i do own a heavy black wool irish cloak-- It has a deep hood, and is fastened at the neck with a broach-- It about 15 years old-Ah HA ... a Kinsale cloak ?? I have one, of heavy wool melton, made in Ireland during my 1971 visit at a shop succinctly named "The Cloak",a duplicate of the Kinsale Cloak owned by the Grandmother of the lady tailor.
The cloaks are still worn by women in Kinsale, Ireland.
If you go to Ireland it's a lovely town, much larger and more modern than the Kinsale I visited in 1971 but the cloaks do remain as do the "Spanish" steps between houses, up the *steep hills. Kinsale was well known even in '71 for its fine food!
P.S. Max : Superman wore a cape ... big difference!
For a photo:
http://www.wingsandroses.com/kinsale.htm or go to Google and type in "Kinsale Cloak"
