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The Genealogical Office is an office of the Government of Ireland containing genealogical records. It includes the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland ((アイルランド語:Príomh Aralt na hÉireann)),〔 the authority in the Republic of Ireland for heraldry. The Chief Herald authorises the granting of arms to Irish bodies and Irish people, including descendants of emigrants. The office was constituted on 1 April 1943 as successor to the Ulster King of Arms, established during the Tudor period of the Kingdom of Ireland in 1552. The Ulster King of Arms' duties in Northern Ireland were taken over by the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms. The Genealogical Office was formerly based in Dublin Castle.〔 (The Genealogical Office, Dublin Castle ), Burke's Peerage and Gentry 〕 It was made part of the Department of Education in 1943.〔 (S.I. No. 267/1943 — Allocation of Administration (Genealogical Office) Order, 1943 ) 〕 The office later relocated to the National Library of Ireland (NLI),〔 and was formally recognised as part of the NLI in 1997.〔 (National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 §13: Provisions relating to genealogy and heraldry. ) 〕 In 2002,〔 (S.I. No. 328/2002 — Genealogical Office (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ) 〕 it was transferred from Education to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.〔 ==Jurisdiction== The tradition of the Irish abroad seeking grants of arms from the Chief Herald continues to the present. Responding to this demand is an expression of the nation's "special affinity with those of Irish ancestry living abroad who share its cultural identity and heritage" expressed in Article 2 of the Constitution of Ireland. The Office accepts petitions for grants of arms from the following:〔(''Applying for a Grant of Arms'', National Library of Ireland, accessed March 3, 2014 )〕 *A citizen of Ireland or a person who has an entitlement to become a citizen. *A person resident in the State for at least the five year period immediately before the date of the application. *A public or local authority, corporate body or other entity which has been located or functioning in Ireland for at least five years. *An individual, corporate body or other entity not resident or located in Ireland but who or which has substantial historical, cultural, educational, financial or ancestral connections with Ireland. An application for a grant of arms should be made to the Chief Herald, on a prescribed form, setting out, in the case of a personal application, basic personal information and accompanied by supporting certificates or other appropriate documents. For a grant of arms to a corporate body or other entity, the application should include information about the legal status (if any) of the organisation, its structure, its activities and business, the length of time during which it has operated and, if relevant, information about membership. Where appropriate, a certified copy of the resolution of the Council, Board, or other controlling body should be submitted. If an application appears to be in order the matter is considered in detail by a herald of arms who will consult with the applicant about possible designs. A preliminary painting is then made for the approval of the applicant who will also be shown a draft of the Letters Patent. The final document is issued on vellum and includes a hand-painted exemplification of the arms. The grant of arms is recorded in the Register of Arms and is a matter of public record. In November 1945 the Chief Herald granted the coat of arms of Ireland to the State itself.〔http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/garmsBackReg198〕 At the request of the Irish Government a Grant of Arms was made to US presidents John F. Kennedy in 1963 and Bill Clinton in 1995.〔Mr Clinton's arms are blazoned thus: Or a lion rampant gules charged with three bars argent holding in the dexter paw a branch of olive proper between in the dexter chief and sinister base a cross crosslet fitchée sable and in the sinister chief and dexter base a shamrock slipped vert. And the Crest : An anchor erect azure on the stock the letters SPES argent. With the Motto : An leon do bheir an chraobh (English : The lion who bears away the branch ) Genealogical Office: Register of Arms, 1982–95, GO MS 111 W+X, folio X77, grant dated 13 June 1995. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genealogical Office」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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