Firstly, thanks to all for the kind words.

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Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
Not that you can ever win with the Irish, but I have a feeling there's too much orange for some, and not enough orange for others.
Quote Originally Posted by Macman View Post
I like it. I think the black gives it nice balance. Congratulations!
Some of my other designs had much more black, various shades of green, and no orange or white at all...

Here's a couple of my favourites that didn't make the cut in the competition:




Quote Originally Posted by davidlpope View Post
It reminds me of the St. Patrick tartan.
While not based on the St. Patrick tartan, I agree my tartan does have a certain resemblance. For the sake of comparison, here they are side-by-side.

New World Irish tartan:


Saint Patrick tartan:


Anyone else have a guess about which tartan New World Irish is based on?