Today, over 100 billion new items of clothing are made every year, and in Ireland, clothing and textiles make up 9% of the waste that we throw away. Join curator Hannah Gallagher on a tour through the Folklife collections to find out what we can learn from the resilient women of the past, who clothed themselves and their families in harsh conditions. 

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Hannah Gallagher joined the Irish Folklife Division in 2025. She holds a degree in English and History from Queen’s University, Belfast, and an MA in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies from Ulster University.
She is a trained storyteller, with a particular interest in ghost stories, and she is passionate about historical costume and dressmaking. 

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