Had the pleasure of visiting Inis Oírr 22 years ago, it was a wonderful place to visit. Its a wonderful gift to us that these traditions survived on through to living memory there on the edge of the world
Thank you for posting this important documentary on handmade clothing. Where did the ladies find the black and red, etc. dyes? Was the dye purchased? Did the designs on the 'Galway' shawls have a particular meaning? Were ancient motifs used? Was covering the head done because of cold weather, or was it prescribed by the church, or both? I would love to see a program about how everyday household furnishings were made- houses, bedding, linens, furniture, cooking items, votive objects, looms, etc.
Originally all dyes would have been produced locally, of course, but they'd have increasingly come to use dyes purchased in Galway (as seen here with the indigo/'plúirín'). I don't know about the designs on the shawls. Women traditionally covered their heads when inside a Catholic church - apart from that it was purely practical/custom.
If you have ever visited a stone walled church or chapel which hasn’t been heated all week, and walked there in the wind off the sea, you will know why the women wore something on their heads. Even in a normal summer these buildings aren’t very warm.
Thank you so much for sharing this! It is so hard to find accurate information especially since the name Aran has become associated only with sweaters.
The English name of the language is "Irish", not "Gaelic". When one is speaking Irish, the name of the language is "Gaeilge", in German irisch, in French irelandais, in Icelandic írska, etc. Not Gaelic.
The Irish language is referred to as such, or as Gaeilge (gwayl-ga). Gaelic refers to Gàidhlig/Scots Gaelic language or to the Goidelic/Gaelic language group as a whole
Had the pleasure of visiting Inis Oírr 22 years ago, it was a wonderful place to visit. Its a wonderful gift to us that these traditions survived on through to living memory there on the edge of the world
I wished I listened more in Irish lessons! was glued to it and they wonderful language we have 😍
Thank you for posting this important documentary on handmade clothing. Where did the ladies find the black and red, etc. dyes? Was the dye purchased? Did the designs on the 'Galway' shawls have a particular meaning? Were ancient motifs used? Was covering the head done because of cold weather, or was it prescribed by the church, or both? I would love to see a program about how everyday household furnishings were made- houses, bedding, linens, furniture, cooking items, votive objects, looms, etc.
Originally all dyes would have been produced locally, of course, but they'd have increasingly come to use dyes purchased in Galway (as seen here with the indigo/'plúirín').
I don't know about the designs on the shawls.
Women traditionally covered their heads when inside a Catholic church - apart from that it was purely practical/custom.
If you have ever visited a stone walled church or chapel which hasn’t been heated all week, and walked there in the wind off the sea, you will know why the women wore something on their heads. Even in a normal summer these buildings aren’t very warm.
@@robertmoray988these clothing and jewellery descriptions sound a lot like the pre romanies from Rajasthan.
I’d love to learn how to knit a cloud shawl. It looked like the women were knitting large red garter stitch squares but it was hard to tell.
Thank you so much for sharing this! It is so hard to find accurate information especially since the name Aran has become associated only with sweaters.
Great to see people passing on their language to the youth of their community. Is this Gælic? Anyone care to clarify?
Thank you
it most certainly is 😎
Yep! It's specifically Irish Gaelic, which is the main language spoken on the Aran Islands.
The English name of the language is "Irish", not "Gaelic". When one is speaking Irish, the name of the language is "Gaeilge", in German irisch, in French irelandais, in Icelandic írska, etc. Not Gaelic.
The Irish language is referred to as such, or as Gaeilge (gwayl-ga). Gaelic refers to Gàidhlig/Scots Gaelic language or to the Goidelic/Gaelic language group as a whole
When was this documentary made?
2013
@@snadhghus Why it looks like 90s then 😂