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1st February 23, 10:25 AM
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New to forum, new to kilts: celebrating McCreary/MacRory family lineage
Hi all,
I’m Rick, aka tubino. I am invited to a wedding in Scotland next fall, and kilt-wearing is encouraged. This possibility has spurred me to highlight my mother‘s Scottish heritage through a MacCrory/McCreary line that was likely MacRory way back. From what I have read the MacRory line is associated with both the MacDonald and MacLaren clans, and I have insufficient genealogical information to say any more than that. The MacLaren tartan colors and pattern appeal to me, and on that flimsy basis I‘d like to get a quality kilt and tweed jacket. Ideally I‘d find a quality 8-yard wool kilt secondhand. I‘m here to learn.
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1st February 23, 10:30 AM
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Welcome to the “Great Rabble”!  
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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1st February 23, 10:42 AM
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1st February 23, 02:43 PM
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Welcome from the English Midlands. Hope you find what you're looking for
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1st February 23, 02:46 PM
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Failte from the Home of the Blues!
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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2nd February 23, 07:50 AM
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Welcome to the forum from Western Canada!
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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2nd February 23, 10:19 AM
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 from Colorado!
"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu"
Remember the men from whom you are descended.
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2nd February 23, 05:24 PM
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Now I'm committed: I bought the kilt!
I did it today. I had found a 16oz 8-yard kilt recently made by Gaelic Themes for a customer, in the MacLaren modern tartan, in my waist size. Apparently the deal fell through, and I bought it as a clearance item, paying a bit less for the 8-yard kilt than a 5-yard -- but may need to shorten it a bit. It will all be clearer in a week, when I get it. But right now I'm excited about it!
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9th February 23, 05:39 AM
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That's super! Looks like a high-quality kilt for sure.
If you're new to kiltwearing you'll see on this site, and on various facebook sites and so forth that there are several different forms of kiltwearing, different levels of formality, for kilted weddings in Scotland.
The same traditional kilt you have works perfectly with all these various kinds of outfits.
The differences come with the choice of shirt, tie, jacket, sporran, socks, and shoes.
Last edited by OC Richard; 9th February 23 at 05:43 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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9th February 23, 06:00 PM
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