Unto the Æthelmearc College of Arms and all unto whom these words come, greetings from Dagonell Collingwood, Lord Garnet Herald
Hope you all had a wonderful Pennsic. I didn't publish an ILoI this summer as I didn't receive any submissions during July and August. September, unfortunately, was an 'interesting' month. These are the Pennsic War submissions.
As always, you are welcome to comment on all or any part of this letter. E-mail is strongly encouraged. Send comments to: Lord Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald; c/o David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road; Fredonia, N.Y. 14063 or salley@klaatu.canisius.edu Due date is November 1, 2000 C.E. / A.S. XXXV
01.) Cétach Fitzgibbon (M) - new name and device
Cétach - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 50, (s.n. Cétach) "In the later middle ages, it was favoured by the O Mores, O Farrells and other families"
Fitzgibbon - MacLysaght, pg. 110 (s.n. Fitzgibbon) "Mac Giobúin, The name of two unconnected Norman Irish families; one of the same stock as the Burkes of Mayo, the other of West Munster whose head was the White Knight. See Irish Families"
"Per bend sinister or and purpure, a ferret sejant countourny and a triquetra inverted counterchanged."
02.) Daniel del Cavallo - name registered November 1989, new badge
"(Fieldless) a demi-horse couped rampant or maintaining a sun gules."
03.) Dewi de la Brooke - name registered (date?), device re-submission
"Gules, a chamfron argent, on a chief or three fleur-de-lys azure."
I cannot find the history of the original submission.
04.) Doireann the Wanderer (F) - new name and device
Doireann - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 75, (s.n. Doirend, Dairenn, Doireann) "Doirend was the mother of Gilla Pátraic, an 11th century King of Ossory."
"Azure, a water lily in profile and on a chief argent three feathers sable."
05.) Fergus MacInnes (M) - new name and device
Fergus - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 97, (s.n. Fergus, Fearghus) "Fergus is an extremely common name in the early period."
MacInnes - Black, pg. 517, (s.n. Macinnes, Mackinnes, Mackinness) derived from MacAonghuis meaning "son of Angus". Various spellings back to 1514.
"Argent, a pale vert charged with three mullets or, between two wolves combatant sable."
06.) Florian du Pompier - name registered (date?), new badge
"(Fieldless), a demi-dragon rampant sable, issuant from flames proper."
07.) Pleasance de Coignieres (F) - new name and device
Pleasance - Withycombe, pg. 246, (s.n. Pleasance) "found as Christian name from the 13th century onwards."
De Coignieves - Reaney and Wilson, pg. 108, (s.n. Conyers), "from Coignieves" earliest example 1170.
"Argent, an owl affronty and on a chief sable three mice couchant contourney tails erect argent."
Sorcha - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg.167, (s.n. Sorcha) "This was a relatively common name in Medieval Ireland and remained in use down to the nineteenth century."
09.) Tsvia bas Zipporah Levi of Granada - name registered September 1983, new badge
"(Fieldless) On a glove aversant inverted argent, a pomegranate gules."
If this badge is registered, her old badge "(Fieldless) On a glove aversant per fess or and argent, a pomegranate gules." will be released.