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Title: Elizabethan Irish priests
Post by: THE CID on 12 December 2009, 04:39:59 PM

Having just purchased a 16th century Irish command group, i am having trouble finding the colours for the priest figures. They are wearing a cloak with what looks like a fur collar. Any Ideas.  Thanks : ???

Title: Re: Elizabethan Irish priests
Post by: Gallowglass on 12 December 2009, 06:57:46 PM

The traditional style of Irish dressing was prohibited in the 16th century AD under English sumptuary laws. The fringed cloak was particularly forbidden to wear as well as the wearing of trews or any saffron-colored garment. Saffron yellow was an important feature of Irish costume.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/20513905

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/celt-clothing/

http://www.irishpipesanddrums.com/history.html

http://www.the-irish-path.com/traditional-irish-clothing.html

And, of course, the Ilbreachta law:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~kthomas/gaelic/gaelic3.htm

You could also do the priest in black. Some of the cloaks referred to above were fringed or trimmed in wolfskin or foxfur.

Title: Re: Elizabethan Irish priests
Post by: THE CID on 13 December 2009, 10:49:33 AM

Thanks Gallowglass, theres lots of info to keep me occupied.

Title: Re: Elizabethan Irish priests
Post by: Lowtardog on 13 December 2009, 03:49:45 PM

A couple more, covering lots of ideas


http://www.alia.ie/tirnanog/sochis/xviiib.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20011214025553/www47.pair.com/lindo/Earlyirl.htm

http://home.earthlink.net/~rggsibiba/html/galloglas/gallohist.html

http://www.heretic.faithweb.com/heretic.htm
http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_armies_irish.html