Séamus mac Néill Uí Chonchobhair
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Lord Séamus mac Néill Uí Chonchobhair has been an active member of the SCA since 2015, but has been playing on and off since his first event, Fall Crown in the Kingdom of the West in 1992. Since coming back to the SCA full time in 2015, he's grown into various roles around the Barony of Wintermist, including Baronial Herald and Webwright, as well as being deputy in both positions and for Arts & Science. He's been an authorized rapier fighter since GWW 2018, and is slowly learning Cut & Thrust as well. Over the pandemic, he supported the Barony by doing remote consultations for heraldry, and operating the monthly Zoom calls for the Baronial Council Meetings. Most recently, he's started the incipient Wintermist chapter of the Right Noble Brewers Guild of Caid, and is actively looking for new things to catch his attention. Mostly, though, he just loves helping people around him to have fun, because that's what we're really all here for.
Persona
- Séamus is an indiscriminate Irishman of no particular time. He once claimed to be 14th century, but he fights rapier which is 16th century, and plays the Saxon Lyre which is 9th century. He's clearly confused.
- He drinks, and he knows nothing.
Associates
- Member of House Muddyfoot, Clan of the Ogres
- Proud spouse of the lady Diana Marcello
Offices & Positions
Barony of Wintermist
- Silver Mace Herald, Barony of Wintermist, 2019-present
- Deputy Herald, Barony of Wintermist, 2018-2019
- Webwright, Barony of Wintermist, 2018-2020
- Deputy Webwright, Barony of Wintermist, 2017-2018, 2020-present
- Arts and Science Deputy, Barony of Wintermist, 2017-2018
Event Staff
- Armory and Art herald, Virtual Heralds Point August 2021
- Armory and Art herald, Virtual Heralds Point February 2021
- Event Steward, Wintermist Virtual Anniversary 2020
- Brewing: mead, beer, wine, cordials, and now vinegar. Although the vinegar was not on purpose.
- Historical fencing, also known as heavy rapier. Mostly losing spectacularly. Also learning Cut & Thrust now, which mostly means buying more swords to lose with.
- Bardic arts: singing, drumming, guitar, scheitholt, Anglo-Saxon lyre. Knows a lot of 20th century power ballads. Better at collecting instruments than playing them.
- Period board games: Goose, Nine Mens Morris, Senet. Loses to his youngest child on a regular basis.
- Target archery, although he never actually practices.
- Fiber arts: knitting and kumihimo. Pretends to be interested in tablet weaving but let's be real, he doesn't have the time.
- Pewter casting. Took a class, bought the equipment, but has been too terrified to commit to carving his soapstone blanks.
- Pretending to learn new things, or more accurately, falling down rabbit holes on YouTube when he should be at work. Like right now. He should be working and not editing his Wiki page.
Misc & Awards
Kingdom of Caid
- Award of Arms - 5/18/2019
- Companion of the Dolphin of Caid - 3/27/2021
Barony of Wintermist
- Gillyflower (Wintermist) - 5/18/2019
Classes Taught
Wintermist Brewers
- Beginner Mead Brewing
Articles
Tales from the Mist
- Heraldry 101
In Case of Court
- In general, I'm up for anything. I like surprises, I like planned theatricality, whatever works. I don't mind being caught off guard, but if someone wants to do a complicated plan, I'm happy to participate too.
- If for some reason I'm getting called up for something complicated or that's a genuinely big deal, just make it fun. That's all I care about. Fun for the crowd particularly. I want people to laugh and be happy. I'm all about shtick, feel free to surprise me, embarrass me, whatever. And if anyone decides to make a custom scroll for any reason, I LOVE marginalia. The weirder the better. Even the dirty stuff.
