McHenry Highland Festival

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 29th July 08, 04:13 PM

I am quite late in posting these pictures, but with working two jobs and the "honey do" list, I have been busy.

Well here they are....my pics from the McHenry Festival in June.

My little Jacobites!

The Sun was definately out!

The MacDonald pipe band.

Getting a sword lesson!

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 29th July 08, 04:16 PM

The kids loved the Irish Wolfhounds!

This little girl was a very talented harpist.

Jamie, this one's for you!

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 29th July 08, 04:21 PM

Coyote Run in action.

My wife, Christina, with Zach (and Doug sneaking into the pic).

Family portrait before the kids changed out of their kilts.

**Glen C** · 29th July 08, 04:22 PM

Great pics! Looks like everyone had a grand time.

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 29th July 08, 04:25 PM

The Celtic Wall...the main reason the kids wanted to change clothes.

"Let's get some haggis!"

Posing with Michael.

The kids with Doug.

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 29th July 08, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Glen C

Great pics! Looks like everyone had a grand time.

Thanks Glen! Yes, it was a great time. The folks at McHenry are great hosts and very friendly.

**SFCRick** · 29th July 08, 04:45 PM

nice pics

**Freelancer** · 29th July 08, 05:02 PM

Very nice pictures!

The gent in the pith helmet, is that a separate apron he's wearing over his BW? Is there a history behind that, or is he just worried about getting haggis on his nice BW?

**Galician** · 30th July 08, 06:48 AM

Freelancer, aprons were issued to wear over the kilt in the military (to keep things a lot worse than haggis off them) up to WWII, I believe. There is a company which supplys either original or recreated military wear called What Price Glory, from which several of the members of the forum have gotten their very heavyweight kilt. You might want to check their website and there you can see the apron.

**macwilkin** · 30th July 08, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Galician

Freelancer, aprons were issued to wear over the kilt in the military (to keep things a lot worse than haggis off them) up to WWII, I believe. There is a company which supplys either original or recreated military wear called What Price Glory, from which several of the members of the forum have gotten their very heavyweight kilt. You might want to check their website and there you can see the apron.

Aye,

This gentleman in question appears to be portraying a Jock from the Black Watch during the Second South African/Boer War period (1899-1902) -- notice his apron has no "back" to it, which caused the exposed tartan material to be a target for Boer snipers -- during WWI, a "back" was added to the apron that covered the pleats.

Regards,

Todd