Cassidys and their families and friends are invited to our next rally Friday 4 July through Sunday 6 July 2025.
The Cassidy Clan Rally is held every three years in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, close to the ancestral lands of the Cassidys.
The weekend event celebrates Irish culture and history, including local history and the Cassidy role within it, through stories, musical performances, and genealogy and cultural presentations.
We greatly appreciate your interest and support. The Cassidy Clan is a all-volunteer organization. No one with the Cassidy Clan receives any compensation for their work. We set the prices to cover the fees and charges we incur for the rally.
2025 Cassidy Clan Rally
The host hotel for the Cassidy Clan Rally is the beautiful Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel and Resort, which is situated to the immediate south of the center of Enniskillen and along Lough (River) Erne.
The rally will commence with our general meeting in the afternoon of Friday 4th of July followed by a “Meet the Cousins” reception with music in the evening.
On both Saturday and Sunday mornings we will have group discussions and lectures on genealogy, history and culture. On Saturday afternoon, there will be a guided tour of the area where Cassidys originated including a visit to the Cassidy ancestral rath.
On Sunday afternoon, we will have our boat trip to Devenish Island. On Sunday evening, the rally concludes with our Gala Dinner with good company, food, drink and entertainment.
The cost for attending the rally is £175 (or $235 US) for a single person and £300 (or $400 US) for a couple. If a group of four or more members attend the rally, the charge will be £150 (or $200 US) per person.
For children age 12 and under, we provide a 30% discount on the cost of the rally. There is no charge for infants (age 2 and under).
The charge for attending the rally covers:
- Friday night reception including music (drinks are at attendees own expense)
- Saturday program including bus tour from hotel of County Fermanagh sites.
- Sunday program including transport from hotel to boat launch and boat trip to Devenish Island.
- Sunday night Gala Dinner. (No other meals are included in the rally program fee.)
In addition, all rally attendees are automatically granted membership in the Cassidy Clan until 2028. We will also offer the option of attending the Gala Dinner only.
We require a deposit of £95 (or $125 US) per person to secure a registration for the rally. The remaining balance must be paid by Friday 6 June 2025.
If you decide to cancel your reservation prior to 6 June 2025, we will provide a refund in full, less the PayPal or bank fees we incurred. We can not guarantee any refund for cancellation after 6 June 2025.
If you have any questions concerning the rally or your reservation, please contact Stephen Cassidy by email using the address: stephen [at] cassidyclan.org
Please take two steps to register for the rally:
1) Click here to complete the rally registration form.
2) Please pay the deposit. You have two options:
A) Check from U.S. Bank Account (Click here for details)
Write your check out to: “The Cassidy Clan”
And mail to: Cassidy Clan, 7 Partridge Lane , Harwich, MA 02645, USA
B) Credit Card Payment through PayPal
Accommodations
The costs for the rally do not include the cost of accommodations. You must arrange for your own lodging during the rally.
There is a special accommodation package for those wishing to stay at the Killyhevlin Hotel. The rates offered are as follows:
- Arriving Friday 4th July 2025: Three (3) nights Bed and Breakfast and 2 Evening Meals – £345.00 per person Sharing; £ 30.00 per night single supplement. (The Sunday evening will be the Gala Dinner which is included in the Rally.)
- Arriving Thursday 3rd July 2025: Four (4) nights Bed & Breakfast and 3 Evening Meals – £ 475.00 per person sharing; £ 30.00 per night single supplement.
As this is a special offer, please contact Mandy at the Killyhevlin to reserve your accommodation. She can be reached at events [at] killyhevlin.com or by telephone at 44(0)28 66 323481.
Many other accommodation options are available in and around Enniskillen, including hotels and B&Bs that may charge less than the Killyhevlin.
Additional Touring Options
Some Clan Rally attendees are interested in visiting the Ulster American Folk Park during the day on Friday 4th July before the Clan Rally starts. The park is about a 45 minute drive from Enniskillen.
The Ulster American Folk Park is an unique, open air history centre where costumed actors and period buildings tell the story of Irish emigration. Your tour takes you from the Irish countryside, through a ship departing for America and eventually to the Pennsylvania countryside.
At this time we are not organizing a trip to the park. We will update rally attendees on the status of an outing to the park next year.
Past Clan Rally Reports
Cassidy Clan Executive Committee member has his own website which contains wonderful summaries and photo of past Clan rallies. You can access the website here.
