What's This Then?

[Riverkilt]

Surfing through the Cuillinn site saw this pic of a saffron kilt with what looks to be two blue ribbons on it.


Can anyone tell me what they're all about. All new to me. Thanks.

Site is http://www.cuillinn.com/saffron_day_oval.jpg if the pic won't come up for you.

Ron

[Dreadbelly]

I once woke up after a bender with a blue ribbon...

[chasem]

looks like the ribbons I've seen on a couple military kilts. Unfortunately I know nothing further about them.

[ozone]

Does that mean that the wearer won two first prizes? Perhaps like in the song...

[thescot]

The rigbbons usually represent an NCO or officer rank. I'm pretty sure that the Argyl and Sutherland as well as the Black Watch wore then on kilts for that purpose.

I think the same applies to the saffron for the Royal Irish Regiment.

[macwilkin]

The rigbbons usually represent an NCO or officer rank. I'm pretty sure that the Argyl and Sutherland as well as the Black Watch wore then on kilts for that purpose.

I think the same applies to the saffron for the Royal Irish Regiment.

Argyll Officers & NCO's wear a kilt panel:

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/kiltpanel.htm

The Calgary Highlanders are an affiliated regiment of the Argylls, so they have adopted many of the Argylls' regimental customs and traditions.

RHR (Black Watch) NCO's wear a rosette, and RHR pipers wear Royal Stewart rosettes.

The RIR's pipers have a "shamrock" style rosette, as evidenced by this photo:

http://ezpiper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Piper6.jpg

Here's what the author of this web site has to say about them:

They are remembered by the Three shamrocks and badges worn on the saffron kilt of the Pipers, as can be seen in the picture of a very young me, below. This was also carried on with the Royal Irish Regiment of today.

"They" refers to three regiments, The Royal Irish Rifles, the Royal Irish Fusiliers and the Royal Inniskilling Rifles, who were amalgamated to form the old Royal Irish Rangers, which then became part of the Royal Irish Regiment*.

*amalgamated with the old UDR, the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Cheers,

Todd

[Pour1Malt]

lueks like ribbons fur ponies tae me....

[scoutniagara]

Well, as suggested above, I think he's covering a special prize. (two blue ribbons) ;)

[Freelander Sporrano]

They are not Blue they are Green .I have seen them many times in Parades

[Dirka Skene]

lueks like ribbons fur ponies tae me....
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I agree.