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372 CELTIC DRESS.
they were partly armed and dressed according to their
national costumes, and partly in uniform.
The Irliinder has his feet and legs enveloped in
something like the Gaelic " mogan," which is a bit of
cloth or tartan cut into the shape of a stocking, and
tied round the feet and legs, leaving the toes and the
soles of the feet naked as often as not. The head-dress
is a broad bonnet, which appears to be made in the
same way.
Another print (789, g. 104, 24) gives four pictures
of these Irlanders, and was probably done by the same
artist at the same time. As all the archers are shooting
with their left hands, it was probably drawn on the
wood direct, consequently the plaid is on the wrong
shoulder, and the sword on the wrong side, but the
drawing may well be taken from life.
The man with the walking-stick is dressed in the
belted plaid, shirt, bonnet, brogues, and "mogans."
The man next him is accoutred in a plaid, a bonnet,
and a bow and arrows, and looks like a newly-caught
very rough specimen of a " redshank."
The next has knickerbokers and a jacket, but mo- i
gans, and no brogues, and looks like No. 2, changing
into a soldier.
The fourth appears to be another Aaew of the man
drawn in 'No. 1.
In the back ground the plaided army is seen
marching to battle, while a lot of archers, apparently
dressed in shirts only, are running in front, shooting
as they run at a scattered mass of cavalry, who, of
course, are retreating in disorder. A mass of spear- U