Fashion

[Laura14]

Finally took a chance and ordered by first ever Aran Irish sweater.  Came yesterday ahead of schedule and I LOVE it!  I am so happy.  I haven't been able to find a good heavy sweater where I live because it doesn't get cold enough weather wise but I do.

I really hope QVC continues the Irish shows.  This Italian found a great item.      

[ALRATIBA]

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My Mother was born in England, my father 2nd generation Scots, however he did some Ancestry searching and found we were (probably) Protestant Irish (500 years ago) and the family moved into Scotland to avoid prosecution...  so I proudly state I'm Scots-Irish and English.  OH, and he found a lot of wool merchants in my ancestry ..... hence my genetic love of woolens.... lol!

Q4U wrote:

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@Q4u   After Henry VIII broke with Rome in the 16th century, the Catholics were  persecuted in Ireland - just like in England. 

You can find more info by googling "Irish Penal Laws,"  "Plantations of Ireland," "Irish Independence Wars."  

My Irish Catholic ancestors are from Donegal.  They didn't come to America until the 1890s.  I have cousins still living in Ireland.

[Q4u]

..... and if you were Protestant living in a predominately Catholic area approx. 500 years ago, you were persecuted by the locals and not free to worship openly....  anyway, it was

enough to get my ancestors moving...