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Irish Traditional Dress -- what it is and what it is not.
Learn MoreA farmer near Dungiven, County Derry brought into the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery a suit of clothes that he found while digging peat on his farm. The clothing found consisted of a woolen semi-circular cloak, a jacket, tartan trews, and a leather belt
Learn MoreThe Shinrone Gown, an Irish wool gown from the 16th century, perfect for Renaissance Faires, Tudor reenactments, and Irish traditional weddings.
Learn MoreReconstructing History provides historical documentation and information on historical clothing to re-enactors and the just-plain-curious to help them learn about historical clothing and construct accurate replicas of this garb for living history demonstrations.
Learn MoreThe Irish leine in the 16th century was a full-bodied shirt-like garment of linen.
Learn MoreThe Carnamoyle Stocking is a fragmentary knitted wool stocking from the 16th or 17th century in Ireland.
Learn MoreA reviewed and annotated list of books for Irish reenactors and others with an interest in pre-modern Irish history
Learn MoreWere the 16th century "saffron shirts" really dyed with expensive saffron? Or was it something else?
Learn MoreDid they use saffron in 16th century Ireland or did they use a native dyestuff. Some arguments on both sides.
Learn MoreThe Moy gown was found in a peat bog in County Clare, Ireland and is the most complete gown of the medieval type in Western Europe
Learn MoreLooking for information on Renaissance Celts? Read this and find out why there were none and why the terms don't make sense.
Learn MoreSome Thoughts on Eugene Oââ¬â¢Curryââ¬â¢s "On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish"
Learn MoreThere were no drawstrings or pleats in the sleeves of Irish leinte. Read and find out where the drawstrings came from.
Learn MoreThere was no such thing as an Irish kilt until 1916. Has a kiltmaker tried to snow you lately? Read and find out the truth.
Learn MoreA suit of clothes dating to the late 16th or early 17th century was found in Kilcommon Bog, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. It consisted of a jacket and trews (pants) and accessories of native manufacture.
Learn MorePatterns have only been commercially available since the late 19th century when companies began to produce patterns intended for homemaker use. But the history of patterns stretches far back through the centuries. As apprentices, tailors learned how to take a customer's measurements and draft the pieces that would make up the clothing to be constructed. The patterns a tailor made during his apprenticeship would often stay with him throughout his entire career. Needless to say, patterns were closely-guarded commodities and were not shared for fear of losing business.
Learn MoreThe earliest Period of Irish History for which we have clothing information.
Learn MoreThis site is dedicated to the memory of my father, Eugene (Spike) McGann
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