How can I find pictural documentation about the medieval costumes of Ireland (about year 1600) ?

Question

I need all the documentation I can get. Thanks to tell me if you know.

Answer 1

for starters the 1600's are not the medieval time period this was the high and late Renassiance. at this time period clothing would have been typical eurpean rensassiance styles.
here is what was common in england the irish dress was probably similar but with their own flar added to it. http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/COSTUME10_INDEX.HTML#Plate58 here is some more fashion for 1600's this is actualy celtic/irish fashion
http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/patterns/irish.html
here is the moy gown a common irish gown http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/irish/moy.html
http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/irish/leine.html another type of dress. check out this site they have lots of pictures, some of real acticles of clothing from that time period along with images of paintings showing this type of dress as well.

Answer 2

look up the Society for Creative Anachroism

SCA.

theyare a medieval reconstruction group and have documented many authentic medieval clothing styles right down to the fabric used. the weaving technique the proper loom to use. the proper width that the fabfic could be woven at and the proper way to make a bone needle and to spin your own thread to make the authentic garb.

Answer 3

Basically go to an art gallery and look at portraits of 17th century Irish folk.
I am sure Osprey http://www.ospreypublishing.com/ will have a book on the Irish army in the seventeenth century and all their books have lots of full colour pictures.

Answer 4

Hi if you go to this site they have just about every year of dress for irish and others...... MEDIEVAL PAVILION RESOURCES--Costuming good luck witch1