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The colours, red, black and white are the Club Colours of the Canadian Contingent Paintball Club.

This represents the Irish heritage I get from my Mother's family. The Dempsey's were originally from County Cork in Ireland and settled in Nova Scotia some nine or ten generations ago.
(Ogham is pronounced "oh-am") This is the ancient writing style of the Celts. The letters are read from bottom to top. The "arrow" is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence, but does not always have to be.
The four bars on the bottom right side stand for the letter "S" and the two bars on the top left side stand for "D". The "SD" stands for "Salach Dain" (sah-luck-dane) which is "Durty Dan" in Irish Gaelic.

The chevron in heraldry represents military service. The inverted chevron (pointed down like a "v") denotes a non-commissioned officer or enlisted man (someone who isn't an officer). I served 20 years in the Canadian Forces.

This shield represents my Father's side of the family which is Norman French. The Leger's are from a small village called La Rose (which no longer exists).
Interestingly enough, both the Norman and Irish cultures were heavily influenced by the same group of people, the Vikings. In fact, Normandy was given to the Vikings centuries ago to keep them from raiding the French coast. The Normans later "emigrated" to the British Isles in 1066. Some of my ancestors stayed in Normandy (and later came to New Brunswick, Canada -- about 18 generations ago) and some went to England where the surname, St. Leger was eventually to find the English form of Salinger.
The Leger's were one of the first French families to settle what was then known as Acadia.

The archer's notch was found in shield used by archers. Although the Normans did not put archer's notches on their shields, it is a heraldic style that is accepted for it's representation, not it's historic authenticity.
Although often used en masse as artillery, archers were also the snipers of the time. Archers have been known to hit opponents with a single shot, at great ranges, and were generally feared on the battle field. English long-bowmen were particularly feared and respected.
The place where archers really shined was during an attack on a castle or fortified position. Archers were protected by the walls and fired through narrow windows or slits. Firing from this position of relative safety they could pick their targets and take their time aiming. Many a knight was sent to the ground or pinned to their saddles by a "cloth-yard shaft".
The archer's notch is here because I was a sniper in the infantry. Also, I like to go sniping during large format games.