Hi everyone... I recieved my AoA recently and I was interested in using the title "Baintighearn", but have been hesitant to do so as I'm not sure how to...
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Diana Cosby
cosby@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:23 pm
Does anyone own this book, "Townlife in fourteenth-century Scotland," by Ewan, Elizabeth? http://www.bestbookbuys.com/cgi-bin/bbb.cgi?ISBN=0748601511 Do you...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:54 am
... Yes. Yes. Do I need to say more? It is an excellent introduction to 14th century Scottish towns -- anyone who has any interest in Scottish towns, or wants...
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Diana Cosby
cosby@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:58 am
"Sharon L. Krossa" wrote: Yes. Yes. Do I need to say more? It is an excellent introduction to 14th century Scottish towns -- anyone who has any interest in...
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eoganog@...
Nov 2, 2000 3:37 am
In a message dated 11/1/00 4:25:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, cosby@... ... Yes, I have had that book for some time now. It's one of my standard ...
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Diana Cosby
cosby@...
Nov 2, 2000 11:31 am
Thank you, Eogan! Diana Cosby cosby@......
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Derek Godfrey
derek1971@...
Nov 2, 2000 7:48 pm
For extremely cold weather, would a muckaluk type boot be uncharacteristic? I was thinking a high top leather boot covered in a rabbit skin or something, to...
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eoganog@...
Nov 2, 2000 8:14 pm
I have seen a high kind of curaran illustrated in 16th century drawings, but I don't know if that would be exactly what you are describing. I think leather...
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Nancy Zupanic
niamh@...
Nov 2, 2000 8:56 pm
... problem ... "anything ... make ... It is really hard to get the information needed to make authentic, or close to authentic, garb. Being an earlier...
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Drew Neill
janeill1@...
Nov 3, 2000 7:34 am
One quick question... Where is the best (cheapest) place to buy leather or hide for currarans? Thanks. I am currently using a pair of moccasins from K-mart...
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eoganog@...
Nov 3, 2000 1:39 pm
Drew. For leather goods, try: http://www.leatherfactory.com/ And for leine patterns, both Sharon and I have slightly different styles of patterns on our web...
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Leslie Lansdowne
lalliepop@...
Nov 3, 2000 10:51 pm
... What would be appropriate footwear and clothing for a 14th century female from the Stirling area? Or is there a real difference between Highland and ...
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B Edwards
barbara@...
Nov 4, 2000 12:03 am
... and ... I would also like to know what the appropriate clothing and footwear for a 10th-12th centaury female from the Stirling area would wear. Alycie of...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Nov 4, 2000 1:32 am
... There is a real difference. A lot depends on where specifically you mean by "Stirlingshire". In Stirling itself in the 14th century I'd expect Lowland...
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Steven Banks
bankss@...
Nov 8, 2000 6:54 pm
Greetings all, If anyone subscribes or has access to any of the following journals and publications, please e-mail me privately. I would like to work out some...
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CelticScribbler@...
Nov 10, 2000 10:02 pm
Hi, Celtic Lovers: Whether you are a lover of Scotland or Ireland, this worthwhile book includes interesting background for both the Irish and the Scots in...
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CelticScribbler@...
Nov 11, 2000 3:15 am
Hi, All...I have just been appointed as the "Irish Guru" for a new and innovative website. The site will include Irish tips, Irish links, Irish books, Irish...
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Talan
talan73@...
Nov 18, 2000 10:22 pm
Are there any examples on the net of Scottish dress for ladies during this time period?...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Nov 19, 2000 3:41 am
... Which time period, which kind of Scottish ladies? Generally speaking, there for some types of Scottish women (especially in some periods) there isn't a...
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eoganog@...
Nov 19, 2000 9:37 pm
From my own index at: http://albanach.homepage.com/review.html Here is what I could find that includes female dress. <<A...
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Leslie Lansdowne
lalliepop@...
Nov 20, 2000 2:47 pm
... I had asked about 14th century women from Stirling. I had heard that there were differences in Highland and Lowland Scots so I am wondering if there are...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Nov 20, 2000 7:12 pm
... From the Burgh of Stirling itself or the castle, I would expect the inhabitants to be Lowlanders (or antecedents in the earlier part of the 14th century)...
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waterman@...
Dec 3, 2000 7:03 pm
What wood a lowland man wear in the mid 1500's? A big find in the early 1600's had a was a blue bonnet, English clothings in grey and a "cheqered"; plaid. Any...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Dec 4, 2000 6:44 am
... More or less what the English wore. There probably were some differences, but other than a tendency to blue bonnets and for lower class men to wear (in...
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eoganog@...
Dec 4, 2000 1:26 pm
In a message dated 12/4/00 1:45:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Stylistically, the plaids tended to be black and white--there was not as much tendency to the...
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Ed McGrath
waterman@...
Dec 4, 2000 4:29 pm
Thank you Sharon Ed ... From: Sharon L. Krossa <krossa@...> To: <albanach@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 9:48 PM Subject: Re:...
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Steven Banks
bankss@...
Dec 6, 2000 7:52 pm
Greetings all, Regarding the name 'Somhairle' ('Somerled' - the progenitor of the MacDonalds, MacDougalls, and related clans) does anyone know how this name...
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Sharon L. Krossa
krossa@...
Dec 6, 2000 10:58 pm
... After <mac> you do sometimes get lenition. I have yet to figure out what the specific pattern is, but it seems to be a dialect thing (that is, some...
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wulf johnson
LairdWulf@...
Dec 7, 2000 7:13 am
I know some of the clans of the Isles found lucrative employment as the galloglas troops in Ireland, forming virtual mercenary dynasties. These included but...
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Lachlann Graeme
lordlann@...
Dec 8, 2000 6:48 am
Anybody out there who can help this lady? Please reply directly to her at ladyvictoria@.... Much appreciated! Lann ... ===== Thousands of years...
