[NS-Heralds] Help with first client

[Bronwyn Noble]

Unfortunately, "k" is not a Celtic letter.  The closest I found was
"MacGeenhan" which is listed under the headword "MacGaoitin"
Other possibilities under the same headword are


MacGeehin, Mageehan, Mageahan, MacGihen, MacGihan, MacGehan, MacGahan,
Magahan, Megahan, MacGean, Magean, and Gahan; 'son of Gaoitin' (probably a
'pet' form of Maolgaoite, chief of the wind; an Ulster surname.  In the 16th
century, it was almost peculiar to the counties of Down and Donegal.


Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical
Publishing Company, 2007.  Originally published, Dublin, 1923.

Hope that helps.

Bronwyn

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 22:59, Ashley Lewis <jaquemine at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Greetings fellow heralds,
>
> I have my first client for name and device submission and I have a couple
> of questions I hope you all can help me with.
>
> The first is on the device.   My client wants an irregular star,
> specifically, something like the star within a compass rose but with the SW
> point as long as the N, E, S, & W points.  Is there a way to blazon
> something like this or are we better off going with an eight-pointed star
> and letting him draw it however he wants after the device has been
> registered?  If we can blazon the star, any suggestions on how I go about
> documenting something like this?
>
> My second question is more of a request.  The surname I'm working with in
> MacKeegan and I've seen on-line some mention of it being in Rev. Patrick
> Woulfe's "Irish Names and Surnames" from 1923.  I've been unable to locate a
> copy of this book so that I can look at the listing myself.  I was wondering
> if anyone knows of a library or individual who might have this book.
>
> Thanks in advance for all your help in this.
>
> YiS,
> Lady Jaquemine
> Herald
> Shire of Noiregarde
>
>
>
>
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