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                    Irish Traditional Dress -- what it is and what it is not.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Irish Celts? Find out why these terms are incompatible.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    There were no drawstrings or pleats in the sleeves of Irish leinte.  Read and find out where the drawstrings came from.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    A 16th Century Irish Linen Headdress
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    There was no such thing as an Irish kilt until 1916.  Has a kiltmaker tried to snow you lately?  Read and find out the truth.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    The 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
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Some Thoughts on Eugene Oââ¬â¢Curryââ¬â¢s "On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish"
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Looking for information on Renaissance Celts?  Read this and find out why there were none and why the terms don't make sense.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Did they use saffron in 16th century Ireland or did they use a native dyestuff.  Some arguments on both sides.
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Were the 16th century "saffron shirts" really dyed with expensive saffron?  Or was it something else?
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    Dyeing linen with real saffron
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
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                    A reviewed and annotated list of books for Irish reenactors and others with an interest in pre-modern Irish history
                  
                 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
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