The Barony of Eplaheimr invites you to practice your courtesy and courtly manners at our annual Court of Love event.

This will be held on the 15th to the 16th of February 2025, at the Jim Kirwan Scout Centre in Clara.

Fun, relaxation and good company are the theme of this event!  Come along and join in!  Check out the activities below for more information.  This event strives to keep costs low, so has a flat rate regardless of whether people are staying over or daytripping.  Prices are listed below.

Accommodation:

The site provides crash space, and outdoor space for camping.  Please bring what you need for either of those two options.  There is also offsite accommodation in the form of B&Bs if you prefer it.

Activities

A&S Scrap Challenge
Everyone has scraps and bits and bobs at home.  Whether offcuts from projects or leftover bits that were never big enough to do anything with!  Well now is your chance.  Grab that pile, stuff it in a bag and bring it to Court of Love.  Your challenge will be - using only the medium of scraps and duct tape - to  create a unique favour for the person of your choice who provides you with inspiration at this event!

The Great Limerick Boast
Seeing all these marvellous works of art, people will be stricken by the bardic gods and will compose a Limerick about the item or the person who made it!...... possibly even multiple times!

Archery
A chance to brush up on your techniques under guidance, and spruce up, or make yourself a new Bowstring using a special jig.

A&S Classes
Ildánach Órlaith Chaomhanách will be running a pewter casting class.  Anyone interested will be asked to pay €5 towards the cost of materials.

THL Unegen Jin-Eplaheimr will run a fencing class based on the techniques of Salvatore Fabris.

Schedule:

Friday
People can arrive on Friday evening and crash if they like.  N.B. Site will only be accessible from 9pm

Saturday
10am - Archery Shoot with guidance: improve your aim and technique
From 11am - A&S Scrapheap Challenge.  General theme: Love of any type (BYO Scraps)
                     1pm - Lunch
From 2pm - A&S Scrapheap Challenge display and ongoing work
Also - in your own time, compose a Limerick-style Boast on your own/the item that inspired you most
(Limerick battles accepted!)
2pm - Fencing Class on the techniques of Salvatore Fabris with THL Unegen Jin-Eplaheimr
2:30pm - Pewter casting Class with Ildánach Órlaith Chaomhanách
3:30pm - Tea Break (BYO yummies)
                    6pm - Feast & performance of Limerick Boasts
7pm onwards - Games and Socialising

Sunday
8:30am - Breakfast
10:00am - Cleanup
12:00pm - Site Closes