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16th August 07, 05:35 AM
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Dumfries and Galloway Pictures #6
As promised, here is a selection of pictures of my travels when I stayed at Ferintosh last week. The full set will be uploaded to my photo blog site at www.fotothing.com/cleftref .
The pictures below seem appropriate as I emerge from my cocoon of metamorphosis. They are all taken at the kiltmaking exhibition in Gatehouse of Fleet.
You enter through the Post Office, then go through the café to the gift shop at the rear. Facing you is a glass panel behind which a lady is working on making kilts. To the right is a glass case containing kilt pins, two of which I bought after approaching the lady in the gift shop only to discover that the lady kiltmaker was in charge of these!
Above the glass panel is a series of panels outlining the history of the kilt and photos of these appear in order.
Panel I
Panel II
Panel III
Panel IV
Panel V (didn't realise that John Brown was not being "true" but I guess he didn't wish to amuse Queen Victoria!)
Panel VI
I peeked behind the glass and asked the lady if she minded me taking a couple of pics her side of the glass. She was fine about it!
And a close up - wonder who the lucky recipient is going to be! I did ask what the tartan was but have forgotten what she said!
The Legend continues!  
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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16th August 07, 05:45 AM
#2
Great shots McClef, I wonder though about the last panel as I have been told on more than one occasion that people over there do not wear the kilt on a daily basis, as a rule.
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16th August 07, 09:09 AM
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More super pics, Trefor.
Now listen everyone, I want no 'funny' remarks made about "...our own Highlander across the room...". For one thing I have never been to Gatehouse of Fleet!!
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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16th August 07, 09:40 AM
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 Originally Posted by McMurdo
Great shots McClef, I wonder though about the last panel as I have been told on more than one occasion that people over there do not wear the kilt on a daily basis, as a rule.
There are a few though McMurdo, here and there, maybe hard to spot and luck of the draw to encounter, but I never give up hope!
Originally Posted by Hamish
More super pics, Trefor.
Now listen everyone, I want no 'funny' remarks made about "...our own Highlander across the room...". For one thing I have never been to Gatehouse of Fleet!!
Darn I was so tempted to make a comment like "Hamish started early as mentioned on Panel I!" However you will note that I resisted such a temptation!
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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16th August 07, 09:56 AM
#5
guid oan ya Trefor!
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16th August 07, 10:02 AM
#6
Very nice pics, and history lesson.
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16th August 07, 03:10 PM
#7
Excellent, Trefor, an interesting place to visit.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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16th August 07, 03:44 PM
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This has been a really terrific bunch of photos - I have enjoyed the whole series very much. I only regret you have no photo of their "Hamish" - but then I suspect he couldn't hold a candle to our very own!
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17th August 07, 08:10 AM
#9
Great Pics Trefor and really enjoyed the Story of the Kilt
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17th August 07, 08:40 AM
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