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CBSI Felt Merit Badges from the 1940s

    

                                                                 Athletics                                           Camping

   

                                                                      Cooking                                       Swimming

The type of cert awarded with the 1940s badges

As can be seen in this image of a CBSI Scout’s badges taken in 1963 a lot of the merit badges were of a different design to those used in the UK.

CBSI 1970s nylon Merit Badges

       

                   Alter Server                                    Angler                                  Archaeologist


               

                     Artist                                     Astronomy                         Athlete (early issue)                      Athlete (later issue)

         

                Bell Ringer                            Birdwatcher                                  Book Binder

          

                      Bugler                                 Camp Chef

           

                Camper                                   Camp Leader                              Campfire Leader   

        

                 Canoeist                           Advanced Canoeist                     Canoeist (new version)                       Civics 

         

                    Collector                          Computer (new version)                   Consumer                                   Cycling

   

             Entertainer

          

              Electronics                                    Expedition                               Explorer                                       Fireman 

       

                    First Aid                       Forester (new version)                     Gardener                                   Guide                            

                 

               Guide (Old Issue)                          Hike leader                             Home Maker  

        

                  Irish Dancer                       Land Navigator                        Leather Craft                         Librarian

   

                  Life Saver                                       

            

           Life Saver Advanced                    Link Badge                         Master at Arms                           Map Maker

                

                   Metal Worker                               Meteorologist                             Mountaineer                            Musician 

                     

                          Observer                                          Pet Keeper Old and Newer Version                             Photographer 

                   

                          Pioneer                                        Printer                             Public Health                           Public Speaker     

      

                Quartermaster 

            

                Quest (religious)                        Radio Man                                      Sailing 1                                  Sailing 2

              

                          Secretary 

           

           Sportsman  (First Issue)                      Sportsman                             Signaller 

                         

                      Swimmer                                  Swimmer Advanced                   Skin Diver                              Woodworker 


   World Friendship 

Bookbinder

   

The bookbinder, Scripture and Librarian badges are very similar, on the Bookbinder badge the pages are all white.

Scripture and Librarian

   

The Scripture and Librarian badges are the same design

C.B.S.I. Merit Badges


The list above from the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland book The Scouting Trail (first edition 1964) lists the merit badges a Scout could earn. Some badges had different requirements for different age groups. In order to progress from Second Class Scout to First Class Scout a Scout had to earn a required number of merit badges, at least one from each section A to F.

In the mid-1970s, I think the scheme was proposed in 1975 and introduced in 1978, a new merit badge scheme cane into effect.

Like the previous scheme the badges were grouped and while the groups remained much the same some badges were retired and new ones added. One of the biggest changes was in the religious group which was reduced from 5 to 2 badges and the requirements of the Quest Badge included other religions.

Catholic Scouts of Ireland Merit Badges

In use from the 1940s up to the 2004. The design and requirements for the badge were similar to the UK version, Catholic Scouts of Ireland badges did not have the Scout logo on them, it was not unusual to see a mixture of Scout logo and non-Scout logo worn by a C.S.I. Scout. The badges measured approximately 45mm by 45mm. The newer version of the badge had rounded corners and a black felt backing, older versions had a white backing. 

Airman

Air Mechanic



Air Navigator


Boatman


Coxswain

Coxswains Mate

Parascending


Sculpture

The merit badges worn by C.S.I. Scouts were very similar to those worn by Scouts in the U.K., the only difference was C.S.I. badges did not have the Scout symbol. It was common to see a C.S.I. Scout wearing both C.S.I. badges and U.K. badges as can be seen on this Scouts uniform.

Scout Association of Ireland Sea Scouts

Progressive Badge Scheme

In 2002 the S.A.I. introduced a new badge scheme for the Sea Scout section. The new scheme was known as the Progressive Badge Scheme. When the two associations merged in 2004 the scheme was continued by former S.A.I. Sea Scout Troops up until 2010, the scheme was discontinued with the introduction of the One Programme. Sea Scout Troops participating in the Progressive Badge Scheme could also were badges introduced in 2004 when they became part of Scouting Ireland although from what I have seen it appears Sea Scout Troops either adapted the new Scouting Ireland badges or remained with the Progressive Badge Scheme, I did not see any Troops using both schemes at the same time.

Attainment Badges

As part of the Progressive Badge Scheme new proficiency badges were introduced, these were known as Attainment Badges. The badges measure 30mm by 40mm with black felt backing.

