My Caubeen Arrived From Ireland!

**MacCathmhaoil** · 20th April 14, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by BCAC

Your hat is usually worn with any badge on the left side (close to the left eye) and the excess materiel pulled over to the wearers right.

Not always with a caubeen, it may be the case with the military, but less so with civilians.

**BCAC** · 20th April 14, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by MacCathmhaoil

Not always with a caubeen, it may be the case with the military, but less so with civilians.

My bold. This is why I said "usually" in my post!

**Jock Scot** · 20th April 14, 05:25 AM

From what I remember, the pipers of The Irish Guards wore the cap badge over the right eye with the cloth pulled over to the left. In 70 something years, I cannot recall ever seeing a civilian wearing a caubeen, though.

**denmcdough** · 20th April 14, 05:38 AM

Jock is correct, the Caubeen is worn over the right eye with the excess pulled to the left and slightly back, at least in the military. See if this comes through:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charli...in/photostream

**BCAC** · 20th April 14, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by denmcdough

Jock is correct, the Caubeen is worn over the right eye with the excess pulled to the left and slightly back, at least in the military. See if this comes through:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charli...in/photostream

You should have said "at least in the Irish Guards" and not "at least in the military". Last I heard The Royal Irish Rangers were also military.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ish_Ranger.jpg

**OC Richard** · 20th April 14, 06:17 AM

Here it is!

Those hats are sharp-looking! Congrats!

**Jock Scot** · 20th April 14, 06:32 AM

To those that may be tad confused over all this, it may help those not familier with the quirks of British Army uniforms, there are basic uniform regulations and then there are individual Regimental uniform traditions and the two are, as in the above situation and somewhat confusingly, not always the same!

**PleatedOne** · 20th April 14, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Here it is!

Those hats are sharp-looking! Congrats!

Thanks Richard, the pic is very useful.

**John_Carrick** · 20th April 14, 08:27 AM

There is a nice old saying in Ireland about having your hat over your right eye:
You're wearing it on the Kildare side!

**plaid preacher** · 20th April 14, 10:38 AM

Here is a photo I scammed of the Irish Guards from http://thepolera.blogspot.ca/2012/03...heroes-to.html. Cap Badge on the Kildare side. *weg* I learned something today. I note that the Canadian Irish Regimental also wear their cap badge over the right eye, with the bonnet pulled to the left.