My name is Eamonn Cassidy – I am a descendant on Anthony Cassidy from Coothill Co Cavan.
I live in the UK.
I am wondering if there is something we could do about DNA prior to the Clan Rally. We have DNA from Ancestry now and would like to connect with family knowing very little about the background of Hugh Patrick Cassidy.
Hello James – We have several places to join our DNA projects. This blogpost might help – https://genemonkey25.blogspot.com/2022/06/making-most-of-your-cassidy-dna.html
We have a Cassidy Facebook DNA group as well.
Tell me a bit more about your ancestor and I can do a little research for you before the gathering!
Hello, we will be in the area during the time of the rally and staying at Killyhevlin. Is there an email we can request some specifics? For instance we would like to attend the intro event and the gala but we are not available for the trips on Sat/Sun as we will be visiting my families homes. Thank you in advance.
Kelly – Thank you for your inquiry. I will follow up with you by email. – Stephen Cassidy
I’m from Defeated Creek,
(Smith County),Tennessee.
I’m a descendant of Peter Neil Cassity B: Jan. 1725 D: April 24,1792. Randolph Virginia, USA from Devenish, County Fermanagh
Spouse/ Wife
Ann Melissa Armstrong B:Aug. 5, 1728 D: Sept. 7, 1791 Randolph Virginia USA.
From Edinburgh, Scotland
I along with my husband, both my daughters and their husbands are hoping to get this organized to attend that Cassidy Clan Reunion
I am a Casedy, a variation I’ve never heard nor seen before. With that being said, my great-grandfather spelled it Cassidy, but it changed to Casedy by the time his son, my grandfather, was out of WWII.
And perhaps it should be noted; all of my children have the curliest hair!
I am from the Casady branch. I have heard the story that our sir name was changed from Cassity to Casady because of a suspected horse thief in the Cassity branch. Probably not true.
I am Tim Cassidy best I know my part of the family came to Canada in th1830s. My wife and I are interested in attending the event and bringing along her sister and husband. My wife’s family name is Feeney. Any information would be helpful.
My mother was a Cassidy and I am very interested in learning more about my ancestral family. My mother’s father,Ross Ephraim Cassidy, was born in Kentucky in the late 1800’s and later moved to Oklahoma. After he married, he returned to the midwest for work and lived in Illinois and Kentucky. I currently reside in south-central Illinois. I am also interested in attending the Clan Rally in 2025.
My name is Tannis Curtis and my mother’s maiden name was Cassidy . Her mother , my grandmother , was Sadie Cassidy by marriage to Frank Cassidy both of Winnipeg , Manitoba . He had a printing business there but I don’t know from what part of Ireland he originated as I never met him and by the looks of the old photos of them together it was the early part of the 20th century 1900-1920 when they married . I shall bring the photos with me to the reunion which I shall be happy to attend !! I live in Vernon , B.C. and my address is B12 12069 Westside Road. V1H2A5 . Thank you !!
Hi Tannis, My Dad, Oswald T. Cassidy, was born in Winnipeg in 1909 after his Granddad and six sons landed in Montreal around 1900. They moved to Lynn Valley (North Vancouver). Where did your family move to after Winnipeg? I believe that my Granddad was a foreman for the CPR.
I am the CASSITY variation. Was always told the change from D to T was due to alcohol consumption. Any truth to that? Who knows.
I would love to attend the rally. Any other T’s out there? I am in Georgia grew up on the Alabama gulf coast.
Pratt – Interesting question but I highly doubt that is true. We discuss the origin of Cassidy variations here: https://cassidyclan.org/variations-of-cassidy/
My Cassity family was originally from Cassity, West Virginia. I was born in Ashland, Kentucky
I would like to attend with my brother and sister. Our mother was a Cassidy. We live in Florida.
Kia ora, what would be the estimated cost for the Rally? Please. Or can you tell me when this will be up on the site? Thank you.
Thanks for the message. We will post the rally costs next year. We aim to keep the charges as close to the actual costs as possible to encourage maximum participation.
I’m interested in attending.
My mom was a Cassidy
My wife and I will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in Ireland the first 2 weeks in September 2023. I’d love any advice as to where we may celebrate our roots with other Cassidays.
Margie Cassity Bayes here. I’m interested in the next Cassidy Clan reunion. Please and thank you!