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Captain Richard Percy Fortune RNVR was the founder of the Scouting movement in Ireland. Fortune hosted the first Boy Scout patrol meeting at his home, going on to establish the 1st Dublin Scout Troop meeting in Ringsend. He later led the Troop to register as the 1st Port of Dublin Sea Scout Group as part of the Port of Dublin Sea Scout Association. The 1st Port group received training from the Coastguard at Ringsend.〔https://my.scouts.ie/uploads/files/Official%20Documents/Group%20Leaders%20Mailing/2012/April/9%20-%20100%20Years%20of%20Sea%20Scouting.pdf〕 The London Gazette of 23 March 1915〔London Gazette〕 shows Fortune was granted a temporary service commission as a Sub-Lietenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 16 March 1915. He was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant in March 1916 〔The Navy List〕 while in command of ML580, the highest numbered of the WWI motor launches, a 37 tonne vessel with a crew of 8. During World War I, he served as part of the Royal Navy Motor Boat Reserve, aboard HMS Thalia, a Juno-class wooden screw corvette used as a base ship from 1915 and in command of various motor launches in the period directly after the war. Fortune's Royal Naval Volunteer service card shows he was demobilised from 31 December 1919, having been earlier had orders cancelled and leave granted to sit for examination as a merchant Master.〔National Archives〕 His service record notes Fortune as "Scout Master, in charge of Sea Scouts of Spec. Serv Squad). ==Growth of Scouting== Fortune's troop registered in 1908 as a member of the Dublin City Boy Scouts Association and in 1912 as a member of the Port of Dublin Sea Scout Association. In 1921, the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty established the Irish Free State. At this time, the name of ''Irish Free State Scout Council'' was adopted, as the association expanded its reach outside of the greater Dublin area, becoming a national organisation. The name of the association was changed again with the foundation of the Republic of Ireland. Taking on the title of the ''Boy Scouts of Ireland''. At this time, the association also gained the recognition of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) 〔(Some statistics / National Scout Organisations / Countries / Around the world / Home - World Organization of the Scout Movement )〕 becoming Ireland's only officially recognised scout association. In 1927, the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (CBSI) was formed under the guidance of the Catholic Church as a means of imprinting a Catholic ethos on the young men of Ireland. Originating with Fr. Ernest Farrell, a curate in Greystones, Co. Wicklow in 1925/1926, the association was hastened in its initiation by his brother Fr. Tom Farrell, a curate in the Pro-Cathedral. The association continued to work through the 1950s and 60's during which it adapted to the development of Ireland as an independent republic. In 1965, the SAI formed the ''Federation of Irish Scout Associations (FISA)'' with the CBSI. This enabled the two associations and their members the recognition and resources of WOSM. All scouts in Ireland were thus able to play an active role in International Scouting. Developments following the late 60's saw the association take on the name of the Scout Association of Ireland. This was subsequently changed to Scouting Ireland (SAI) in advance of the merging of the association with the CBSI. From 1 January 2004, both the SAI and the CSI ceased operations. Scouting in Ireland from this point forward would be overseen by the unified Scouting Ireland. 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「Richard P. Fortune」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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