Not sure how to title this.. (Irish Ancestry)

[McNulty]

I'm Scots/Irish, mostly Irish. I've got an Irish National, a Dark green kilt and celebrate my multi heritage by wearing my kilts often and with pride. I have other kilts in various tartans and wear them with as much pride as I do the "Irish" ones. But when someone asks me, I'm "Black Irish" from the Sout (no H ) side of Chicago. Know what I mean youz guyz?
Nulty

[BearMinister]

100 % Finnish and I wear a kilt. I try to stick to the universal tartans, but if I find a good looking (and cheap) clan tartan kilt from the ebay, I won't let the lack of scottish heritage stop me from bidding...

[GDub]

Half Irish, half Icelandic here. I wear the kilt because I like wearing the kilt. I do have a couple of clan tartans, but plan on sticking with contemporary and/or "fashion" and Irish-centric tartans in my next wave of purchases. Just a choice thing...

Kilt on!!

[The Barry]

As has been suggested already, I'll just parrot some good advice.

If you want to wear a kilt more "appropriate" for an Irishman, you can check out a saffron kilt, an Irish county tartan (which can be quite good looking), or one of the many Irish universal tartans (national, pride, heritage, etc).

Or, if you find a clan tartan that you really like, wear it. Double-check that there isn't a restriction on its use here: Scottish Tartan Registry

Or, if you like, you can always wear any of the "universal" tartans: Black Watch, X-Marks, Scottish National, etc.

Like has been said, if you wear a tartan, know something about it, people will ask.

And the most important rule: wear a kilt!

[Bugbear]

Just be awear and respectful that many tartans represent clans or groups, etc. The tartan might not have the same power of meaning to you if you wear that tartan as to someone of that clan or group, etc.

Same goes for saying a tartan is ugly or something like that.

[CDNSushi]

No history here. 100% Czech on both sides of the family as far as I can trace back (which, honestly isn't THAT far). The tartans I own are universal or district. Wouldn't stop me from getting something that I really liked, however.

[Riverkilt]

Each of my grandparents had an Irish line so have a saffron kilt and an Ireland's National tartan kilt.

Have tartans for my family clans, Macdonald, Gordon, Cameron, Gunn, Fraser, and Scott.

Have tartans to honor family service, Army, Navy, Royal Air Force, Firefighter's Memorial.

Have district tartans, Caledonia, Isle of Skye, Antarctica

Have the X Marks the Scott tartan

Have a couple clan tartans I just happen to like, Loud MacLeod, and MacLean Hunting (Sir Sean's tartan).

Even have a fashion tartan I like, the Warrior tartan.

There are many ways to go with tartans.

And within a clan tartan you often have many variations....I have four different Macdonald tartans and four different House of Gordon tartans.

You can never have too many kilts. Just order up what you like.

My only advice would be have your most meaningful tartans made up in a hand sewn kilt by a craftsman kiltmaker you do business with personally.

Ron