The Claddagh. The men of the Claddagh used to wear: Navy blue cloth suits, white shirts, wide-brimmed black felt hats and boots without laces but with el-astic at the sides. The women used to wear: Red flannel petticoats, blue check aprons, white neck-shawls and big fawn shawls over all. The very old women wore white bonnets tied under theirMadeline WalshThe men of the Claddagh used to wear: Navy blue cloth suits, white shirts, wide-brimmed black felt hats and boots without laces but with elastic at the sides. The women used to wear: Red flannel petticoats, blue check aprons, white neck-shawls and big fawn shawls over all. The very old women wore white bonnets tied under theirMatt Smyth