Members

Take your place in the Ó Dubhda clan

Join a global family of Ó Dubhda descendants preserving the heritage, the landscape, and the legacy of one of Ireland’s great Gaelic dynasties.

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WHY JOIN

A place in the circle

BELONG

Connect with Ó Dubhdas worldwide — at the quadrennial Rally, at regional gatherings, and on quarterly Zoom circles in between.

CONTRIBUTE

Help research our family lines, rebuild heritage sites, and pass the clan’s story on to the next generation.

PRESERVE

Your dues fund the digital archive, the gatherings, and the landscapes the clan is working to protect.

MEMBERSHIP

Choose your place

Three ways to belong to the Ó Dubhda clan — from quietly keeping in touch, to shaping the clan’s future, to actively funding our heritage work.

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Kinfolk

€0

Stay in the clan circle.


  • The clan’s regular letters
  • Secondary invitations to the Rally and regional gatherings
  • Early notice of new articles and folklore entries
  • Permission to purchase and wear the clan crest merchandise
Join for free
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Ó Dubhda Patron

€10 / month

Fund the legacy.


  • Everything in Voting Member, plus:
  • 15% off the clan store
  • Special badge identifying you as an Ó Dubhda Patron
  • Your name on the Patrons Wall (if requested)
  • Priority registration for the Rally, hotels, and all events
  • Access to Patrons-only Zooms, conversations, and decision-making
  • Priority access to genealogy clinics and personalised research help
  • The right to commission a perpetual memorial entry for a departed loved one
Become a Patron — €10/monthBecome a Patron — €100/year (save €20)
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Taoiseach's Circle

€50 / month

Bring your house with you.


  • For the head of a household — covers up to 10 family members under one roof
  • Primary holder receives full Patron benefits, 15% off the clan store
  • 9 linked household members, each with full Voting Member benefits and 5% off the clan store
  • One household vote at the AGM
  • Annual dinner with the Taoiseach at the Rally (primary + guest)
  • Annual heritage gift reserved for Taoiseach’s Circle households
  • Custom Taoiseach’s Circle household logo
  • Special recognition on the Patrons Wall
  • Recognised as a household head — a small Taoiseach for your own family
Join Taoiseach’s Circle — €50/monthJoin Taoiseach’s Circle — €500/year (save €100)

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What each place means

The bigger story

Modern life has scattered families across countries, generations, and identities. Many people today feel disconnected from tribe, ancestry, story, and belonging.

The Ó Dubhda Clan exists to help rebuild those connections.

Long before modern politics, borders, and institutions, families carried identity, memory, culture, and responsibility across generations. We believe those connections still matter.

Whether you are simply rediscovering your roots or helping preserve the future of the clan itself, every level of involvement represents a deeper connection to the living story of our people.

By invitation only

Invited

"A family member reached out to you."

Someone in the wider Ó Dubhda family thought of you, cared enough to reach out, and wanted to reconnect you with the larger story of your people.

This invitation is simply an opportunity to reconnect - to learn more about your roots, your history, and the generations that came before you. There is no cost to connect with the clan and begin exploring the story that shaped your family across centuries.

You are not being asked to buy something. You are being invited to belong to something.

Invitations are extended by existing paid members of the clan. They cannot be requested - only received.

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Kinfolk

"You are connected to the living family."

Kinfolk are connected members of the wider Ó Dubhda community who wish to stay connected to the living story of the clan.

Life becomes busy, families drift apart, and generations often lose touch with their shared history. Kinfolk membership helps ensure those connections are not lost again. It is a way to stay informed, connected, and part of a wider family that extends across countries and generations.

As Kinfolk, you are connected to the pulse of the clan and the ongoing work of preserving its story.

Join as Kinfolk
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Voting Member

"Stand with the clan."

Voting Members are active participating members of the modern Ó Dubhda Clan.

This level represents more than connection - it represents commitment. Voting Members officially stand with the clan and take part in helping shape its future while supporting the ongoing preservation of its history, projects, gatherings, and initiatives.

