Irish Kilts

[The Thing]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Hmm, I just had a thought about the comment that OC Richard made, that Irish history has gone amiss. And, it brings me to my current reading, The War For Ireland 1913 - 1923. In reading this book, by 1916, you get a feel that there were many factions in Irish society, and they all wanted different outcomes, because the 'real' Irish identity, by then, was waning rapidly! They were split between Treaty vs. Anti-Treaty...partition of the north and south.

Maybe it's true, the Irish have been looking for an identity because theirs was pretty much decimated. For 800 years, Irish tradition and history was relegated to dirt. The Penal Laws saw to that...it was the specific intent of the English to do away with ANYTHING Irish. Sound familiar? The same was done in Scotland.

So, my point is, if you see Irish bands, or Irish individuals, or Irish diaspora wearing Scottish attire, maybe they ARE using this as a way to identify with the past, even if it's not their true national garment. Does that make sense? OK, I'm rambling on, but I think it's cool that so many Irish-Americans, these days, have adopted the Scottish dress as if it were their own. Is that a bad thing? I think not.

Recently, I attended an Irish festival near Baltimore, MD. I was blown away by how many kilts I saw. That was the determinate that made me get into the kilt thing. I'm so glad!!!!

Well said,

Having lived in Ireland, been in the Military and a love of it's history and heritage I would agree with your above post.