kilt for st. patricks day

**styphonthal** · 9th March 17, 04:42 PM

Background: Buffalo has a long history of Irish immigrants, and this is taken very seriously. For example, in south Buffalo the street names are in Gaelic, and most of the bars are Irish themed (some even have the old "No Irish Welcome" signs). Because of this, St. Patrick's is the second biggest celebration in the city(Behind Dyngus day)

My question is: Is it appropriate to wear a kilt during this? I only have one, a Macgregor (which does have green). I could pair it with green socks/green shirt.

**Manu** · 9th March 17, 04:56 PM

I'm a little confused...is it strongly Irish or no Irish Welcome? Either Way, the kilt isn't really Irish, so I don't see what the issue would be, and yes I'll be wearing mine for st Patrick's day celebrations. Enjoy!

**ratspike** · 9th March 17, 05:01 PM

It's absolutely okay to wear a kilt for St. Paddy's, just be on the lookout for wandering hands that want to check out what's underneath.

**javankrona** · 9th March 17, 05:25 PM

I've got my casual Ireland's National ready for an event tomorrow.

**styphonthal** · 9th March 17, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Manu

I'm a little confused...is it strongly Irish or no Irish Welcome? Either Way, the kilt isn't really Irish, so I don't see what the issue would be, and yes I'll be wearing mine for st Patrick's day celebrations. Enjoy!

During the irish immigrations, there were would be signs such as "Help wanted: Irish need not apply", "All Welcome: NO BLACKS NO JEWS NO IRISH". Some of these signs exist, and are satirically in irish bars.

Since the kilt isn't irish, I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to wear on an irish centered holiday.

**ratspike** · 9th March 17, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by styphonthal

During the irish immigrations, there were would be signs such as "Help wanted: Irish need not apply", "All Welcome: NO BLACKS NO JEWS NO IRISH". Some of these signs exist, and are satirically in irish bars.

Since the kilt isn't irish, I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to wear on an irish centered holiday.

Any St. Patrick's Day parade worth it's salt will have bagpipes and tartan and kilts coming out of it's eyeballs. You'll be just as likely to hear traditional Scottish and other folksy tunes as you will Irish played in pubs and bars. It's kind of a big, generically Celltic mashup in my experience.

**javankrona** · 9th March 17, 08:12 PM

I don't know if the Irish wore the kilt before the late 19th century; it was defintely introduced (or reintroduced) by Irish nationalists. I believe they chose a solid saffron. Funny though, 'Scoti' means 'the Irish people.'

So don the kilt, and wear it with pride.

**Willie T** · 9th March 17, 10:49 PM

Back in my Highland dancing days I used to always wear my kilt on St. Paddys. My first kilt had a lot of green in it and I kept up the tradition until I grew out of that kilt in my early twenties. I knew the kilt wasn't Irish but since many of the Gaels (Highlanders) had ancient roots in Ireland going back to the 4th & 5th centuries, it was my way of paying homage to the Highlanders' Gaelic cousins across the Irish Sea.