If you haven't figured it out already, I work at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Northern California RPFN and 16th Century recreation has been one of my passions for going on 7 years now. I started working it after my best friend, Melissa aka Mairghread inghean Laoghaire, dragged me into Faire Life. At the time it was just for fun, since then I've developed a love of Irish and Scottish history and a desire to reenact the time period as accurately as possible.

Casa de Photos

• The new northern site in a photographic Walking Tour - 9/1/2002
• The latest picture of myself as Isibél inghean mhic Dhomhnaill in my improved Irish Townswoman kit.

So you want to play a 16th century Gael?

• Period Names for 16th Century Gaels - First step in character creation
  

  Some useful links to start you off on your quest for knowledge:

  • The O'Neills - An Irish reenactment group with some very historical costuming advice and commercial patterns available
  • St. Arbogast
  • Gaddgedlar, a 14th-16th Century Scottish Lowland re-enactment group based in Scotland.
  • Chruinneachad na nGaideal (Gathering of the Gaels)- A 16th century Scottish and Irish Gael historical reenactment group based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • 16th Century Gaelic Clothing - My costuming section on Gathering of the Gaels
  • The Renaissance Faire Homepage - A hodge podge of faire stuff.
  • Medieval Scotland - A wonderful resource for those wanting to potray a 16th century Gael accurately.
  • Digital Traditions - A folk song database for you period music lovers. Includes lyrics, MIDIs, a discussion group and a great search engine.

  More to come, I promise, as soon as the new season starts I won't be able to shut up about faire. If you have any questions about working faire, historical reenactment, costuming or language, feel free to contact me .