Dora, herself

[Dora]

Dora Lynch, herself


Dora White Crotty Lynch; known now as Goodwife Lynch.

Today Dora will be seen wearing a nice clean modest lindsey-woolsey gown of low cost; apron always covers her skirt and in most weather she dons a gray shawl over her thin shoulders. Her hair is premature grayed; blue eyes as bright as ever. Medium height, she walks tall. Tiny wrinkles have began to etch themsleves over her face.


Age: 42, more or less. The count is inexact.

Born: In the village of Wheatly Hill, Durham, where her family had a small farm.

Daughter of Miller and Daisy White; two brothers Will and Jim; all deceased now.

First husband: "Bad Mike" Crotty, pirate and general thug; now deceased. No children.

Second Husband: George Lynch, Con man and Gambler; now deceased. No children

Third Husband: Clovis, firewood vendor in Turas Lan. He once won lands and house in a joust.

Their family increased with the addition of seven year old adopted son, Liam. Son Loomis Adam Lynch was born to them Nov. 1, 1329.

Dora currently works as house servant and spends her days at the new home, whenever she can get away.

Years ago, after a happy childhood, change struck Dora's life hard. War swept over her little home village and took away both brothers and her childhood sweetheart. Sickness followed and most of her village died off. Next, came a raid by the Crotty gang and Bad Mike carried off Dora to be his battered wife. Even a leap into the ocean did not get her free. His lifestile did him in, eventually.

George Lynch, such a handsome man. Dora was bedazzled and he was so nice she wed again. Then George showed his true colours. It was a living hell again, for the little woman until her prayers were answered. George died of a wasting disease.

Stranded in Ulster, caught by the English and traded to Ulster in a prsioner exchange, she met lePower that long ago, as the one leading the prisoners to freedom.

In Ulster, Dora managed a small farm for the castle folk and kept her little family of farm hands safe, when the castle was raided by hiding them in the deep forest.

Things happened, next she knew she was in Aberdeen and shipped off to Skye along with other refugees.

Here she is today. Dorie works as a servant and helps tend the family farm. She is seen in church, the marketplace and anywhere a fair is to be found. In spite of it all, Dora still loves life and the people in it.

Especially does she love the man Clovis, hand-fasted to him for a year and a day; and again for life at that year's end. They have adopted ten year old Liam. Born to the Lynches November 1, 1329 is Loomis Adam, the miracle son of their old age.

With Loomis in the terrible threes, Liam thinking he is an adult already plus four foster children at any given time, Dora and Clovis have found their dream of family and home come true here in Turas Lan. It is 1333. All the big problems are solved. Now their main troubles are" little things". Six of them.