Good stuff. We're just trying to date the kilt and precedence in regards to the origin of the "saffron kilt". I mistakenly believed that it was a british "bone to the Irish". Infact it was an Irish creation of the early 20th century as noted by Moosehead. It certainly changes my fenian predispositon to it. So being that it predates british military use my reservations have been removed about the saffron kilt, though the color is still ugly to me. Saffron to me should have a curry note to it.