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sea-weed, cranagli and diliah are dried, and used as " kitchen " or relish; 

 to food. They are both, varieties of the same weed {Rhodymenio/ 

 pahnata) ; but the former, whicli is found attached to mussel-shells, is- 

 esteemed the better of the two, and is looked on as a luxury. It is- 

 often sold to the inland people at about threepence a pound. Three 

 meals a day are usually taken. 



4. Clothing. — The working dress of the people is iisually much, 

 torn and patched, and many of them, especially the children, wretchedly 

 clad. On Sundays and holidays the attire is neater and better.. 

 Homespun fabrics are most used and seem to wear best. Some of these 

 are good, and efforts are being made to introduce good patterns and 

 improve the quality ; but the most common sort is simply a rough coarse 

 flannel, grey or white in colour for the men, red for the women. The 

 clothing is more uniform in type tlian noted in other districts owing to 

 the seclusion. The dress of the men is of the usual Conneraara typc 

 riannel shirt and drawers, white coat {haivneen), waistcoat, often 

 worn over the coat, and heavy trousers split for a few inches up the 

 outer seam. The clothing is made by local tailors, of whom there are 

 three or four. The liead-diess is in many cases the old flat knitted 

 bonnet, of the shape known popularly as Tarn o'Shanter. These caps- 

 used formerly to be made at home ; but most of them are now imported,, 

 and they are no longer always blue with red knob and diced border, 

 but many fancy patterns and tartans are worn. This form of head-gear 

 retains its popularity as it is not easily blown off, and so is suitable for 

 wearing in boats when fishing ; soft felt hats are also worn. The men 

 wear woollen stockings and heavy boots (wliich are imported ready- 

 made) ; a few men were seen wearing fampooties or sandals made- 

 of raw hide with the hair outside, exactly similar to these worn 

 in the Aran Islands. Most of the elder men in the village of Trabane 

 wear pampooties while fishing, as they are not likely to damage the 

 canvas curraghs in which they fish, as heavy boots would. Women 

 and children go barefooted, except on Sundays. 



The dress of the Avomen consists of a close bodice and short 

 skirt of red flannel ; a shawl, usually one of the red tartans for which 

 the people seem to have a partiality, is worn over the head and 

 shoulders. In unsettled weather a petticoat of red or white flannel 

 is worn round the neck in cape fashion. 



On working days many of the women wear mittauns, footless 

 stockings or knitted gaiters. The so-called Claddagh ring, with the 

 device of a heart clasped by two hands, is worn by some of the 

 women. These rings are handed down as heirlooms. 



