Originally Posted by
MacMillan of Rathdown
The author is correct. Even as late as the 1950s and 60s when a gentleman unwrapped the package the postman had delivered he would discover, in addition to his kilt, a pair of "trews", not unlike a pair of modern boxer briefs or trunks. These were intended to be worn under the kilt, and were often of tartan, but more usually of dark blue wool or heavy cotton.
When I picked up my last kilt from the kilt maker in Inverness in 1997, lo and behold there was a wee(un-asked for) package, waiting along side the main one, containing a pair just as you describe.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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