Elphin O Flaithbheartaigh

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Sable, three chevronels braced, in chief three dragonflies argent.

https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=4671

Awards

Rising Star (Eisenmarche) By: Darius Corvinus, Morgaine Brigantia Mar 24, 2001 (AS XXXV)
Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Skapti Thorinsson, Asa Starradottir Apr 10, 2004 (AS XXXVIII)
Raven's Tag (Hartwood) By John Mac Andrew Aug 18,2019 (AS LIV)
Silver Pillar (Tir Righ) By: Kheron Azov Nov 24,2019 (AS LIV)
Sable Hound (Hartwood) By: John MacAndrew Nov 24,2019 (AS LIV)
Goutte de Sang (An Tir) By: Sven Fallgr Gunnarsson, Rauokkin Eyverska Starradottir Feb 19, 2022 (AS LVI)
Silver Wolf (Tir Righ) By: Saif bin Owain and Alessandra Luciana Giancomo Nov 26, 2022 (AS LVII)

Additions

I shall be so bold as to declaim below some of Elphin's accomplishments that may not yet be known. Halima al-Rakkasa

She joined the SCA in 1999 in the Shire of Eisenmarche, and moved to the Shire of Hartwood c. 2015.

Elphin O Flaithbheartaigh; photographer Desiree_Chirastella

Offices Held

- Deputy Seneschal, Hartwood, 2023-current
- Silver Wolf, Tir Righ, 2022 - current
- Sinister Gauntlet, An Tir, 2021 - current
- Seneschal, Hartwood, 2021-2023
- Deputy Seneschal, Hartwood, 2018 - 2021
- Herald, Hartwood, c. 2018-2020
- Contingency Herald, Hartwood, 2017
- Seneschal, Eisenmarche, c. 2009-2010; 2003-2005 (dissolved branch in 2010)
- Acting Exchequer, Eisenmarche, 2006
- Herald, Eisenmarche; c. 2000-2003

Retinue

Prince Saif and Princess Alessandra, Tir Righ June 2022 - February 2023
Prince Steinn and Princess Gemma, Tir Righ November 2021 - August 2022
Teamster for Tir Righ (Ulf and Celdae) November 2003 - June 2004

Event Steward

Multiple events, including:
- Tir Righ August Investiture; August 25-27, 2023
- Tir Righ August Investiture; August 26-28, 2022
- Hartwood Yule; Nov 23, 2019
- Hartwood Champions; August 2019
- Tir Righ Coronet Tournament; May 2009 (co steward)
- Eisenmarche Lover's Revel; 18 Feb XL/2006
- Eisenmarche's 25th Anniversary; Apr 10, 2004
- Eisenmarche Shire Banquet; Apr 5, 2003

Event Staff

- Co-steward, MidSummer's Champions, July 21-23, 2023
- On line Support, Merchant Reservations, Voice Herald, Tir Righ February Investiture, February 18, 2023
- Tech support, Virtual 48-hour Backlog Competition, February 10-12, 2023
- IT support, T.O.U.S.-TUTR Of Unusual Subjects, Hartwood October 2022 (cancelled)
- room moderator, Avacal TUA, May 14, 2022
- Tech support, Virtual 48-hour Backlog Competition, March 26-28 2022
- room moderator, Tir Righ Spring TUTR, February 19, 2022
- room moderator, Mid Realm Bardic Skirmish, January 29, 2022
- event pre-registration, Tir Righ Fall Coronet, November 2021 (Advertising; recording pre-registrations, cross-checking memberships and fighter and consort eligibility, and producing spreadsheets according to differing requirements of staff and the SCA)
- gate team, An Tir Fall Crown, Oct 8-10, 2021
- Ducal Court herald for Duchess Tangwystl di Coursi, Autumn Revel September 25, 2021
- scribal event team, Virtual 48-Hour An Tir Backlog Competition May - August 2021 (advertising; brought event to the online world by training other team members and developing online forms for the purpose)
- Room moderator, An Tir Grand Ithra Sep 4 - 7, 2020 - Hartwood Champions 2020 – Gate Organizer (event changed to e-vent due to Covid)
- Dover Bay Secondary School February 2020 – herald table and voice herald
- Hartwood Champions August 2019 – Seneschal's Audience Herald; Town Crier; TUTr (class registrar)
- Hartwood Yule 2018 – Seneschal's Audience Herald, Town Crier
- Hartwood Champions 2018 – Town Crier
- Hartwood Yule 2017 – Seneschal's Audience Herald
- Eisenmarche 2000-2006 – Ducal Court Herald; Town Crier; Field Herald
- camping coordinator Tir Righ Coronet, April 2004

Elphin, event steward of the event, invited into court; photographer currently unknown



Committees

- Hartwood Customary Committee 2022
- Tir Righ Ceremony Script update - July 2021 - November 2021
- Quest for Hartwood Barony 2017- present
- Hartwood Financial Committee 2017-present
- Hartwood Customary Committe 2017 – 2018 (Shire and draft Baronial)

Teaching

- developing event stewards in Hartwood, and is working on a manual that works locally
- created and taught classes on writing award recommendations (need dates; 2019?)

Mentor

- Hartwood Champions 2020 Event Steward (recommended a new event steward prepare a bid for the event. Guiding, advising and supporting her including when COVID affected events and this became Hartwood's premier e-vent)
- Hartwood TUTr 2019 Event Steward
- Hartwood Scribal Officer 2019-2021
- Two voice heralds

Other

- volunteers for Covid screening at rapier practice (2021-spring 2022)
- archer
- Eisenmarche Butler/Scribe team for AnTir ~ 40 Year ~ Domesday Boke, c. 2007
- researching new branch Accessibility office

Affiliations

Protégé to Mistress Desiree Aurelia Chiarestella (Lionsdale)
Arcari to Master John Macandrew, Archos (Order of the Grey Goose Shaft, An Tir)

Branch Affiliations

Kingdom of An Tir
Principality of Tir Righ
Shire of Hartwood
Shire of Lionsdale
Shire of Eisenmarche