Seán Ó Brógáin

PEEL CASTLE c.1659 Pre-amble Well, this was an odd and interesting project for me, as i remember well working in the Isle of Mann back in the early 90s as a student. The kind of life experience building exercise you engage when your younger, but would rather not re-live if you could manage it. I remember leaving the island on a p lane and swearing i'd never be back. Introduction When Dr. John Callow called me up to discuss doing artwork for an article on Peel Castle, i was quite surprised, because i had lived beside the castle for a summer and had trudged around it many times. After sending a synopsis of the scenario, reference photos/images and the historical context. I couldnt refuse him, considering my experience of the place. Its was a period i hadn't done much work on (the end of the English Commonwealth) and a place i hadnt done any work on at all. The Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Castle Peel Castle has an ancient history, perc...

Killiecrankie 2015 Back in 2015 i took a wee trip to Killiekrankie with the boys of Oireas Historical Services. They got an invite to the event and a plan was forged to head over to represent the Irish Jacobite troops who where present back in 1689 under Colonel Cannon. So with 7 guys in kit and our driver in toe off we went. Oireas was invited due to the work they had been doing on the "War of the three Kings" (1689-91) and the ability to represent native speaking troops of the Jacobite army... Logistics Thankfully i only had to turn up for the bus and fire a musket. Many people dont realise the organisational head wreck, organising one of these events actually is, people promising to go and then not turning up or life gets in the way or paperwork doesn't come through etc....but one thing is for sure anyone who can manage to wrangle a disparate group of desperado's together is a genius if you ask me!!!!! So with a bus sourced we loaded it up and off we went Fri...