- The Governor General of Canada
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Henry Edward Macdonell of Lochgarry
Victoria, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 26
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Blazon
Arms
Or 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;
Crest
A raven proper perching on a rock Gules;
Motto
CRAGGAN AN FHITHICH;
Motto
PER MARE PER TERRAS;
Symbolism
Arms
The arms are those of the Chief of the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry made unique by the addition of the border.
Crest
This 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.”
Motto
CRAGGAN AN FHITHICH is a Scots Gaelic phrase meaning “The cliffs of the raven” and is used by the Clan Macdonnell of Glengarry.
Motto
PER 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.