Most people in the 1800's in Ireland were very poor I would think after Queen Victoria, if a bride could afford a white dress, then the would have a white dress. After Queen Victoria had a white dress, it became fashion Most poor people in Ireland and other countries, could not afford a fancy dress to get married in Most just used their normal clothes or their dress outfit.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.