Xmarks "Kings Speech" thread mentioned in Dublin press

**Monkey@Arms** · 25th January 11, 11:46 AM

The current discussion about the tartan worn in the movie "The King's Speech" http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-speech-63781/ was itself referenced in a news article about the same from the Evening Herald in Ireland.

Scots furious as King's Speech shows Firth wearing Irish tartan

By Paul Drury
Tuesday January 25 2011

Tartan experts in Scotland have been left speechless by the highland dress worn by actor Colin Firth in the Oscar-tipped movie The King's Speech. Historians believe the man who would be king is wearing an Irish kilt as he makes his way to Balmoral.

And the sporran adorning his royal frontage dates from a Lanarkshire manufacturer of the 21st century -- not the 1930s.

*SNIP*

The curious choice of highland dress -- the tartan is believed to be a 1997 Co Kerry -- has sparked a furious debate among the kilted cognoscenti world-wide. They have flooded the tartan lovers' website Xmarksthescot with their views.

Full article here

Best regards,

Jake

**Tobus** · 25th January 11, 11:53 AM

That is awesome. Consider it a feather in the hat of this forum that we are considered the premier group on the internet for discussing tartan-related and kilt-related subjects.

**McClef** · 25th January 11, 11:56 AM

Wonderful!

Maybe in future prospective film makers should consult with us before they go ahead!

**Slowburn** · 26th January 11, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

Wonderful!

Maybe in future prospective film makers should consult with us before they go ahead!

That certainly would have averted the Braveheart issues.

**piperdbh** · 26th January 11, 10:09 AM

Since I haven't posted anything in the thread referenced above, am I a noncognoscento?

**Lallans** · 26th January 11, 10:31 AM

Well, I'm hoping to get noticed as a "concerned onlooker".

**Detroitpete** · 25th January 11, 12:46 PM

WOW...

It also refers to us as the "kilted cognoscenti". I'm SOOOOOOO adding that to my personal calling card

**auld argonian** · 25th January 11, 12:54 PM

ooooh! I'm a member of the cognoscenti? Will I be seeing a little somethin' extra in my pay envelope for that? When I go into restaurants, will they trot out the good veal now?

Best

AA

**Calico** · 25th January 11, 01:33 PM

Yep, looking forward to being treated like royalty, now!

**Sammac** · 25th January 11, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

ooooh! I'm a member of the cognoscenti? Will I be seeing a little somethin' extra in my pay envelope for that? When I go into restaurants, will they trot out the good veal now?

Best

AA

MMMM!! Veal