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Offline Bogdanwaz

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Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« on: 12 August 2015, 02:30:35 PM »
Working on doing an English vs Irish game using the Elizabethan mods for Lion Rampant.  What would rural Irish buildings look like in 16th century Ireland?

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #1 on: 12 August 2015, 02:46:59 PM »
The buildings i have used from Hudson and Allen would be perfect for it. I have also used the same buildings for Border Reiver games.

http://thecamlachiewolfe.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/english-civil-war-game-at-claymore.html

Offline julesav

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #2 on: 15 August 2015, 10:38:56 AM »
I should think that most rural buildings would be 'wattle and daub' - Celtic round houses may still have been the style, or maybe square 'Saxon' style houses had become the fashion?

Non-Irish settlers may have used the court-yarded farm style for added security, maybe in stone?

I'm sure there must be an 'Irish historic buildings' site on the intermaweb somewhere?
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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #3 on: 16 August 2015, 03:39:07 PM »
I should think that most rural buildings would be 'wattle and daub' - Celtic round houses may still have been the style, or maybe square 'Saxon' style houses had become the fashion?

Non-Irish settlers may have used the court-yarded farm style for added security, maybe in stone?

I'm sure there must be an 'Irish historic buildings' site on the intermaweb somewhere?

I am thinking wattle and daub for the peasants and stone towers for the lords.

I would be interested in what the OP is going to use for figures and how he plans his campaign. I have lately been on a 16th Century Ireland reading blitz - "The Twilight Lords" and "The Last Armada" and it's a catchy period.

Offline huevans

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #4 on: 16 August 2015, 04:26:11 PM »
http://www.claiomh.ie/16th-century-gaelic-irish-warriors-at-the-irish-national-heritage-park.html

The photos on this site show buildings that are a lot more primitive.

Offline Lowtardog

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #5 on: 16 August 2015, 04:28:11 PM »
Scheltrum minis have some nice crofts which would be ideal

Offline Bogdanwaz

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #6 on: 18 August 2015, 01:45:39 PM »
Thanks for the help, I've already got a couple of scratch built buildings that might work.  Make others shouldn't be too big a problem

As for figures, I've got mostly Foundry Elizabethans for infantry and Old Glory Border Horse (from their Wars of Religion line) for cavalry.  The Irish I got from Sergeant Major Miniatures Elizabethan line together with some Irish Kerns from the Old Glory War of the Roses line.

I am using the Lion Rampant rules and their scenario system.  There are modifications available for Elizabethan troops at:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1223594/elizabethan-unit-profiles

Offline Verderer

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Re: Buildings in 16th Century Ireland?
« Reply #7 on: 18 August 2015, 05:42:56 PM »
The buildings i have used from Hudson and Allen would be perfect for it. I have also used the same buildings for Border Reiver games.

http://thecamlachiewolfe.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/english-civil-war-game-at-claymore.html

Another vote for H&A - I got a few, and they're very nice indeed. Oh, and the Warlord ruined house might work as well? Or does it look too modern?
« Last Edit: 18 August 2015, 05:45:08 PM by Verderer »

 

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