tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post9075118501171427763..comments2023-04-26T03:52:58.678-07:00Comments on ceathairne: Archery in the Scottish HighlandsN Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-37574720661887415612013-10-12T10:34:30.092-07:002013-10-12T10:34:30.092-07:00Hello Jean Paul, try this article http://ceathairn...Hello Jean Paul, try this article http://ceathairne.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/gaelic-archery.html<br />The evidence from the 16th century is strongly in favour of recurved bows. There is more scant evidence for longbow type weapons used in earlier periods. Weapons as powerful as mary rose type bows would be beyond the requirements of Gaelic fighters. I suspect that recurved bows were used for a long time in the highlands but evidence is very slight until later. N Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-43546486984894023592013-10-09T05:04:08.018-07:002013-10-09T05:04:08.018-07:00Do you have any information as to the style of bow...Do you have any information as to the style of bows used? By this I mean were they like the 'Longbows' as found on the Mary Rose, or were they shorter or were they flat bows or even recurved?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17037358305221953159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-82581517398419238652013-07-26T10:34:23.695-07:002013-07-26T10:34:23.695-07:00Why can I not edit coments?
Thanks for your gener...Why can I not edit coments?<br /> Thanks for your generous comment. A book is a hopeful outcome, getting the time to do the research is a bit tricky though!<br />N Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-81419045362305940682013-07-26T02:09:48.862-07:002013-07-26T02:09:48.862-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.N Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-5838184174321364712013-07-26T00:51:35.138-07:002013-07-26T00:51:35.138-07:00What a fantastic read. Balanced and obviously well...What a fantastic read. Balanced and obviously well researched. This a great blog getting better all the time. Surely this must be turned into a book?wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089398339595950485noreply@blogger.com