Word: clanship
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...side of your heritage when the other’s roots are far less clear—I’m a European hodgepodge on my father’s side. But Ireland also appeals to me with its history of dance, drink and the intoxicating notion of clanship. Besides evoking memories of long ago battles and ruthless warriors, a clan name has intrinsic meaning. When someone says “O’Dea,” my ears instantly perk up and I want to explore another tie to the long-lost relation...
...Clanship is simply an extension of the kinship that is found every time we visit Ireland. The local doctor treats us like one of her longtime patients on first visit, while my great uncle’s friend’s wife welcomes us to her bed and breakfast as if we were old family friends. I feel at home in Ireland because I’m treated as if I am home...
History has proven that group mentality produces its share of problems and feuds exist even within clans. Yet kinship is still a valuable state of mind. In the isolation that often comes in an advancing world, a desire for something more than a friendship occurs. A clanship forces you to belong, as it presents you with a role to add to your inner resume. Though Ireland is moving forward into the Americanized world—the discovery of a cell phone in every kid’s pocket and a McDonald’s on several streets confirms this?...
...every item I can find with “O’Dea” on it will doubtless continue—Ireland certainly understands how to profit from its clanship—though I’ll try to refrain on the Harvard paraphernalia for now. With clanship comes a certain clan conceit, and it is this pride—and a little bit of conspicuous consumption—that fosters the bonds. So while I feel connected because I’m an O’Dea, I would still be accepted without a drop of Irish blood...
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