Heritage of Ireland

**A Hay** · 19th March 06, 06:33 AM

This may be a sore subject with some, so let me say that I ordered this kilt before I saw anything about Stillwater Kilts having the US distribution rights to the House of Edgar Irish National Tartan. I picked the Heritage of Ireland kilt because the green color looked brighter on ebay, and Heritage offered a heavy weight material for ten pounds more. Seemed like a good buy.

I was looking for a less expensive kilt for St. Patrick's Day that I could wear more casually and not worry about dirt or stains. Save my nice Hay tartan tank for dressier occasions.

The kilt came late afternoon on St. Pats Day, and it had been mailed from Northern Ireland on the 13th and I received it on the 17th in Germany, so delivery was fast. It is stoutly sewn. Straps and buckles are a bit cheap. Overall, OK for 44 pounds plus 10 pounds postage for something I will wear only a few times a year.

Here are a couple of photos and a new sporran belt I picked up at the PX.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/grafvi...lbum?.dir=76e0
My apologies to anyone offended by my purchase of this product.

**starbkjrus** · 19th March 06, 06:53 AM

Very nice look. I really like the sweater / kilt look.

**A Hay** · 19th March 06, 07:00 AM

Thank you. I picked up the sweater in 2004 on a trip to Dublin. It is very warm and still has a certain "authentic" aroma that tells me there was not a lot of processing between the sheep and the sweater.