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 Dáire Ó Lochlainn; The Plague Years | ||||||
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 Or, a boar's head erased proper atop a mount vert, a chief azure |
Pronounced Darah O Lockluhn (He, Him)
Dáire was born in Derry in 966. He was raised by the Brothers of St Columba and has served them in many capacities over the years. Born to an Irish mother and Norse father, Dáire straddles the Hiberno-Norse bridge of late 10th-century Ireland.
Dáire lives in King's Land between the Barony of Montengarde and the Shire of Ayresgarde, 'guarding' the Pass of Kicking Horses against incursion from Tir Righ. Of late, he has been adopted by the bonny crew in Ayresgarde!
Still finding his feet within the SCA, Dáire very much enjoys partaking in, and delivering, classes as he explores the offerings of the Kingdom and the Known World.
Interests
- History of the Hiberno-Norse period of Ireland
- Travels by boat and on foot in the North Atlantic and on the Continent
- History of European Forestry/Current Middle Ages Forester Activity
- SCA-period medical and disability studies
- Reading, writing, teaching
Classes Taught
- Silvopasture: a medieval forest management practice?
- Beekeping in Early Ireland
- The Celtic Calendar (2x)
- Rituals of Power: Feasting in early Ireland
- Teaching: Shoulda, woulda, coulda
- Documentation: Frankenstein's Monster, only prettier
- Personas, narratives and roles
- Trading Secrets: SCA-period codes, ciphers and concealments
- St Brendan's Voyage: echtrai or imramma?
- Columbus was not First: European exploration in the Atlantic and the 'Americas', pre-1492 (2x)
- Agriculture in early Ireland (3x)
- Two mummies . . . and three big toes
- Ambroise Paré: the new breed of barber-surgeon
- Archery in Early and Medieval Ireland (4x)
- Improving Mobility: walking aids and prostheses in the Middle Ages (2x)
- The Irish Mether: a ritual drinking vessel
Projects
The Æthelmearc Royal Foresters Guild
- Forester - in progress
- Underforester - in progress
- Novice (June 17th, 2025)
Promotion of Forestry in Avacal
- Company of the Hurst and Hounds - Household name and badge (LoAR August 2025)
Avacal Sergeantry
Awards
- Masters Degree, University of Atlantia (Atlantia, June 14th, 2025)
- Bachelors Degree, University of Atlantia (Atlantia, September 21st, 2024)
- Fellow of the University of Atlantia (Atlantia, September 22nd, 2022)
- Award of Arms (Avacal, September 3rd, 2022)
- Order of the Sable Cinquefoil (Montengarde, November 6th, 2021)
- Defender of Arts and Science (Sigelhundas, September 27th, 2021)
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