Galway shawl

Throughout Ireland, not just in Galway, women traditionally wore various types of lightweight shawls that were hand knit, crocheted, or woven; and would have been of solid color, plaid, print, or paisley.

[2] The last firm weaving fur or velvet shawls closed in 1943, and one of its looms was donated to the Paisley Museum where it is still on display, though it is no longer in working condition.

[2] Owens, however, reports that the shawls were shipped unfringed from Paisley to the Galway Woollen Mills where the fringe was added.

[citation needed] During the time of their popularity, the eye-catching shawls were costly items, worn with pride, and considered "Sunday best" in Ireland.

[3] As years passed, the Galway shawl became unfashionable, and older women who continued to wear them became known as shawlies.