Re: Update on Progress: Clans and the Tribe: Elections
Aicerno OCathasaigh
akiernox_ocasey@hotmail.com
Fri Nov 13 18:06:22 1998
Here is my basic discussion regarding the elections:*p*Aicerno OCathasaigh wrote,*br*: This is an accumulation of ideas based on what I have read *br*: so far from the Cairdean/Brehon Project page. The other *br*: basis for these ideas is a loose assimilation of the *br*: structure of ADF.:*br*:*br*: The tribe = Summerlands, and the basic tribal unit is the *br*: clan.*br*: The Clan is then divided into guilds.*br*:*br*: The Tribe: This is the accumulation of the clans that make *br*: up the treabh. There is a tribal chieftan or an ard-ri de *br*: h-An treabhchas, who is elected to the position by the clans *br*: who make up the tribe. The Tribal High Council consists of *br*: the ard-ri, Druid, Bard, Musician,  and the Clan chieftans. *br*: All positions are gained by election of the clans at the *br*: Tribal meeting.*p*The Position of the ard-ri lasts from Imbolg through to Samhain for a period of five years. The elections are to be held at Yule. The same requirements apply to the other members of the high council, not including the clan chieftans, except that their period will be for ten years.*p*: The Clans: Each clan will composed of a set-up similar to *br*: the Tribal High Council and elect a chieftan. However, the *br*: chieftan is the Clan representative to the High Council. The *br*: Clan Chieftans also act as the brithem for their particular *br*: clan, after a case has been seen by the clan druid and *br*: appealed, or else brought to the chieftan's attention for a *br*: final judgement. The Clan Council, besides the chieftan, *br*: also consists of a druid, bard, and musician. Like at the *br*: tribal level, these positions are also gained by election. *br*: All members of a clan should be knowledgeable in at least *br*: one skill that would be of benefit to the Clan to which they *br*: belong. Also, each clan should have a representative page *br*: for their members...*br*:*br*: The Guilds: The Clans themselves are to be divided into a *br*: series of Guilds. These Guilds will be the specific means of *br*: education within a clan. The following are an example of *br*: some of the Guild possibilities:*br*: The Druid's Guild, The Bardic Guild, The Healers' Guild, The *br*: Warriors' Guild, etc. The Guilds could use the existing *br*: pages in the Summerlands Tuath.*p*For these latter, I think that, should this system be adopted, the members of the clans should decide upon the duration of the positions of those who represent them... Also, the same should be said for those who will be the leaders of the various clans' guilds... Those who have greater experience in the field of the particular guild should have first shot at those positions.*p*This is all for now...*p*Go raibh maith agaibh*p*Aicerno OCathasaigh*br*
Update on Progress: Clans and the Tribe:
Aicerno OCathasaigh
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Fri Nov 13 17:55:36 1998