On a bright sunny Saturday August 27th 2016, the Youghal Medieval Festival took place. The venue was the St Mary’s College gardens within the 13th century walls Raleigh Quarter of Youghal . Now in its 10th year, the Medieval festival celebrated National Heritage week and attracted visitors from local areas and and afar.

The festival was awash with the rich heritage of Youghal town and featured an array of colour ful activities including displays of Falconery and Birds of Prey, fascinating Archery and Medieval battle re-enactments. Visitors to the event including ECCG members were all blessed with great weather and blue skies and

were brought back in time with a journey through many aspects of medieval life back in the day with wool spinning, medieval recipes, weaving on hand looms couple with an array of   artisan and craft stands.

ECCG members were treated to opportunities to capture images on camera of the medieval festival which showcased Youghal’s rich history and heritage.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the shoot. Enjoy!

 – Noelle Lowney