Facts : 1 1 Gowns 1.1 Undergraduates 1.2 Bachelors 1.3 Masters 1.4 Doctors 1.4.1 Full dress 1.4.2 Undress Gowns Gowns are open-fronted, like those generally used throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom, but not the United States, and they are largely similar in shape to those of the University of Oxford Facts : 2 In addition, for certain formal occasions, Doctors wear special dress gowns, distinguished by the use of scarlet; the sleeves and facings of these are adorned in some cases with various patterns that indicate the exact degree or degrees that they possess, allowing this to be determined even when hoods are not being worn Facts : 3 those without a scholarship or exhibition) wear a gown that is now very rarely seen Facts : 4 It consists of a short, sleeveless gown [u8] made of black stuff with a flap collar Facts : 5 It is similar in shape to the Oxford Advanced Students gown [u5], but it reaches down as far as the knees, and the streamers over the arm are wider and reach only as far as the elbow Facts : 6 It has distinctive decoration: three rows of tassels are found on the flap above each armhole, with another three tassels half an inch below, and a nine-inch slit upwards from the back midline hem Facts : 7 The streamers may be considered the remnants of closed sleeves, as can still be seen on the laced gowns of the higher faculties Facts : 8 Scholars, both those on the Foundation and non-Foundation, wear the same gown as bachelors Facts : 9 Bachelors These wear a clerical-type gown [b10] of black Irish Russell cord, in the Oxford BA shape [b1] but with shorter sleeves Facts : 10 It has no collar, but instead has the voluminous material of its back and the open bell-shaped sleeves gathered into a yoke Facts : 11 Masters The master s gown design used at Dublin [m3], illustrating the deep crescentic cut in the sleeve end Facts : 12 Masters wear a gown [m3] in black cloth, silk or poplin, similar to the Oxford MA shape [m1] but with a very high cresentic cut in the sleeves giving a deep blunt point to the bases, and with a cord and button on the yoke Facts : 13 Doctors Holders of University of Dublin doctoral degrees have two sets of costume: undress, and full dress (or scarlet) Facts : 14 There is a cord and button on the yoke, and the sleeves and facings vary in colour according to the degree

• published: 13 Dec 2015
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