X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.

   X Marks Partners - (Go to the Partners Dedicated Forums )
USA Kilts website Celtic Croft website Celtic Corner website Houston Kiltmakers

User Tag List

Results 1 to 10 of 162

Thread: Scots-Irish

Threaded View

  1. #11
    Join Date
    6th February 11
    Location
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Posts
    337
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by chrisupyonder View Post
    I have visited Ulster several times. First time was when I was 7 and we visited my Uncles farm near Belfast. I never heard anyone refering to themselves as Ulster anything. Maybe once or twice Northern Irish in that my Uncle was Northern Irish and my Aunt (my mothers sister) was English. I have many cousins over there of mixed religion so denomination never came into conversations.
    I never saw any kilts over there.

    Chris.
    That may be your experience, but growing up in Derry I know that a lot of the unionist community refer to themselves as being from Ulster. One of the main political parties is even called the Ulster Unionist Party. In fact the term has been used so much by the unionist community, many nationalists tend not to use it anymore.
    And while Ulster-Scots is a term usually reserved for the language, a lot of people still would refer to themselves by this.

    Your right that kilts are not seen regularly as everyday wear, but they are quite commonly seen in pipe bands and at weddings. (quite similiar to Scotland really, if you avoid the tourist areas)
    Last edited by Blackrose87; 16th April 12 at 12:07 PM.

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» Log in

User Name:

Password:

Not a member yet?
Register Now!
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.0