Derrick's The Image of Irelande (1581) & Irish Clothing

[BoldHighlander]

Also, thanks boldhighlander you put in a lot of work posting all that.

Your very welcome!

Since I had a touch of some stomach "bug" the last couple days, it took me a wee bit longer to put together than planned...

Terry,
great stuff. I look forward to reading more as this conversation develops.

You & me both, Scott! :mrgreen:

I would also love to see this "Dungiven paper" that Matt & Peter allude too (hint, hint)...

While it is possible that the trews were made in Scotland for a Scot, it is just as possible that they were made in Scotland for an Irish man......

While we'll never know for certain, the likelihood is that the tartan was woven in Scotland, and that the trews were made in Scotland. How they came to be in Ireland is anybody's guess, but it's fun to conjecture that they may have originally belonged to the O'Niell, himself.

I've always felt that these trews/outfit belonged to an Ulster-Scot, someone from the emigrant Scots/Galloglass community....however this is just a feeling and nothing more. Like Scott (MoR), I think we'll never know for certain. And also, like Scott, I think it's fun to conjecture

This reminds me of a Shakespeare quote from Macbeth which is close to my heart.

"The mercilesse Macdonwald
(Worthie to be a Rebell, for to that
The multiplying Villanies of Nature
Doe swarme vpon him) from the Westerne Isles
Of Kerns and Gallowglasses is supply'd ; "

Nice! Thanks for sharing that, 'X'!

I hope if anyone else has Tudor period illustrations of Irish /Galloglass dress, that they would consider adding them to this thread.