History quiz

**Moosehead** · 19th March 06, 10:42 AM

AW, Todd, you ruined my fun.

And, of course, the man is correct. The boys, in direct contradiction of orders, had maintained the kilted order of dress as opposed to the standardised battle dress..

**macwilkin** · 19th March 06, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

AW, Todd, you ruined my fun.

And, of course, the man is correct. The boys, in direct contradiction of orders, had maintained the kilted order of dress as opposed to the standardised battle dress..

I've seen a picture in Stephen Wood's book, "The Auld Alliance: Scotland and France, the military connection", of a Cameron piper (in kilt), playing for French troops in the Maginot Line during the "Phoney War" of 1939-40.

And as for your fun: C'est le guerre :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

**Moosehead** · 19th March 06, 05:32 PM

Allrighty then, let's try this one: name the only "Irish" Regiment to wear kilts as standard dress?

**macwilkin** · 19th March 06, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

Allrighty then, let's try this one: name the only "Irish" Regiment to wear kilts as standard dress?

I believe that would be the Irish Regiment of Canada.

Cheers,

Todd

**Raphael** · 19th March 06, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

I believe that would be the Irish Regiment of Canada.

Cheers,

Todd

of Sudbury Ontario?

**macwilkin** · 19th March 06, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Raphael

of Sudbury Ontario?

Yep.

T.

**Moosehead** · 19th March 06, 08:41 PM

Either I am going to have to choose my words better, so that Google is not so easy, or I'm going to have to disqualify you Todd.

Yes, the answer is the 2nd Batallion, The Irish Regiment of Canada. Originally, both the 1st & 2nd wore kilts, but the 1st Batallion was dispanded.

They also happen to be the only Irish Regiment who have their own tartan. Based, originally, on the Ulster (yellow).

**macwilkin** · 20th March 06, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

Either I am going to have to choose my words better, so that Google is not so easy, or I'm going to have to disqualify you Todd.

Yes, the answer is the 2nd Batallion, The Irish Regiment of Canada. Originally, both the 1st & 2nd wore kilts, but the 1st Batallion was dispanded.

They also happen to be the only Irish Regiment who have their own tartan. Based, originally, on the Ulster (yellow).

I've been disqualified from trivia contests before! :mrgreen:

I use www.regiments.org, TF Mills excellent site about the regiments and corps of the British and Commonwealth armies, past and present. In all fairness though, I have read about the Canadian Irish; their tartan is featured in Zaczek's "World Tartans".

Cheers,

Todd