John Watson Neill, MCIP MRTPI

Registered: The International Register of Arms, 29th August 2007. Registration No. 0123.

Arms: Argent two lions rampant combatant supporting a dexter hand couped at the wrist, in chief three mullets Gules and in base embattled a fish naiant counterchanged.

Crest: Issuant from a mount Vert, an arm vambraced gauntleted embowed proper holding a scroll Argent.


Motto: LOCUS OMNIBUS ET OMNIA IN LOCO SUO

Grant: Canadian Heraldic Authority, Ottawa, October 15, 2006, as entered in Vol. V, p.64 of the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada

The basic pattern is that of Irish arms for Neills and O’Neills, differenced here by the embattled division line which alludes to the armiger’s profession as a Chartered Town Planner. The armoured arm is a crest commonly associated with Neills and O’Neills; here it holds a scroll closed instead of a sword, representing a town plan.

The mound of earth is a reference to Moatabower, a motte originally of Neolithic origin situated at Mount Neill, Co. Carlow, Ireland.

The motto means “A place for everything and everything in its place”. It refers to the principle of land use zoning as a further reference to Mr. Neill’s career in urban planning.

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