Would flopping this image be proper?

[creagdhubh]

I'm sorry, creagdhubh, "hauled before the court" was a poor choice of words.

No worries mate, and please call me Kyle.

Aye,

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

That does cause me to wonder, as I did in another thread, what would the Lord Lyon have done with someone who had a tattoo of heraldry belonging to someone else, if the inked one were hauled before the court?

It is said that a carriage with bogus arms once drove into the courtyard at Dublin Castle, and was spotted with great displeasure by the eagle eye of Ulster, King of Arms. While the owner was in his meeting with the Viceroy, Ulster quietly sent a workman over with some sand paper and had the arms erased. Needless to say the poseur was howling mad, but could do nothing about it.

I can only imagine the howls of some unfortunate inked up individual if Lyon exercised a similar prerogative!

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Kyle – while I am not a man for tattoos, I admire your sense of armorial rectitude.
Regards,
Mike

[creagdhubh]

Hi, Kyle – while I am not a man for tattoos, I admire your sense of armorial rectitude.
Regards,
Mike

Cheers Mike, I appreciate your comment.

Yours aye,

[creagdhubh]

As promised gents! I will be uploading the photo of my right deltoid, featuring the badge of "Na Dionadairean Clann Mhuirich", The Guardians of the Clan Macpherson, of which I am and entitled to wear in the form of a bonnet badge in white metal, or in this case...also as a tattoo. Enjoy.

[BoldHighlander]

Very nice Kyle, I like!!!

[Chas]

Although I am not a great fan of Body Art, I must say that your tattooist has done a very good job. Any chance of your own crest in a circlet on the other arm?

Regards

Chas

[creagdhubh]

Thanks mates. I'm very conservative when it comes to body art-I only have two tattoos (both on my right and left and shoulders) and more than likely, that is it. I don't like to have any body art is visible areas whilst wearing clothing. Chas, the tattoo on my other arm, not the one featured in the photo, is the badge of The Guardians of the Clan Macpherson, which has nothing to do with being an armiger-it is a separate honour for clan members setforth by Cluny-the chief.

I do not have a tattoo of my own personal crest (in a circlet, naturally), because I was not granted arms until after both of my shoulders were already inked! There really isn't any other place on my body where I would like to have another tattoo. I don't know. If I decided to get another one, it would definitely be my own crest, and probably placed over my heart, on my pectoral muscle. Thanks again for the compliments!

Slainte,