Membership is a declaration that the story of the clan is not only something worth remembering, but something worth continuing.

Become a Voting Member
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Ó Dubhda Patron

"Help preserve the legacy."

Ó Dubhda Patrons take a deeper role in preserving, strengthening, and growing the future of the clan.

Patrons actively support historical research, cultural preservation, gatherings, storytelling initiatives, and the ongoing work of reconnecting family branches that have become separated across generations and geography.

For many Patrons, the clan becomes more than heritage - it becomes part of their living identity and a meaningful way to contribute to something larger than themselves.

Become a Patron
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Taoiseach's Circle

"Carry the future forward."

The Taoiseach's Circle is a leadership and preservation circle dedicated to helping guide the long-term future of the Ó Dubhda Clan.

These members help support major preservation efforts, historical initiatives, cultural projects, and the ongoing mission of reconnecting lost branches of the family across the world.

The Taoiseach's Circle exists for those who believe that family, identity, and continuity are responsibilities that must be actively carried forward for future generations.

Join the Taoiseach's Circle
WHERE YOUR DUES GO

What your membership funds

Heritage Sites

Heritage Sites

Protecting the castles, abbeys, and sacred ground across Tireragh and the old homelands.

The Gatherings

The Gatherings

The Rally, regional meet-ups, and Zoom circles that keep the clan connected between trips to Ireland.

The Digital Archive

The Digital Archive

Digitising folklore, family trees, and primary sources like the Book of Leacan.

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

Young-member programming, student research bursaries, and traditions kept alive in the family.

When I took on the role of Taoiseach, I promised to bring ten thousand Ó Dubhdas back into the clan circle. That work — the research, the gatherings, the digital archive, the landscapes we’re trying to protect — runs entirely on what members contribute. If our name, our heritage, or our landscapes mean something to you, I’d ask you to join us. Even the €0 Community membership matters: it tells us you’re in the circle.

Sean O’Dowda Stephens
Taoiseach of Tireragh
QUESTIONS

Before you sign up

Do I need Irish ancestry to join?
No. Anyone who feels a connection to the Ó Dubhda name — by descent, marriage, friendship, or shared interest in our heritage — is welcome in the clan. Voting rights are open to any adult who joins at the Voting Member tier or higher.
What name variants count as Ó Dubhda?
All of them. O’Dowd, O’Dowda, Dowda, Dowd, Doody, Duddy, Doud, Dowds, Dubda — see our Name page for the full family of spellings. They’re all us.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Memberships renew annually (or monthly, for Patrons). You can cancel from your member portal at any time, and you’ll keep your member access until the end of your paid period. No refunds on partial periods.
Is my payment secure?
Yes. All payments are processed by Stripe, a PCI-DSS compliant payment processor. We never see or store your card details.
Where does my money go?
Heritage-site preservation, the quadrennial Rally, the digital archive, and the next-generation programme. We publish a plain-English budget summary annually for members.
How would the Family Add-on work? (Proposed)
The Family Add-on is a proposed tier — not yet ratified by the clan. If adopted, a Voting Member could add €10/year to cover their spouse and children under 18 as household members (€35/year total). The household would still hold a single vote, but everyone would receive the crest, newsletter, and rally access. It will be voted on at a future AGM.
What’s the Patron tier really for?
Patrons are the members who most directly fund the clan’s bigger projects — archive digitisation, heritage-site work, the next Rally. In return you get a Patron badge, your name on the Patrons Wall, priority Rally registration, patron-only merchandise drops, and a quarterly Patron Zoom with the Taoiseach.
WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU SIGN IN

Your member dashboard

From the moment you sign in, the clan record is in front of you — the latest photo, the room you came to use, the people who’ve just joined. This is the working space members live in.

O Dubhda member dashboard preview — what members see when they sign in

Ready to claim your place?

Take your seat at the Ó Dubhda table. Start with whichever tier feels right — you can always move up later.