...of the Romans; the bornous of the Arab ; the plaid of the Highlander; the capote of the Albanian ; and the abbas of the Turk and most oriental people,...in stripes. Under these they wear woollen fallings (phalingai) instead of the pallium, and large loose breeches and stockings in one piece, and generally...

...to Ireland in the reign of Charles II., published by Mr. EP Shirley in the Kilkenny Archseological Journal, it is stated' — " The common people of...in stripes. Under these they wear woollen fallings (phalinges) instead of the pallium, and large loose breeches and stockings in one piece, and generally...

...by Giraldus Cambrensis, who describes it from his own personal observation : " The Irish wear their woollen clothes mostly black because the sheep of...dress itself is of a barbarous fashion. They wear moderate close-cowled or hooded mantles (caputiis), which spread over their shoulders and reach down...