Heritage of Ireland

**A Hay** · 19th March 06, 06:33 AM

This may be a sore subject with some, so let me say that I ordered this kilt before I saw anything about Stillwater Kilts having the US distribution rights to the House of Edgar Irish National Tartan. I picked the Heritage of Ireland kilt because the green color looked brighter on ebay, and Heritage offered a heavy weight material for ten pounds more. Seemed like a good buy.

I was looking for a less expensive kilt for St. Patrick's Day that I could wear more casually and not worry about dirt or stains. Save my nice Hay tartan tank for dressier occasions.

The kilt came late afternoon on St. Pats Day, and it had been mailed from Northern Ireland on the 13th and I received it on the 17th in Germany, so delivery was fast. It is stoutly sewn. Straps and buckles are a bit cheap. Overall, OK for 44 pounds plus 10 pounds postage for something I will wear only a few times a year.

Here are a couple of photos and a new sporran belt I picked up at the PX.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/grafvi...lbum?.dir=76e0
My apologies to anyone offended by my purchase of this product.

**starbkjrus** · 19th March 06, 06:53 AM

Very nice look. I really like the sweater / kilt look.

**A Hay** · 19th March 06, 07:00 AM

Thank you. I picked up the sweater in 2004 on a trip to Dublin. It is very warm and still has a certain "authentic" aroma that tells me there was not a lot of processing between the sheep and the sweater.

**Robin** · 19th March 06, 07:18 AM

Cheap or not...it looks very nice!

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 19th March 06, 07:37 AM

That looks great. Perfect for St. Pat's day. And the sweater is very nice as well.

**GMan** · 19th March 06, 02:02 PM

Great looking Kilt!

**LoftGuy** · 19th March 06, 05:15 PM

Hi,

Great looking kilt and sweater combo but I also like your hat which coordinates very well and ties everything together. Seems that a hat is frequently overlooked when wearing a kilt ensemble.

Bob

**Cawdorian** · 20th March 06, 06:03 AM

Great looking kilt and sweater, sweaters and kilts just seem to go together. Nice color coordination with the off white sweater and matching kit hose.

**A Hay** · 20th March 06, 10:35 AM

Thanks for the compliment on the headwear.

The green is a softer earth-tone than the traditional black. Eventually I want to get a Lovat Green tweed coat and maybe a vest. I think it would look great with my Hay tartan.

I just today received a Royal Engineers Cap badge to go on the cockade.
I have a military engineering background and am an engineer by profession.

Tom

**Riverkilt** · 20th March 06, 10:54 AM

A good look. Great hat and sweater is right.

Not sure what the apology stuff is about - its a FREE market and kiltmakers and kilts abound.

I buy what I wanna buy from who I wanna buy from.

Ron