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Victoria, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 26
Letters Patent registering the Heraldic Emblems of Henry Edward Macdonell of LochgarryBlazonOr an eagle displayed Gules surmounted of a lymphad Sable sails furled proper, in the dexter chief a dexter hand couped fesswise Gules and in the sinister a cross-crosslet fitché, all within a bordure Azure; SymbolismThe arms are those of the Chief of the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry made unique by the addition of the border. |
CrestBlazonA raven proper perching on a rock Gules; SymbolismThis is the crest of the Chief of the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry with the colour of the rock changed from blue to red. It illustrates the motto CRAGGAN AN FHITHICH, meaning “The cliffs of the raven.” |
MottoBlazonCRAGGAN AN FHITHICH; SymbolismCRAGGAN AN FHITHICH is a Scots Gaelic phrase meaning “The cliffs of the raven” and is used by the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry. |
MottoBlazonPER MARE PER TERRAS; SymbolismPER MARE PER TERRAS is a Latin phrase meaning “By sea and land” and is associated with the Clan Donald, of which the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry is a branch. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 900 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 May 1940. |