OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE, 153 



brought from Connaught ; here it is coloured on dyed 

 according to fancy, but blue is the favourite colour of 

 nil clafles. Tickens, cheap corduroys, &c. are com- 

 monly worn for waiftcoat and breeches. 



The women commonly wear druggets and coloured 

 linen for coat and petticoat, and the cloak is generally 

 of fome cheap ftiop-cloth, chiefly of a grey colour, tho' 

 they affect fcarlet, when they can afford the price. 

 The young wpmen are fond of yellow and green fluff 

 petticoats. Shoes and (lockings are only fecondary 

 confiderations ; on Sundays and holidays, and going to 

 fairs and markets, they are always worn by the wo* 

 men, both young and old. 



General Co/1. Some years ago, cloathing was con- 

 flderably cheaper than at prefent. 



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A middle-fized man will require 8 yards 

 of frize, or any other narrow cloth, for 

 a coat, waiftcoat, and breeches, - o 1 8 8 



Trimmings, 5-r. 9' */.j taylor, 41-. ^d. - o 10 i 7 



Two fhirts, loj-.; flioes $ s. 6d.' t two pair 



of (lockings, 4 s. 8 d. - -102 



Hat, two years, 3^. 3^, - - -017! 



Great coat, two years, 1 6 s. - -080 



It is feldom the cafe, that a labourer, or even a mid- 

 dle-rate farmer, is thus comfortably cloathed at once j 



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