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FROM 1830 - 1860 > DRESS |
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The Rural Poor This 1899 photograph of a female potato picker in Co. Fermanagh gives us some idea of the dress worn by the rural poor in the mid 19th ... |
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Irish cloak The famous hooded Irish cloak was popular with all classes. These cloaks could last a lifetime and they could hide poor clothes underneath. |
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Lady’s shoes This pair of shoes dates from about 1830. They were pale yellow satin shoes with flat soles and a silk ribbon was used for tying. |
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Irish girls making crinolines Young women in rural Ireland tried to follow current fashions by making their own crinolines out of willow rods. This picture shows them ... |
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John Mitchel John Mitchel, the Young Ireland leader of the 1840s, had a distinctive moustache and a trimmed beard much favoured by educated, middle ... |
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Man in breeches Rural people continued to wear breeches like these long after they had fallen out of fashion. |
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The Royal Family at Home Usually children were dressed like grown ups but Prince Edward changed fashions when he was dressed in this sailor suit in 1849. |
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Mourning Jewellery Mourning jewellery was also widely worn. Initially much of this jewellery was made out of bog oak. |
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Mourning Dress In Victorian times families wore special mourning clothes to mark the recent death of a father or husband. |
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John G McGee & Co’s Pantechnetheca This 1846 advertisement for a Belfast store lists dress coats, frock coats, riding coats, and waistcoats among the items it had for ... |
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