Ireland here we come!

[McNulty]

My wife and I are going to Ireland this summer. We are starting off in Dublin, driving north to the Giants Causeway, west to Derry, South to Westport, Clifton, Doolin, Galway , and the Aran Islands. We are spending two weeks there for The Gathering and visiting family places. My question is, since I will be kilted all the time (I'm kilted all the time here at home), is there any tartan I should NOT wear when up in Donegal or anywhere else. We do not want to offend anyone. I'll probably be wearing my MacKenzie, BlackWatch, Royal and or Black Stewart, and maybe one other. Any ideas will do. Thanx folks!
McNulty

[planemaker]

Have a great time. My fiance and I are going in September. We are starting in Dublin as well for 3 days, take the train to Galway then hop the ferry to the Aran Islands for a couple of days. We are doing a photography workshop in Dingle for four days then drive to Cork for a week. We are going to do some Gathering events as well. As to your kilts, I would stay away from the Royal Stewart. A lot of people are still sensitive to the British.

Paul

[rlh2]

I have no input on which tartans not to wear, but I do wish you well on your trip. Take lots of pictures. I'm sure there are many on here wanting to see the Emerald Isle.

[John_Carrick]

I have only lived here 10 years and I have not encountered any negativity about any tartan. I doubt people will discern between tartans, either to welcome recently invented commercial Irish tartans as part of their heritage or react against particular Scottish tartans as symbolic of bad things from the past.
There are people with strong opinions about historical events but they are unlikely to offload these on innocent tourists or reflect the normal and friendly relationship between the UK and RoI today.
John

[pbutts]

Definitely spend time on the Aran Islands. We went in 1990 and the sweater I bought on the island still has that peat smell!

[Richrail]

I'm jealous, my wife I and had wanted to go to Ireland this year for our 25th anniversary. But my daughter decided she wanted to get married. So we're going to try next year to visit Ireland and Scotland.