Cushedun 1112119 Gaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Turds Project, Skainos Centre, Belfast Glenmona House, Cushendun Kay Muhr. Pat McKay, Gordon 2212119 Your Place and Mine Gordon Mccoy 613119 Plac¢-nam¢s Skills for Schools BanhrÈdge High and St Prfltritik's Aoddemy, Banbridg¢ 1313119 Kay Muhr, Pat McKay, Gordon Mccoy 913119 Your Place and Mine Richard B1]SOn Centre.. Ratblin Island Gordon Mccoy 1613/19 Gaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Turas Project, Skainos Centre. Belfast Maghera Heritage Project. & Maghera Historical Socie er4D TuTas Project, Skainos Centre, Belfast Dept of Anglo-saxon, Norse and Celtic in CaKnbTid Turds Project, SkaTnos Centre, Belfast Turas Projc¢t, Skainos Cenlre, Belfast Kay MuhT 2813119 'The OTigin of (Magbera) Townland and other Local Place- Names, CJaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Gordon M¢Coy 2214119 Kay Muhr 2614119 'The Fullction of Narlles in Gaelic StoellIng, Gordon Mccoy 1516119 Gaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Gordon Mccoy 617119 Gaelic Bus Tour of East Belfast Gordon Mccoy 318119 Gaelic Bus TOUT of East Belfast TuTas Project, Skainos Centre, Belfast Membership The Society had 68 members at the time of its AGM in 29th November 2019. The majority of metnbers were individuals living in Northern Ireland, although there were members in Ulster Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103003
Finlan¢ Dezllnark and Australia. Three organisations had coryorate tnembership of the Society. Members received a copy of the bi-annual newsletter as soon as it was published. Members contactable by email also received news of events which may have been of interest to them. Relationship Ivith otber Organisations The society is a member of the Federation for Ulster Local Studies (FULS). This is a valuable relationship, as FULS promotes UPNS events and provides UPNS with details of events wbich may be of interest to our members. FULS also makes the UPNS aware of legislation and events Telated to ch&ities and voluntary OTganisations in Northern Ireland. The UPNS ha5 a close relationship th¢ Northern Ireland Plac¢-Nae Project (NIPNP), the professionaI body established in Queen's University, Belfast. The director of the NtPNP, Micheal O Mainnin, who is heavily involved in expandirLg the orglISatIon,S townland Tesearch, is s0 the chair of the UPNS. The web8lte of the UPNS www.ulsterplocenapne.org carries the results of the N]PNP Street and Road Name Project, which provided local authorities with Irtsh language versions of street and road naJnes. The chair of the UPNS is also a member of An Coiste Logaintnneacha ('The Place-names Comrnitte¢'), th¢ body .establisbed by the Department of Culture, Heritage &nd the Gaeltacht to advise the minister on place-nanes policy. Ulster Place-Name Society Reglstered Charity Charity No. NIC.. 103003
Ulster Place-Name Society Annual Income and Expenditure Statement for the flnan¢lal year I Sept 2018- 31 August 2019 Income and Expenditure Income Expenditure Income Subscriptions Publications (Sales) Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise12017-181 For2s na Gaeilge Bank Interest 682.73 353.84 300.00 6(X).00 15.40 Total Income 1951.97 Expenditure Web Services12015-161 Web Services loo.00 216.00 22.10 25.50 loo. Postage & Stationery12017-181 Postage & Stationery FULS Meeting Expenditure - May 2018 Ainrn XIV 2Q18 124.60 2977.97 Bank Charge5 Total Expenditure 0.00 3566.17 Net Change -1614.20 Annual Net Asset Statement Aug 31. 2016 1839.58 Aug 31. 2017 1095.70 Aug 31. 2018 76.76 Aug 31. 2019 910.12 Ulster Bank CIA UB Business Reserve 9979.69 9277.55 10201.13 7753.57 Total Cash 11819.27 10373.25 10277.89 8663.69 Change on previous year -1446.02 -95.36 -1614.20
IFUT 11 Merrlun Square Dublln 2 Ph.. 016610910 lsecf ta Sept. 1st, 2018 to Aug. 31st, 2019 I have examined the books and records of the Ulster Place.Name Society for the year ended 31st August 2019 and, in my oplnion, the Annual Financial Statement produced is a true and fair summary of the receipts and payments for the year and of the financial position at the year-end, and accurately reflects the records of the Charity. Signed: Prof. Hugh Gibbons IRetiredl, hu bbons C5.tcd.ie President of IFUT (2008-20101 clo School of CompL¢ter Science and 5tati5tiC5, Trinlty College, Dublin 2 Date= 27 November 2019 Conaidhm Eireannach na Muiiiteoiri 011scoile 11 Cearnogmhuirfean Ath Cliath 2
This report was pre5¢nted to and approved by the membership at the AGM. Signed Micbeai o Mailln (Ch r) Date". Gordon Mccoy (Secretary) Date.. 26 /ii/Lq Donall Mac Donaill (Treasurer) Date.. U15ter Place-Name Society Registered Charity Charity No. NIC: 103003