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What kind of fabric is Donegal?
Donegal is an Irish variant of Scottish tweed, named after County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. You recognise it immediately by the small coloured flecks scattered through the weave, which makes the fabric look much livelier up close than from a distance. Donegal wool is strong and sturdy, and is often used in blazers, suits, sweaters and caps in the classic Irish clothing style.
Properties of donegal wool
Donegal wool sweaters are usually quite thick and can therefore work well as outerwear. As with all wool sweaters it holds that wool regulates moisture and odours well. That is why you do not need to wash such a sweater after every wear; hanging it outside or by an open window overnight is usually enough to freshen it up. That is also better for the fibre, because wool lasts longer when it does not go into the machine too often.