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Déise Archery Club
Laochra na nDéise
Déise Archery Club is a traditional field archery club based in County Waterford, Ireland. Déise (pronounced 'Day-sha') Archery Club takes its name from the Decies, a tribe who settled in the Waterford area in ancient times. Locally, the Waterford area is often referred to as 'the Decies'.
We have a 20 target 2D course and a 20 target 3D course set in woodland about seven miles outside the town of Dungarvan.
We formed with a lot of help from I.T.F.A.S. and W.Q.M. and Pip Bickerstaffe, a well-known U.K. bowyer. We'd like to especially thank The Warriors of Queen Maebh for all the help they've given us in starting up, and for bringing the art of archery and partying to new levels!!
That the club has grown and thrived, with members of all ages, is testimony to the fact that traditional field archery is one of the most exciting and fast-growing family sports in Ireland.
We meet most Sunday mornings and shoot one of our two courses, we run coaching sessions for newcomers and total beginners who would like to ‘have a go’. We currently have two coaches trained by I.T.F.A.S. who instruct beginners in how to shoot safely.
Apart from safety, the main emphasis is on FUN, in that archery should be an enjoyable day in the woods in good company.
We try to cater for all ages, and some of our younger members are beginning to outshoot our seniors!
Visiting archers, or people with no
experience who are interested in trying traditional field archery for the first
time are more than welcome to join us. Total beginners will usually need a few
coaching sessions on practice targets before being able to tackle a full course.
In addition, those under 18 are required to be in the company of a guardian or
parent while being coached or on the course.