Greetings, and thank you for your interest in this humble blog.
I am Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin, known in modern life as Matthew Simon Ryan Cavalletto.
Since 2016 I have held a number of heraldic positions for the Canton of Appleholm (New York City’s Manhattan), the surrounding Crown Province of Østgarđr, and the East Kingdom
My primary heraldic interests are in armorial design, where I serve as a consulting herald and am working on the Book of Traceable Heraldic Art, but I also dabble in local society history and cartography, as well as serving as a youth combat marshal and using my limited carpentry skills to build simple objects for our household to use at events.
My arms are per fess argent and vert, a bear passant gules.
My society name is of Irish origin, and is pronounced something like “Ma-huwen wa Ru-ahn,” with a guttural sound between the two syllables of the first name. However, Irish accents have shifted over the last thousand years and varied from region to region, so several other pronunciations would also be acceptable; many people in my local area just shorten it to “Math,” or say the name as an English speaker might when reading the modern Irish form, “Mathúin,” which are both fine by me.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback about this site or related matters.