     

       Camp Skills                    Hiking                        Expedition                    Cycling                           Camping

     

           Canoeing                  Backwoods                   First Aid                        Survival                  Power Boating

                            

                              Rowing                           Rafting                          Sailing                            Swimming

Catholic Scouts of Ireland and Scout Association of Ireland

 Cub Scout Merit Badges

In use from the 1980s up to the 2004, some Packs did continue using them up to the introduction of the One Programme in 2010. The design and requirements for the badge were similar to the UK version, Catholic Scouts of Ireland badges did not have the Scout logo on them, it was not unusual to see a mixture of Scout logo and non-Scout logo worn by a C.S.I. Cub Scout. The badges measured approximately 40mm by 30mm.

These badges were also used by the Scout Association of Ireland S.A.I. from the late 1980s up to the merger in 2004. Although the badge design was the same in the three stage badges Athlete and Swimmer the colour of the badge was different for S.A.I. Stage 1 Red, Stage 2 Yellow and stage three was Green. The requirements for the S.A.I. badge were different, a Cub had to take part in four different athletic competitions, 50 metre sprint, throwing a cricket ball, high jump and long jump, points were awarded for each event, the number of points gained determined the stage of badge awarded.

     

            Artist                    Athlete Stage 1(SAI 2)        Athlete Stage2 (SAI 3)         Athlete Stage3 (SAI 1)         

            Angler 

      

           Book Reader                      Computer Skills                Entertainer 

    

                First Aid                              Pet Care   

        

      Good Samaritan                   Home Safety                         Map Reader                         Musician

   

          Camper                           Photographer                Swimmer 2 (SAI 3)              Swimmer 3 (SAI 1)

          

         Tracker                               Travel                                          Pet Care

                

            Explorer                             Sports Man                        World Faiths                                 

         

         Gardener                                   Chef                               Collector                                    Cyclist

                     

            Handyman                        Scientist                                 Communicator                     World Faiths

                             

         Home Help                           Rescuer                               Pathfinder                                  My Faith

   

            Orator Badge

Bob-a-Job Badges

One on the main sources of fundraising for the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland was Bob-a-Job week. Bob-a-Job week and was renamed Scout Job Week in 1971 and was advertised and reported on in the national newspapers. The first Irish Bob-a-Job took place in 1951. Before the Golden Jubilee of the CBSI in 1977 badges were usually undated. The badges for the Jubilee had Jubilee Year on them, after Jubilee Year the year appeared on the squirrel badge and other designs although some badges after Jubilee Year some designs did not contain the year.

The badge depicting two squirrels was given to Scouts who had earned above a certain amount of money, this was replaced by the Super Jobbers badge. The squirrels on the Scout badge were yellow or gold and the Cub badge had a red squirrel.  

Golden Jubilee Year 1977

                     

1978

                       

  1979

                     

1981

                          

1984

                                                  

  1. 1985
  2. Undated CSI. This one was issued in 1985 for the release of the Ghost Busters film.
  3. 1986
  4. Diamond Jubilee 1987
  5.                                                                
  6. 1988
  7.                                        
  8. 1989
  9.                                       
  10. Bob-a-Job week badges. In 1989 the two Irish Scout Associations, C.B.S.I. and S.A.I. joined together for Scout Job Week sponsored by Johnson Wax (Ireland) who made household cleaning products. Scouts manned 200 stalls at supermarkets around the country where they did shoe-shining and members of the public could leave details of jobs they wanted done and the Scouts would call at an appointed time, accompanied by adults, to perform the allotted tasks. A Super-Jobber badge was awarded for collecting over a certain amount of money.
  11. Jobber
  12. Scouting Ireland S.I. Jobber badge, awarded to Scouts who took part in a group fund raising Bob-a-Job type activity. Badge measures 40mm by 40mm.

Super-Jobber 1991

Jobber 1993

Jobber 1995

Scouting Ireland Skills Badges 2004 to 2010

Below are the Skills badges used by Scouting Ireland from 2004 until the introduction of the One Programme in 2010. They are similar to the present design although there were only four levels instead of the present nine levels.

           

                                     Camping Skills                                                                              Paddling Skills

              

                                  Emergency Skills                                                                            Pioneering Skills

             

                                           Hiking Skills                                                                                 Air Skills

                 

                                        Rowing Skills                                                                                    Sailing Skills

Backwoods Skills

Scouting Ireland Skills Badges 2010 Current Issue

A progression of 9 badges numbered 1 to 9 with different borders.

         

                                              Hiking                                                                                    Backwoods

      

                                         Camping Skills                                                               Emergency Skills

         

                           Paddling (Canoe) Skills.                                                                Pioneering Skills

        

                                         Sailing Skills                                                                            Rowing Skills

Air Skills