Always Virginia – A Memoir

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Jack Fritscher, PhD has very kindly allowed us to post this link (https://online.flipbuilder.com/qquj/vjfh/mobile/index.html) for the interest and edification of Clan members. 

The link is to the Flipbook version of his mother’s book Always Virginia (which is also in paperback and Kindle at Amazon) about her life as part of the Day family in 1920s-1930s Southern Illinois.  Jack says we will find the story interesting and that it may provide ideas about how to write our own family histories and to design our own family books.

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GDPR Compliance

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The Clan Website is now compliant with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

As of May 2018, with the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, there is one set of data protection rules for all organisations operating in the EU, wherever they are based.

Stronger rules on data protection mean:

  • people have more control over their personal data.
  • businesses benefit from a level playing field.

The GDPR gives people a number of rights, including:

  • Informed consent.
  • Right of access.
  • Right to erasure (also known as the “right to be forgotten”).

The Clan Association’s Privacy Policy can be found here: https://odeaclan.org/privacy-policy/

As a user of this Website, you have the right to access any data about you that is held on this Website.  You can download your personal data here: https://odeaclan.org/privacy-tools/

You also have the right to erase any data about you that is held on this Website.  You can erase your personal data here: https://odeaclan.org/privacy-tools/

Other compliance measures we have implemented on the Clan Website are:

  1. Cookie Acceptance, i.e. the Website user must consent to the use of cookies on the site.
  2. Consent to the Privacy Policy on all web forms.
  3. Acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Website access before a comment can be posted by the user.

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New Branding Adopted by the O’Dea Clan

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At the 10th International Clan Gathering held in Ennis, Co. Clare in May 2018, the Clan adopted a new logo and other branding elements.

Credit for this initiative must go to the Treasurer, Karen Dwyer.  Karen gave a presentation about the new branding for the Clan on 11 May 2018.  You can view, download, or print this presentation here: ODea Clan Brand Presentation

If you have any comments or suggestions about the new Clan branding, please contact Karen:

We have now applied the key elements of the new branding to the Clan Website.

Specific elements include:

  • The new Clan Association Logo.
  • A panoramic view of the Cliffs of Moher as the banner image.
  • The use of “Mason Sans Bold” as the font for headings.
  • The use of St. Patrick’s Blue ** as the font colour for headings and the background colour for the Main Menu.

If you have any comments or suggestions about the new-look Website, please contact us here:

Please note that we’ve also updated:


** “St. Patrick’s Blue is a name applied to several shades of blue associated with Saint Patrick and Ireland.  The colour blue’s association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when it was adopted as the colour of the Anglo-Irish “Order of St. Patrick”.  In British usage, it refers to a sky blue used by the Order of St. Patrick, whereas in Irish usage it is often a dark, rich blue.  While green is now the usual national colour of Ireland, St. Patrick’s blue is still found in symbols of both the state and the island.” – source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick’s_blue

 

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Presentation of the Inaugural Clans of Ireland Historical Site Plaque to the O’Dea Clan

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From left to right: James O’Dea (Organizing Committee for the 10th International Clan Gathering), Joan Koechig (O’Dea Clan Chieftain), Dan McGrath (Clans of Ireland Historical Sites Committee Chairman), Maureen Carey, (Outgoing O’Dea Clan Chieftain), Karen Dwyer (Organizing Committee for the 10th International Clan Gathering), and Shane O’Dea (Organizing Committee for the 10th International Clan Gathering).

At a ceremony at Dysert O’Dea Castle, near Corofin, Co. Clare which was held during the 10th International Clan Gathering held in Ennis, Co Clare on 10 to 13 May 2018 in Ennis, Co. Clare, Dan McGrath, of the Clans of Ireland Historical Sites Committee, presented the O’Dea Clan with the Inaugural Clans of Ireland Historical Site Plaque in recognition of the great work and promotion of the Clan by the O’Dea Clan Association. This is the first plaque of recognition to be presented to an Irish Clan by the Clans of Ireland.

Information about the Clan of Ireland can be found here: http://www.clansofireland.ie/

 

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