The Clergy Tartan

[stonekilt]

Hi friends,

Still looking for the Clergy Tartan.

You find it, I will order a kilt, promise.


Thanks much,

Dan the Bruce

[Alaskan Celt]

[Prester John]

So, just how many "Clergy tartan" kilt seekers are there on this forum?

I mean "qualified" to wear it?

C'mon guys, ante up.

[Wompet]

I'm not qualified to wear the tartan, but I did a quick check of my bookmarked sites out of curiousity -

McRok.com - 8 yd 16 oz at $373.00 (doesn't say which Clergy)
ScottishLion.com - 8 yd 13 oz at $580.00 (Ancient, Blue Modern or Green Modern)
The Kilt Store (right up there in the corner) - 8 yd 16 oz at $509.84 (Ancient or Modern) and 13 oz at $460.95 (Muted). I'm not sure if that is with the 10% XMarks discount or not. They also have six variations in tartan fabric.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Does ordained in the Ancient Order of the Lush count? Or possibly an acolyte in the worship of the (fermented) grape?:grin::grin:

Oh well, didn't think so, but I would be interested in seeing the tartan, if it exists. And if not, possibly Mac could design one. His work on the XMarks tartan was outstanding (even if he did it before I got here and now I have to wait for the next order!).

[highlander_Daz]

I have a Clarkson ancester, Blie clergy would be the appropriate Tartan

[Cawdorian]

The blue clergy tartan is readily available, I have a friend (a minister) who has a kilt in this tartan, he wore it at the Kirk'in service last year.

[Southern Breeze]

Clergy Blue is on my short list to get.I'm a Southern Baptist minister so I defintly qualify. Seeing one of us in a kilt is a rare sight indeed. :grin:

[bjcustard]

I have a Clarkson ancester, Blie clergy would be the appropriate Tartan

I'm assuming you mean 'Blue Clergy'.

Can you explain to me the connection between Blue Clergy and the Clark/Clarke/Clarkson history?

[Prester John]

Matt N has a good understanding of it, and will correct me where I err. Here is his take on it all, from his own keyboard.

http://blog.albanach.org/2005/07/clergy-tartan.html

"Clark" means "clerk" or "clergyman" When the Clark family were looking for a tartan, they just slightly changed the Clergy blue. I think they made one blue stripe into white. I think.

Southern Breeze - a fellow man of the cloth. Y'know there are several of us. We should have an annual gathering, or something! 8)

I'm still interested in the Clergy Green Ancient, which is darker than Clergy Green, go figure (like the scarf my wife got me)

Well, it's a goal for next year, when I have some money to save again.