tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post3156260671557080021..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: For Whom the Bell Tolls- Early Tudor Way of DeathDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-70044850635891760092015-09-08T22:10:19.811-07:002015-09-08T22:10:19.811-07:00An amendment to my previous comment: I meant to sa...An amendment to my previous comment: I meant to say, I saw horse-drawn hearses in Ireland during the late forties, not the late fifties.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263034246078075952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-36021834975430064792015-09-07T18:23:09.499-07:002015-09-07T18:23:09.499-07:00When I was a boy in Ireland during the late fiftie...When I was a boy in Ireland during the late fifties, horse-drawn hearses were used on occasion. The horses necks were adorned with strips of linen as was the driver's black hat. Ironically, this was a relic of a two-hundred year old tradition started to "give a boost" to the infant Irish linen industry. This custom was initiated to compensate Ireland for the destruction of its woolen industry by England.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263034246078075952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29301275679661179802015-09-02T09:52:47.424-07:002015-09-02T09:52:47.424-07:00It's an interesting topic, Carol. They also ha...It's an interesting topic, Carol. They also had designated paths to follow sometimes to get to the parish church.Derek Birkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707897736595813602noreply@blogger.com