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Modern Invention
Recently, historians have proposed an alternate theory.
They claim that the knitting style is a recent invention dating to the
1930s. Noted knitting historian, Alice Starmore, presents very convincing
evidence that the sweater is not a practical sweater for fishermen and
it was not worn by them. Instead the sweater was developed strictly
as a beautiful piece of knitting to be sold to people on the mainland.
Though it may be dissapointing to find that the sweater
has no deep mystical ancient Celtic roots and was not worn by Irish
fishermen in the rough seas, I think it is exciting to think that even
in the modern industrial era, a brand new exciting knitting style was
developed.
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