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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 203

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    The clothes the people wore long ago were not like what they wear now. To Mass on Sundays the women used to wear white linen caps bordered with home made lace all round in three or four frills and tied with a string under the chin. When holes would come in these caps they used to mend them with a small instrument made of iron called a stalion. They used to wear a white flannel petticoat underneath a red flannel one and a check drugget skirt and blouse. They had no coats then and they used to wear a cape to cover their shoulders and tied with a string at the neck. When working about the house, they used to wear a piece of brown cloth on their heads and a small shawl on their necks. There also wore a red flannel skirt and a drugget apron. The young girls wore hoop
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Gill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Kate Gill
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal