[Loch-soilleir] pronunciation of the baronial name

[Tunello, Alyssa]

This looks like wonderful information for the newsletter.  I'm wondering
if I could possibly add it... what do you think?

Also, shoot me something if you have any News from the Herald. 


Alyssa Tunello
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-----Original Message-----
From: loch-soilleir-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:loch-soilleir-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Hedwig
von Luneborg
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 12:22 AM
To: Loch Soilleir Announcements
Subject: [Loch-soilleir] pronunciation of the baronial name

Unto the Serpentine Populace doth Hedwig von Luneborg send warmest
greetings!

In the past year or so since I have been blessed to hold the office of
herald for our great barony; the question of how to pronounce Loch
Soilleir
has been the topic of several conversations.  This eve as I perused the
back
log of paperwork that is the herald's office (neigh the bane of a
herald's
existence)...I found the most enlightening piece of information, a tad
bit
of our baronial history actually and I wanted to share it with everyone.

In 1980 (A.S. before I knew what the SCA was) it seems that a small
newly
formed canton's name submission passed Laurel.  Loch Soilleir is
Scottish
Gaelic meaning: loch =lake, soilleir=clear...thus Clear Lake.  The
pronunciation is "Lock Soylyar".  So, when someone asks you how to
pronounce
the barony's name you can actually answer them!  By the way, soilleir is
the
correct spelling...that has come up a time or two as well.

Vivat Lock Soylyar!


-- 
Herrin Hedwig
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