<div><strong>Support the Caherconnel International Furnace Festival: Help Us Keep the Fire Burning! </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We are Irish Bloomery Iron, the organisers of The Caherconnel Furnace Festival on the 23-24 August 2025. We need your support to keep our beloved festival going.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The Caherconnel International Furnace Festival is a one-of-a-kind celebration of ancient craft and experimental archaeology, bringing together iron smelters and history enthusiasts from all over the globe. It’s a unique festival where we dive deep into the fascinating process of iron smelting, learn ancient techniques, make long lasting friendships and discover the rich history of this craft—while having a lot of fun along the way!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Why should you donate? </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Celebrating Ancient Craft:</strong> Iron smelting is an ancient art that dates back thousands of years, and the Caherconnel International Furnace Festival is one of the few places where you can experience it first hand. Your donation helps preserve this historic tradition, allowing future generations to learn about and participate in these vital techniques. 
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Hands-On Learning:</strong> At our festival, Students will have the unique opportunity to work side by side with iron smelters and experts, learning how to smelt iron using ancient methods. This is more than just a demonstration—it’s a true hands-on experience, offering an educational adventure that you won’t find anywhere else.
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fostering Global Community:</strong> Our festival attracts iron smelters from across the world, creating a space where people can come together, share knowledge, and celebrate the universal bond of craftsmanship. By donating, you’re helping create a global community that connects through shared passion and respect for ancient techniques.
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Promoting Experimental Archaeology: </strong>We teach the art of experimental archaeology—living history that allows participants to experience ancient technologies as they were originally used. It’s an incredible way to connect with the past and your donation helps us pay for the equipment and materials needed to teach people who are eager to learn.
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fun and Adventure: </strong>We believe learning should be fun! The festival is not just educational—it’s an exciting and adventurous experience. From Smelting Demonstrations to Paid hands-on workshops, we bring history to life in a way that’s engaging and enjoyable for all ages.
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Why start a GoFundMe this year as opposed to previous years? </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>As of 2025 <strong>The Caherconnel International Furnace Festival</strong> is being organised by <strong>Irish Bloomery Iron</strong> (a small business owned by Gwilym Stanley and Alan Doyle), with the help of <strong>Saul Forged</strong> and <strong>The Irish Iron Heritage Foundation CLG. </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li>In previous years The Irish Iron Heritage Foundation CLG which is a registered Charity organised and funded the festival with the help of government grants
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li>Irish Bloomery Iron is a Limited Company which means we are not eligible for the same grants.
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>With your support, we can continue to offer this unique opportunity to history enthusiasts, iron smelting experts, and curious learners from around the world.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> Your donation:</strong> will help us fund<strong> Insurance</strong>, <strong>fuel</strong>, <strong>materials</strong>,<strong> PPE</strong> for volunteers and ensure the festival’s <strong>future for years to come</strong>.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Join us in keeping the fire of ancient craft alive and expanding the reach of the Caherconnel International Furnace Festival. <strong>Every contribution</strong>, no matter how big or small, helps make this incredible event possible.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Donate today and help us teach the world the Ancient art of Iron Smelting!<strong> Thank you for your support and for reading!</strong>
</div>

ANDREW O CONNELL

Andromeda Jacobson

Rachel Carter

Sean Davoren

Rowan Pomeroy Soos

Alan Doyle

The Caherconnel International Furnace Festival 2025

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

The Caherconnel International Furnace Festival 2025

Still €1,483 to go. Help us build momentum.