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Féile na nGaiscíoch 2025


  • Firhouse Community and Leisure Centre Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse Dublin 24, D23 YYOH Ireland (map)

Buy your Early Bird tickets here: https://events.dublinhemaclub.com/event/3/feile-na-ngaiscioch-2025

Prepare for 2 days of tournaments and exciting workshops!

Early Bird prices:

Single Tournament (e.g. Longsword A, includes Workshops): €70

Two Tournaments (e.g. Longsword A and S&B, includes Workshops): €90

Workshops only: €40

Team Mixed Weapons (Whole Team, 3 people): €9

Workshop Lineup:

Ross Bailey from the Medieval Combat Group will give a Workshop on "Objects in Motion: Movement and Momentum in Lecküchner's Messer."

Mike Prendergast from the Historical Combat Academy will give a workshop on "Monte's Sword and Buckler".

Cornelius Berthold from Dimicator Schola - Historisches Fechten in Hamburg will give a Workshop on "Strength is Not About Pushing: How to Dominate the Opponent's Sword with Little Effort", and a Lecture on "How to Pressure-Test and Built a Reliable Fighting System"

Dublin HEMA Club's own Neil Byrne will give a Workshop on "Introduction to Meyer Staff".

Gerard Bridgeman from Muyukan Kendo will give a Workshop on "Practicable Kendo Techniques".

Jan Hoffman from Tremonia Fechten will give a Workshop on "What am I Actually Doing Here? Getting Physical with the Dagger."

Keith Farrell from Academy of Historical Arts will give two Longsword Workshops: "The Many Flavours of the Flugelhaw" and "In all Bindings-on, Turn Your Short Edge Forward", one Sword & Buckler Workshop "Using the Buckler Proactively", and one Lecture "Using the Structure of the Zedel to Help us Learn, Remember, and Teach the Art".

Jürg Gassmann will give a Lecture on "Medieval Cavalry- the Horses, the Tactics, the Training." and one Lecture on "Combat Simulations Through the Ages - War Games and Fencing Practice from the Middle Ages to Today."

Samuel Gassmann from Goats Head Historical Fencing will give a Workshop on "Tournament Prep: How to be a Sweaty Tryhard."

We will have a representative from VB Swordshop Kft. who will give a presentation titled: "The Company, the Swords, and Everything You Want to Know"

Finally, at the end of the day, we will be collaborating with the Wrathful Peasants and offer a non-competitive Fechtschule!

Earlier Event: 4 May
Féile na Gaiscígh