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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Lord Conn mac Branain  (previously known as Conn MacSainrith Bhranain)
Lord Conn mac Branain  (previously known as Conn MacSainrith Bhranain)


I was introduced to the SCA as a concept in 1988 in university by my best friend.  My immediate reaction was “That’s like live D&D!  Cool!”    There was no local branch in Prince Edward Island and for one reason or another – life being the primary reason – I never followed up on that initial interest until winter 1993.  My friend and I made the journey to an event in the Barony of Ruantallan and we were both hooked.
I was introduced to the SCA as a concept in 1988 in university by my best friend.  My immediate reaction was “That’s like live D&D!  Cool!”    There was no local branch in Prince Edward Island and for one reason or another – life being the primary reason – I never followed up on that initial interest until winter 1993.  My friend and I made the journey to an event in the Barony of Ruantallan and we were both hooked.


On the road trip back, we decided to start a group and I somehow volunteered to be the Seneschal.  That September, we held our first meeting, got the paperwork signed and sent off within a few days and thus the Canton of Ynys y Gwaed was born.
On the road trip back, we decided to start a group and I somehow volunteered to be the Seneschal.  That September, we held our first meeting, got the paperwork signed and sent off within a few days and thus the Canton of Ynys y Gwaed was born.


I remained active in YYG both as an officer and as just a peon until 1998, when I moved to An Tir and got to know the wonderful people of the then-Shire of Dragon’s Mist (now Barony of).
I remained active in YYG both as an officer and as just a peon until 1998, when I moved to An Tir and got to know the wonderful people of the then-Shire of Dragon’s Mist (now Barony of).


Came back from An Tir in 2003, got active again in YYG in 2005 and remained so until 2008, when I moved to the heart of Ruantallan, where, again due to Life™, I went inactive until moving back to YYG in 2014.  Since Fall 2015, I’ve been active in YYG again (though now, the YYG stands for Ynys y Gwaun).
Came back from An Tir in 2003, got active again in YYG in 2005 and remained so until 2008, when I moved to the heart of Ruantallan, where, again due to Life™, I went inactive until moving back to YYG in 2014.  Since Fall 2015, I’ve been active in YYG again (though now, the YYG stands for Ynys y Gwaun).


I like to weave, bake bread, and I may finally, actually seriously get in to fencing and archery.
I like to weave, bake bread, and I may finally, actually seriously get in to fencing and archery.


Last, I am a fierce advocate of Tir Mara and hopefully its journey towards becoming a full principality.
Last, I am a fierce advocate of Tir Mara and hopefully its journey towards becoming a full principality.


== Persona ==
== Persona ==
Conn was born in 1169 in southeastern Ireland.   
Conn was born in 1169 in southeastern Ireland.   


== Households ==
== Households ==
I am a proud member of House Blackwood, primarily centered in the Barony of Ruantallan.  Depending on one's point of view, this is either a good thing or a bad thing.  Or both :)
I am a proud member of House Blackwood, primarily centered in the Barony of Ruantallan.  Depending on one's point of view, this is either a good thing or a bad thing.  Or both :)


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== Offices & Positions ==
== Offices & Positions ==
Any dates that are not entirely accurate are due to my memory alone :)
Any dates that are not entirely accurate are due to my memory alone :)


Founding Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed  (1993 – 1995)
*Founding Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed  (1993 – 1995)
 
*Deputy Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1995 – 1996)
Deputy Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1995 – 1996)
*Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1996)
 
*Herald, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2005 – 2006) (2015 – Present)  **Ynys y Gwaed changed its name to Ynys y Gwaun**
Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1996)
*Webminister, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2016 - Present)
 
*Webminister, Crown Principality of Tir Mara (June 2018 - Present)
Herald, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2005 – 2006) (2015 – Present)  **Ynys y Gwaed changed its name to Ynys y Gwaun**
 
Webminister, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2016 - Present)
 
Webminister, Crown Principality of Tir Mara (June 2018 - Present)


== Event Staff ==
== Event Staff ==
 
*Kitchen Scull, Eastern Kingdom University and RP, Shire of Ar-n’Eilean-ne, June 1993
Kitchen Scull, Eastern Kingdom University and RP, Shire of Ar-n’Eilean-ne, June 1993
*Kitchen Scull, Baronial Anniversary of Investiture and RP, Canton of Seashire, Barony of Ruantallan, November 1999
 
*Kitchen Staff, Summer’s End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, August-Sep 2006
Kitchen Scull, Baronial Anniversary of Investiture and RP, Canton of Seashire, Barony of Ruantallan, November 1999
*Kitchen Staff, Tir Mara Rattan Championship, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, November 2005?
 
*Kitchen Staff, Spring Awakening, Canton of Ynys Gwaed, April 2016
Kitchen Staff, Summer’s End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, August-Sep 2006
*Site Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2016
 
*Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2017
Kitchen Staff, Tir Mara Rattan Championship, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, November 2005?
*Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2018
 
Kitchen Staff, Spring Awakening, Canton of Ynys Gwaed, April 2016
 
Site Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2016
 
Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2017
 
Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2018


== Projects & Publications ==
== Projects & Publications ==
Northern Shores Region Principality Steering Committee.  I served as my canton's representative on the committee, communicating the questions and concerns of the canton's members to the committee as well as educating the members of the canton about the principality process.
Northern Shores Region Principality Steering Committee.  I served as my canton's representative on the committee, communicating the questions and concerns of the canton's members to the committee as well as educating the members of the canton about the principality process.


