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Kevin Stewart MacLeod
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Supporters and Flag
January 15, 2007
Vol. V, p. 98
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess wavy Argent and Azure a bar wavy counterchanged, in chief two pommes each charged with a conifer tree issuant from a grassy mound Or, in base a triple-towered castle Argent;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet of maple leaves Or and thistles proper a Celtic cross Or;
Supporters
Two bulls Sable each gorged of a wreath of wood shavings and wheat heads Or, standing on a grassy mound Vert set with sweet peas and roses Or;
Motto
NAM BHRUADARAN CHÌ MI NA H-INNSE GALL;
Symbolism
Arms
The wavy line together with the wavy blue bar represents the Atlantic Ocean and the voyage of Mr. MacLeod’s ancestors from Scotland to Cape Breton. The green discs represent the islands of Cape Breton and Boularderie where these ancestors settled. The conifers represent the forests of both islands. The triple-towered castle is taken from the arms of MacLeod of MacLeod and is an allusion to Mr. MacLeod’s paternal and maternal descent from MacLeods.
Crest
The maple leaves symbolize Mr. MacLeod’s service to Canada and the Crown while the thistles and the Celtic cross represent his heritage in Scotland and his involvement in the Presbyterian Church.
Supporters
The bulls are found in the armorial bearings associated with Clan MacLeod. The collars contain symbols relating to the occupations of Mr. MacLeod’s grandfathers, wood shavings for his maternal grandfather, a carpenter, and wheat heads for his paternal grandfather, a farmer. On the green mound or compartment are two arrangements of the favourite flowers of his grandmothers, sweet peas for the maternal and roses for the paternal.
Motto
This Gaelic phrase means “In dreams behold the Hebrides”, and is found on the last line of the poem “The Canadian Boat Song”. For Mr. MacLeod, it expresses an important part of the Celtic mindset.