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Irish nobility

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TheIrish nobilitycould be described as including persons who do, or historically did, fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility:

These groups are not mutually exclusive. There is some overlap between the first two groups (prior to theTreaty of Limerick), and a lesser degree of overlap between the last two groups (prior to the declaration of theRepublic of Ireland). Such overlaps may be personal (e.g. a Gaelic noble who was "regranted"his titles by KingHenry 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 theDublin Castle administration).[citation needed]

Today[edit]

In theRepublic of Ireland,theIrish Constitutionprecludes 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" asChiefs of the Namefrom theChief 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]

InNorthern Ireland,as part of theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,certain titles are still used and awarded.[citation needed]

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References[edit]

  1. ^"40.2"(PDF),Constitution of Ireland,Dublin: Stationery Office, archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 July 2009
  2. ^Curley. "Charles Lysaght (in Curley), p. 14".Vanishing Kingdoms: The Irish Chiefs and Their Families.pp. 179–80.
  3. ^"Genie Gazette"(PDF).8(10). Genealogical Society of Ireland. October 2003.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
  4. ^"Terence of Belfast - The Kingdom of Desmond Association".Desmondasn.webs.Retrieved16 January2016.