Originally Posted by
M. A. C. Newsome
Regarding the Welsh tartan center, again -- and I mean this comment not as a review of their product or customer service, which I have no experience with and which by all that I read is just fine -- but they, at one time at least, had on their web site some "history" that was entirely bogus and clearly meant to mislead people into beliveing that kilts were a part of ancient Welsh tradition.
See my blog post of April 15, 2005:
http://blog.albanach.org/2005/04/welsh-tartans.html
They may have changed their web site since then, and I hope they have. The information they had on there was simply false. That's the kind of thing that I really don't want to see in the tartan industry.
Aye,
Matt
Thanks for the clarification Matt.
They have changed their webmaster and hence their site. There is a brief reference to revival of celtic tradition which can be taken with a wee pinch of sodium chloride but the emphasis is very much on pride in Wales of today. 
http://welshtartans.bpweb.net/
If you wish to challenge this further there is a "contact us" button.
I have found them very responsive to suggestions/criticisms. 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
Bookmarks