Members

Take your place in the O’Dubhda clan

Join a global family of O’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 O’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 O’Dubhda clan — from quietly keeping in touch, to shaping the clan’s future, to actively funding our heritage work.

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

Voting Member

€25 / year

Shape the clan’s future.

Everything in Kinfolk, plus:
Your vote at the Annual General Meeting
Access to the member database
5% off the clan store
Eligibility for membership awards — photography, research, and more
High-resolution clan crest images for personal and social use
Genealogical research support
Early access to Rally hotel rooms and tour bookings
Eligibility to serve on committees
Funding for 2028 and future Rallies, and ongoing heritage work

Become a Voting Member — €25/year

O'Dubhda Patron

€10 / month

Fund the legacy.

Everything in Voting Member, plus:
15% off the clan store
Special badge identifying you as an O’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/month Become a Patron — €100/year (save €20)

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/month Join Taoiseach’s Circle — €500/year (save €100)

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WHERE YOUR DUES GO

What your membership funds

Heritage Sites

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

The Gatherings

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

The Digital Archive

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

The Next Generation

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

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When I took on the role of Taoiseach, I promised to bring ten thousand O’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 O’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 O’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.

Ready to claim your place?

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