Knight for Hire

24/04/2025

🛡️ FULL CONTACT ARMOURED COMBAT ⚔️

Not all battles are scripted...

Get ready for the real deal — full contact medieval combat at Timahoe Heritage Festival, brought to you by the incredible warriors of Fragarach Armoured Combat. This isn’t a show. It’s strength, strategy, and steel — as fighters face off in a no-holds-barred tournament of brute force and honour.

💥 Real weapons.
💥 Real armour.
💥 Real hits.
💥 Real adrenaline.

📍 Timahoe, Co. Laois
📅 May 31st – June 2nd
🎟️ Adults €5 | Kids Go Free

Who will fall? Who will rise?

13/04/2025

📣 Here’s What’s On (So Far!) at Timahoe Heritage Festival 2025 📣

Join us this May 31st & June 1st in Timahoe, Co. Laois for a weekend packed with history, heritage, and family fun — and this is just the start!

✨ What’s On To Date:

⛪ Mass at Fossey Church,🏃 5K Heritage Run,
⚔️ Full Contact Armoured Combat, 🛡️ Battle Re-Enactments
🙏 Monks,🧒 Kids Viking Training & Battles
🐝 Dunamaise Beekeepers, 🛍️ Art & Craft Fair, 🎠 Funfair
⛏️ The Big Dig (plus Bead Making & Coin Striking Workshops)
🏕️ Viking Village, 📜 Living History
🎶 Timahoe Male Choir, 🎻 Alice Laffin (Music)
🪓 Evgeny Chubatyy Wood Carving
🍲 Medieval Cooking Display
🪵 Pint Of Plane Woodworking
🪚 Fiach Rua Timbercraft
🚗 Gordon Bennett Rally Stopover
🦅 Raven Haven Aviaries, 🏹 Archery
🎨 Viking & Gael Crafts
📖 Heritage Talks & Demonstrations
🚢 Viking Longship Display

🎟️ Admission: Adults €5 — Kids Go Free!
🅿️ Free Parking On Site

Don’t miss the most unforgettable and affordable June Bank Holiday weekend!

29/03/2025

18/03/2025

Had a great weekend helping out at Dublin Comic Con. It was great seeing so many familiar faces and getting to meet some cool new friends in and out of the ring.

18/03/2025

19/02/2025

I had the pleasure of doing couple of shows on the Vikings in Ireland today in Lucan and Palmerstown libraries.

31/12/2024

I hope every one had an enjoyable Christmas. I would like to wish everybody a great New Year, I'm looking forward to meeting lots of new tours and hitting more of my friends with swords.

03/11/2024

Later this month I will be hiking up Kilmashogue in armour with other members of Fragarach armoured combat to raise money to aid in the fight against cancer. Please check out the idonate page for more information or if you'd like to donate.

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16/09/2024

After a very busy summer of tours and tournaments things are starting to quiet down but to end the summer with a bit of a bang today I was filming with Carina and Farah from Sweden for their show Drömlandet (Dreamland). As well a massive thanks to Joe from for coming down and helping me show a bit of the sport I love.

23/07/2024

Check out this amazing promo video for Knight for Hire made by Ronan from Primal Ireland.

17/07/2024

Save the dates, Aug 31st and Sept 1st
Claregalway Castle, Galway, Ireland
Fighting from 10am
5 euro entry, under 12s free
"Buhurt" group fights and duels too
Not to be missed, possibly our biggest yet!

28/06/2024

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03/06/2024

Wow! What a weekend at Timahoe Heritage Festival. Big thanks to everyone who came by for a chat and to get pictures with all the Medieval kit. Also massive thanks to Fragarach Armoured Combat for all the help over the weekend and Caroline Breathnach for all the photos. Thanks Timahoe Heritage Festival for having us, I am already looking forward to next years festival.

31/05/2024

All ready for the weekend at Timahoe heritage festival. Hope to see a lot of you there.

31/05/2024

All ready for the weekend at Timahoe heritage festival. Hope I see a lot of you there.

15/05/2024

Kilkenny is such a beautiful medieval city and what way is better to experience it than a guided tour through the most history soaked parts by a guide who comes in an authentic functional suit of armour! He had such an in dept knowledge of the city and its unique history I must recommend this tour! I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish and Dylan recommended a wonderful restaurant for us to eat in afterwards, he truly knows his city!

14/05/2024

Looking forward to returning to the Timahoe Heritage Festival this year on the 1st and 2nd of June and this year Fragarach Armoured Combat will be joining me for some fighting and fun over the weekend.

11/05/2024

Witness a Clash of Clans at the Battle for Bunratty Castle! 🏰⚔️️

Prepare to be transported back in time as Bunratty Castle hosts a thrilling tournament to crown Ireland's greatest knight! ⚔️️🤺

Full-contact, non-choreographed combat will recreate the spectacle of a medieval foot tournament, with knights clad in steel armour wielding blunted swords, axes, and more. Witness the skill and strategy on display in one-on-one duels!🛡

Join us on Sunday, May 19th from 11.00am to 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 5.00pm, and see who will take the crown! 👑

LEARN MORE: https://www.bunrattycastle.ie/events/battleforbunratty/