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" i inquired. the answer was, " they are islanders." i discovered that " islanders " meant inhabitants of the aran isles, whither i was journeying for a few months' sketching. i felt that i was bound for a land of romance and mystery, and a little later when i perceived some of the women, clad in their
rich madder short petticoats and gorgeously patterned shawls - these latter only worn on state occasions such as visits to the mainland, weddings, etc. - over their ordinary bodices, i was more than ever confirmed in my belief. they, like the men, were of an eastern type. some of them were handsome,...
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