The Irish Association of Change Ringers

125 years ringing in Ireland

Peals

Rules for ringing of Peals for the IACR, as per the 2024 edition of the IACR Book of Rules

21. That Peals rung for the Association shall comply with the Rules and Decisions of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers relating to Peals.

22. That all ringers taking part in Peal attempts for the Association must be members of the Association.

23. That non-members wishing to ring Peals for the Association must be proposed by one member and seconded by another prior to the Peal attempt.
The name of any newly elected member, proposer and seconder, together with the relevant subscription, should be sent to the General Secretary within one month of the Peal attempt, and be added to the list of NRLMs.

24. That a Peal Fee which will be determined by the Executive Council, be forwarded to the General Secretary. This Peal Fee is to be lodged in the Bell Restoration Fund.

25. That details of all Peals should be sent to the General Secretary within one month of the Peal being rung.

26. That should any of the above rules not be complied with, the Association may choose not to accept the Peal.

Peal Fee and NRLM fee

As of June 2026, the Peal fee is €1.50 per rope;
and NRLM levy is €7.50 / £6.50

See IACR Rule 23 for non-members not already a NRLM.

Following the Peal, a list of members names are to be send to the IACR General Secretary along with the peal fee levy for printing in the following Annual Report.

This link is a database listing peal rung between 1985 and 2018

PEALS 1985 – 2018

This is  a link to a pdf document listing all the IACR peals rung, to June 2026, as listed on Bellboard