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Irish dancers in traditional costumes at the Festival de Confolens in France, 1998. Traditional Irish clothing is the traditional attire which would have been worn historically by Irish people in Ireland. During the 16th-century Tudor conquest of Ireland, the Dublin Castle administration prohibited many of Ireland’s clothing traditions. [1]
A British army caubeen with a cap badge and green hackle Royal Irish Rangers uniforms. The caubeen / k ɔː ˈ b iː n / is an Irish beret, [1] originally worn by 16th-century Irish men. [2] [3] It has been adopted as the head dress of Irish regiments of Commonwealth armies.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Within the world of Irish dancing, boys' kilts have been largely abandoned, especially since the worldwide popularity of Riverdance and the revival and interest in Irish dancing generally. [19] The Irish still wear kilts but they are largely restricted to formal events and weddings. Irish marching bands often dress in kilts as well.
Caubeen – Irish hat; Cavalier hat, also chevaliers – wide-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich plumes; Chapeau-bras, also chapeau-de-bras – 18th- to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one arm; Chaperon – a series of hats that evolved in 14th- and 15th-century Europe from the medieval hood of the same name; Cocked hat
This category describes traditional and historic Irish clothing. Modern Irish clothing should be categorised under Irish fashion. Subcategories.
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The Service Dress (SD) Uniform is used by the Army for ceremonial and administrative duties. It resembles service dress worn in many armies, but is in a distinctive green shade. The uniform, introduced in 1961, consists of a jacket which is open to show a creamy brown shirt and green tie. [ 9 ]