College of St Malachy

The official device of the College of St. Malachy

The College of St Malachy is the SCA branch based at the University of Wollongong within the borders of the (proposed) Shire of Adora, Kingdom of Lochac and was founded in AS XXXII (1997) . Its two premier annual events are the Feast of St. Malachy including the Steel Rose Tournament (which decides the college champion) and the Flametree Ball which is hosted alongside the Shire of Adora and is a highly successful and popular SCA event.

College History

The College of Saint Malachy began as a vague notion in the minds of Brendan Lloyd (who at the time was known as Lysander) and David Jacques (known as Diederic) at Rowany Festival AS XXXI (1997).

A few months after Festival, a four hour demo was held on-campus which drew approximately 30 members (and this on a relatively unpopulated day at Uni!). Kudos to Lord Tancred Enrico de Castrogiovanni and Baron Martin le Mechant for their [[enthusiasm and assistance on that day.

Our first feast was held on Friday 08th August 1997, at which we were presented a treaty of alliance from the College of St. Ursula. Our populace was also bequeathed with another treaty by our then fellow Agaricans at the Agaricus Wynter's Ende Feast. Such honourable advances were discussed thoroughly by the College populace and, in the spirit of friendship and fun, we accepted both Shire of Agaricus and College of St Ursula as our allies.

The Shire of Colles Ardorum (Now Shire of Adora) formed in 2004 and its boundaries encompass the University of Wollongong. Previously our college been part of the Shire of Agaricus.