Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig

I am Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig,
Namesake of a Goddess, powerful and true,
Christened for the river where emerald Eire draws its life.
Sometimes I am remembered of as Gala, the Half-Dane,
Whose name means "Lovely voice".
I come from across the sea to feast with the people of my Mother's line,
Grandmother's Grandmother's kin,
And the kin of my choosing.
Holly House familiar and Felagi friends, your word fame rings true.

Lauded Skald of Tir Righ,
Many are the songs I sing.
Strong and clear the tones of gentle supplication.
Surely the birds are silent and heaven weeps to hear.
Melodious the notes I play.
Stirring poems I write.
Deftly I pluck the heartstrings of joy and sorrow till all is spent.
Beauty trapped in paint and stone, forever frozen,
Unlocked by my hands.
Music, Art, the lifeblood surging.
They are marrow of my bones.

My frame looms large, if only to house the heart within.
Eyes changeable, flashing green, crystal blue, wintry grey.
See my soul in their myriad hues.
Gratefully I learn.
Passionately I create.
Quietly I serve.
Faithfully I love.

Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig (shee-OH-nan Knee LAY-ver-tee... or Shannon o'Flaherty for the Gaelically impaired)
AKA: Gala Thyrisdottir
AKA: Gala Haldene Brynjolfsdottir
Formerly of Ramsgaard, currently residing in the Barony of Lions Gate.

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Personal website & portfolio:
Visit "Songstress' Gallery", the personal website & portfolio of Sheila L. Wright

History

-First event, Clinton War, 1997
-Made "Dough" in 1997 and then a full-fledged "Tart" in the Pure Wenching Tarts Society (PWTS), 1998
-Chirurgeon of Ramsgaard, 1997-1998
-Autocrat- Ramsgaard's "Freeze-Off", 1998.
-Award of Arms, 2004
-Lady in Waiting to Princess Bernadette Ebhilín Árd, 2004-2005
-Bardic Defender of Lions Gate, 2005-2006
-Apprenticed to Mistress Seiglynda Thyrisdotter of Elphinstone, 2005
-Member of Holly House, 2005
-Autocrat- Lions Gate's Defender's Tourney, 2006
-Order of the Lion's Fang, 2006
-Co-Autocrat, An Tir 12th Night, 2008
-Co-Autocrat, Kingdom of An Tir Bardic Championships / University of Tir Righ & Revel, 2008
-Skald of Tir Righ, 2008-2009
-Goutte de Sang, 2008
-Bardic Minister of Lions Gate, 2008

Current Students
Wulfstan Ravnsson of Lionsdale

Interests

Bardic
Early period Celtic and Norse (yeah, good luck) and Elizabethan/Renaissance (and early Baroque) vocal music.
Playing Anglo Saxon Lyre and King David Harpe, Bodhran, pennywhistle, alto & soprano recorder, flute, percussion, guitar (still learning)...
Writing music, poetry and short stories, acting and drama...

A&S
Naalbinding (learning), card weaving (learning... ARGH), embroidery, Hand sewing, Painting, woodworking, sculpting, ceramics (specifically hand building... I dislike wheel-throwing...), illumination, researching various topics

Other
Archery (though I hardly ever get to shoot... and I'm terrible at it...:), laughing with friends over dinner and wine and song, feasting, sitting gate, helping out in the kitchen and serving at feasts, organising events... crochetting... yeah I know it isn't exactly period... I don't care...

Known Accomplices

• HL Aine inghean ui Chonchobhair
• HL Hraði inn Rakki
• Viscountess Caoimhinn ingen Domnaille
• HL Morweena of House Desdecardo
• Viscountess Bernadette Ebhilín Árd
• HL Kenzie McBeighn
• Viscount Ulf Bloodfoot Fallgrson
• Mistress Seiglynda Thyrisdotter of Elphinstone
• HL Kenneth of Shaftesbury
• HL Finna Kettilsdottir
• HL Hucbald ap Urp
• HL Morgaine Essex
• HL Giacinta F.M. Cocchetti