Inspired by Firebrand Herald, I’ve begin a project to record the current and past customs and traditions of the Barony of Ruantallan and the surrounding Shires.  There are many customs that I remember from when I started which are now no longer practiced, and many more which have been forgotten.  This is our history, our link to the past.  It tells the tale of how we got here and who we aspire to be as a Society, and it needs to be written down before it disappears entirely.
Inspired by Firebrand Herald, I’ve begin a project to record the current and past customs and traditions of the Barony of Ruantallan and the surrounding Shires.  There are many customs that I remember from when I started which are now no longer practiced, and many more which have been forgotten.  This is our history, our link to the past.  It tells the tale of how we got here and who we aspire to be as a Society, and it needs to be written down before it disappears entirely.


Chair of the Tir Mara Populace Badge Committee.  The committee formed in June 2017 as the result of a long discussion on the Tir Mara Facebook page.  A small group of like-minded people decided it was time we did something about the lack of a Tir Mara populace badge and so we set about to rectifying that.  By October, we'd finalized the process we would use and took the project public on Oct 16.  We held a design competition and polled the populace on what design they wanted, with the results being presented to Their Royal Majesties in March, 2017.  TRM approved the results and the new badge is now making its way through the commentary process of the College of Heralds.
Chair of the Tir Mara Populace Badge Committee.  The committee formed in June 2017 as the result of a long discussion on the Tir Mara Facebook page.  A small group of like-minded people decided it was time we did something about the lack of a Tir Mara populace badge and so we set about to rectifying that.  By October, we'd finalized the process we would use and took the project public on Oct 16.  We held a design competition and polled the populace on what design they wanted, with the results being presented to Their Royal Majesties in March, 2017.  TRM approved the results and the new badge is now making its way through the commentary process of the College of Heralds.

Revision as of 17:53, 29 June 2019

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Conn mac Branain at feast.jpg
Conn at feast
Information
Resides: Canton of Ynys y Gwaun
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Conn mac Branain device.jpg
Ermine, six acorns azure
Award & Office Badges
Award of Arms Companion of the Order of the Silver Wheel
Herald Webminister

Introduction

Lord Conn mac Branain (previously known as Conn MacSainrith Bhranain)

I was introduced to the SCA as a concept in 1988 in university by my best friend. My immediate reaction was “That’s like live D&D! Cool!” There was no local branch in Prince Edward Island and for one reason or another – life being the primary reason – I never followed up on that initial interest until winter 1993. My friend and I made the journey to an event in the Barony of Ruantallan and we were both hooked.

On the road trip back, we decided to start a group and I somehow volunteered to be the Seneschal. That September, we held our first meeting, got the paperwork signed and sent off within a few days and thus the Canton of Ynys y Gwaed was born.

I remained active in YYG both as an officer and as just a peon until 1998, when I moved to An Tir and got to know the wonderful people of the then-Shire of Dragon’s Mist (now Barony of).

Came back from An Tir in 2003, got active again in YYG in 2005 and remained so until 2008, when I moved to the heart of Ruantallan, where, again due to Life™, I went inactive until moving back to YYG in 2014. Since Fall 2015, I’ve been active in YYG again (though now, the YYG stands for Ynys y Gwaun).

I like to weave, bake bread, and I may finally, actually seriously get in to fencing and archery.

Last, I am a fierce advocate of Tir Mara and hopefully its journey towards becoming a full principality.

Persona

Conn was born in 1169 in southeastern Ireland.

Households

I am a proud member of House Blackwood, primarily centered in the Barony of Ruantallan. Depending on one's point of view, this is either a good thing or a bad thing. Or both :)

I have recently been placed on watch to join Clan Red Bear, also in Ruantallan. Like Blackwood, this may also be a good thing or bad. Or both :) (NOTE: I have now joined Red Bear. This may still be a good thing. Or Bad. Or both)

Offices & Positions

Any dates that are not entirely accurate are due to my memory alone :)

  • Founding Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1993 – 1995)
  • Deputy Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1995 – 1996)
  • Seneschal, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed (1996)
  • Herald, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2005 – 2006) (2015 – Present) **Ynys y Gwaed changed its name to Ynys y Gwaun**
  • Webminister, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun (2016 - Present)
  • Webminister, Crown Principality of Tir Mara (June 2018 - Present)

Event Staff

  • Kitchen Scull, Eastern Kingdom University and RP, Shire of Ar-n’Eilean-ne, June 1993
  • Kitchen Scull, Baronial Anniversary of Investiture and RP, Canton of Seashire, Barony of Ruantallan, November 1999
  • Kitchen Staff, Summer’s End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, August-Sep 2006
  • Kitchen Staff, Tir Mara Rattan Championship, Canton of Ynys y Gwaed, November 2005?
  • Kitchen Staff, Spring Awakening, Canton of Ynys Gwaed, April 2016
  • Site Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2016
  • Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2017
  • Event Steward, Summer's End, Canton of Ynys y Gwaun, Sept 2018

Projects & Publications

Northern Shores Region Principality Steering Committee. I served as my canton's representative on the committee, communicating the questions and concerns of the canton's members to the committee as well as educating the members of the canton about the principality process.

Inspired by Firebrand Herald, I’ve begin a project to record the current and past customs and traditions of the Barony of Ruantallan and the surrounding Shires. There are many customs that I remember from when I started which are now no longer practiced, and many more which have been forgotten. This is our history, our link to the past. It tells the tale of how we got here and who we aspire to be as a Society, and it needs to be written down before it disappears entirely.

Chair of the Tir Mara Populace Badge Committee. The committee formed in June 2017 as the result of a long discussion on the Tir Mara Facebook page. A small group of like-minded people decided it was time we did something about the lack of a Tir Mara populace badge and so we set about to rectifying that. By October, we'd finalized the process we would use and took the project public on Oct 16. We held a design competition and polled the populace on what design they wanted, with the results being presented to Their Royal Majesties in March, 2017. TRM approved the results and the new badge is now making its way through the commentary process of the College of Heralds.

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