School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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over this again a small light shawl was worn over the cap. described above. This small head shawl was called a "cloud"
Before the shawl went out of fashion the manner of wearing it changed from being folded cornerwise to square - that is It was folded evenly across the middle and the middle fold put around the neck.
After the shawl came the cape a half-length garment shaped to the shoulders. This garment is worn up to the present time by some women.
Written by Mary A McManus Lower Rover
Obtained from - Mrs Christie (60) Arigna- Collector
- Mary A. Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rover Lower, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Christie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon