New Kilt Pin

**Hosehead** · 7th August 06, 05:46 PM

I have not posted much in a while, so I thought I would visit and be more social...

This weekend at the Dublin Irish Festival (OH), I picked up a pin that is making a great kilt pin. It is from the Fighting 69th (and other Irish Brigades. from what I understand, please correct me if I am wrong).

**O'Neille** · 7th August 06, 06:18 PM

Whoa! Back up! Gotta get me wanna those! O'Neille

**O'Neille** · 7th August 06, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by O'Neille

Whoa! Back up! Gotta get me wanna those! O'Neille

Seriously, this is on my gotta have list, not wish list. If anyone sees one for sale online let me know. Going shopping now. O'Neille

**Hosehead** · 7th August 06, 06:34 PM

Here you go:

http://antietammuseum.stores.yahoo.net/sheillahpin.html

**macwilkin** · 7th August 06, 07:09 PM

There is a big debate in the reenacting community about just who exactly wore the Irish harp (or angel harp, as I have seen it referred to as well) badge. Certainly it was more likely to be found in "ethnic" Irish regiments, such as the 69th, the 116 Pennsylvania, 28th Mass., etc. Today, however, it seems like every reenactor wears one, regardless of what unit they are portraying. During the 19th century, one would not be so "bold" with their ethnicity among "native" Americans, due to anti-immigrant (especially anti-Irish) sentiment among the general population...

...but I digress. :mrgreen: I like it. It would look very good on an Irish caubeen as well.

Cheers,

Todd

**Tattoo Bradley** · 7th August 06, 07:17 PM

Freaking SWEET!

**macwilkin** · 7th August 06, 07:21 PM

Totally OT, but btw, the CD they sell on the web site -- "The Irish Volunteer" by David Kincaid, a reenactor in the recreated 116th PA Vol. Infantry, is "bully"! We sell it and the companion volume of Kincaid's at Wilson's Creek, and it is one of the BEST Civil War music CDs out there.

T.

billmcc · 8th August 06, 01:11 AM

Nice! I've been looking for something with an Irish theme to use as a kilt pin. How large is it?

**Jimmy Carbomb** · 8th August 06, 05:43 AM

Hosehead, I have that exact same pin! It's the one that I'll wear with both of my Irish National kilts, my Saffron kilt, and my St. Patrick tartan kilt.

If it's the exact same one that I have... just be careful of the weight of that baby! I find that it knocks against my knee cap when I'm walking and gets rather annoying. If it didn't look so freakin' great, I would have delegated it to a lapel pin on a dress jacket. For the sake of fashion, I'll take a knee bruise.