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Charlie Gallagher has been forging Medieval weaponry, edged tools and bespoke ironwork for the past ten years. His work is inspired by the Celtic and Medieval periods of Irish history, Irish spiritual beliefs and traditional crafts. Starting at the age of sixteen he is a self taught craftsman. He has built much of his own equipment such as bellows, fireboxes and anvils and prefers to use original hand forging techniques where possible to produce his work. Over the years he has produced jewellery using silver, bog oak, brass and copper, as well as some small items of sculpture. He also has a keen interest in Medieval fighting styles and trains in the use of weapons he produces. This has enabled him to gain a much better understanding of the form and function of his weaponry, bringing his work closer to the original Medieval counterparts.

While blacksmithing is his primary interest, Charlie also works with traditional building materials, such as dry and mortared stone walling, post and beam walling and earthen wall construction as a way of gaining a deeper understanding of traditional crafts, and the role played by blacksmithing in providing the tools to work at them.