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    tartans...

    Al: if you have relatives from Northern Ireland (Ulster), then I would say you probably do have some Scottish blood, given the number of Scots who settled there in the Plantation. I always recommend the Ulster red tartan to folks with Ulser-Scots heritage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot
    Al: if you have relatives from Northern Ireland (Ulster), then I would say you probably do have some Scottish blood, given the number of Scots who settled there in the Plantation. I always recommend the Ulster red tartan to folks with Ulser-Scots heritage.

    Cheers,

    Todd
    I agree, Todd. My family is from County Tyrone, but when I had the Irish American society look them up, They said I was really a Scot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JerMc
    I agree, Todd. My family is from County Tyrone, but when I had the Irish American society look them up, They said I was really a Scot.
    As I noted on my new "kilts" web page, I have a hunch that our family may be Ulster-Scot, but I have no proof of this. I did not know about the "Irish American Society", but I just Googled it and found there is a Canadian version of the same thing. I'm just in the process of looking their site over, and I may join.
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    Highlander, nice tartan! I don't think I have seen that one before.

    And while I would never have considered it, the combo with a black bowtie and white shirt is a good look. And are thos ghillie brogues I see? I assume the hose are white as well?

    Probably need a belt, but you could attend any formal or semi-formal even dressed that way and nobody would accuse you of being under-dressed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior
    Highlander, nice tartan! I don't think I have seen that one before.

    And while I would never have considered it, the combo with a black bowtie and white shirt is a good look. And are thos ghillie brogues I see? I assume the hose are white as well?

    Probably need a belt, but you could attend any formal or semi-formal even dressed that way and nobody would accuse you of being under-dressed.
    That's a pretty standard "black tie" combination (sans jacket) that Daz is wearing...and I'm sure the jacket is around there somewhere, if I know Daz! ;)

    Attending a formal function without a jacket is being under-dressed, though.

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    I would wear this with a prince charlie jacket and vest-hence no belt, it spoils the look with the prince charlie, the hose are offwhite.

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    The Ulster Red is a wonderful choice for those of us of Ulster-Scot descent. If you want to see a kilt in this tartan go to Matt Newsome's website at www.albanach.org.

    There are several views of this tartan in a 4 yard box pleat.

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    Hi Beery,

    Just to throw in my sixpennyworth:

    On my first 'proper' visit to Wales last September, I treated myself to a cilt (Welsh for kilt!) in what is currently known as the Welsh National tartan or the St. David's Tartan (Brithwe Dewi Sant). As far as I know, I have no Welsh blood, only very good friends there, but I like the tartan and wanted to wear the cilt as a mark of my respect for that fine Country - I also wanted to have it in my Kilt Kollection. That was all the justification I needed for the purchase! This was the first photo I took of myself wearing it:



    The kilts are available from our very own www.KiltStore.net and from the Wales Tartan Centres - www.welsh-tartans.com - amongst others.

    If you are of Welsh extraction, why not consider this fine tartan?
    [B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/

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    As always Hamish... Perfect!

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