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Roots: Caulfield:
The Clan of Confusion

By Elizabeth Raggi, Contributor
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by </a> By Elizabeth Raggi, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2001-archive/august-september-2001/">August / September 2001</a> Leave a Comment

The name Caulfield is one about which much confusion arises. A name of several origins, few patronymics have acquired so many anglicized versions, the more common being MacCaul and MacCawell. Other variations include MacCall, MacHall, MacCarvill, MacCowhill, Callwell, Howell, Campbell and Gaffney. In parts of Galway and Mayo Caulfield has been used as the anglicized form of … [Read more...] about Roots: Caulfield:
The Clan of Confusion

October 24, 1945

The United Nations was born in Washington, D.C. on this day in 1945. During a short ceremony, representatives from a total of 29 nations ratified the UN charter which declared that nations work together to uphold human rights and work together to overcome social, economic, humanitarian and political challenges. Formed in the wake of World War II, Ireland was at first denied access to the UN on the grounds that the country took a neutral stance during the war and did not aid the Allied forces. Ireland was accepted into the UN ten years later, in 1955. Although Ireland did not join NATO, they became an active nation, contributing Irish Defence Forces to UN peace-keeping missions in Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Roots: Caulfield:
The Clan of Confusion

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