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What We Wear at Reenactments

by admin February 27, 2008

Reconstructing 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.

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The Shinrone Gown -- An Irish Dress from the Elizabethan Age

by admin February 27, 2008

The Shinrone Gown, an Irish wool gown from the 16th century, perfect for Renaissance Faires, Tudor reenactments, and Irish traditional weddings.

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An Leine Crioch -- The Irish Leine in the 16th century

by admin February 27, 2008

The Irish leine in the 16th century was a full-bodied shirt-like garment of linen.

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The Dungiven Costume -- a 16thc Anglo-Irish Man's Outfit

by admin February 27, 2008

A 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

Posted in armoy, dungiven, eire, historical clothing, ireland, irish, irish textiles, kilcommon, kilt, leine, medieval, moy, renaissance, saffron, shinrone

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