The Cynan-Marshall Project
The re-enactment group Cuige Laighin was formed in 1998 by
members of the Society of Irish Re-enactors to publicise the ancient links between Ireland and Wales. From Cuige Laighin, also known as the Leinster Re-enactment Group, The Leinster Re-enactment Society has evolved. In 1999 we linked up with the Harlech Mediaeval Society and ran a feasability study part funded by Interreg 11 to see if the two societies could design, organise and run a series of historical re-enactments in Wales and Ireland to achieve our aims. The success of this pilot programme of events, which came to an end in 2001, formed a base to take on a full project of activities as part of the Interreg 111a programme.
Developing the Cynan-Marshall Experience involves a number of joint events between the Leinster Re-enactment Society and The Harlech Medieval Society through each year of the three year project. The themes used are based the lives and times of Gruffudd ap Cynan and William Marshall. Marshall was a Norman Earl of Pembroke (Wales) who became Lord of Leinster, and Gruffudd, who had been brought up in Ireland, became Prince of North Wales. Our re-enactors use period dress,props and weaponry to create an atmosphere from the time as they inform the audiences of the common history of Ireland and Wales in the times in which these famous men lived. Follow the links on this page to learn more about them.
