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Recent Updates
Calendar updated
8th June 2009
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The Traditional
Archery Society of Ireland
Preserving the ways of our Forefathers
The Society, known as TASI, has been in existence since 1999.
It is a non-sectarian, non-political group of longbow archers
dedicated to encouraging the use of traditional bows and arrows.
The members belong to various archery clubs in Ireland, though
most members live in Northern Ireland.
Members take part in target and field shoots and in historical
and battle re-enactment. TASI has a strong Demo team which puts
on demonstrations of archery in various historical periods and
is particularly well-known for its 15th Century Wars of the
Roses demo.
TASI also offers have-a-go sessions for corporate and council events and Archery Leader courses for youth groups.
The Carrick Free Company
Tasi’s medieval household The Carrick Free Company has grown considerably in the last two years and is now the strongest part of the Society, attending events in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, taking part in battle re-enactments and living history encampments.
Archery is still the main activity of the members and seven members recently gained longbow coach status, bringing to ten the number of members qualified to teach longbow archery. However all archers are expected to have another craft skill and the Company has, among others, a fletcher, coiner, bronze worker, leather worker, weaver, historian and storyteller. Junior members of the Society are all archers in their own right and are often seen as part of the demo under instruction from a senior archer.
Viking re-enactment is the other mainstay of the Carrick Free Company although other periods have been represented recently, in particular Ireland in the 17th Century.
The Carrick Free Company is affiliated to The Vikings and is a member of the Towton Battlefield Preservation Society.
Picture to the right: Peter and Stevie, the first recruits
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Hilary Robinson, TASI Secretary, is the 2009 as well as 2007 and 2008 United Kingdom Ladies Longbow Champion for indoor target archery. She took the title in February at Lilleshall, the National Sports Centre, using only a re-enactment longbow. She says she wasn't trying to prove a point, her little yew bow died suddenly and she had to resort to an ash bow that cost less than £100. As we always say in TASI, it's not the bow, it's the archer... |
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