show us your Cornish kilts & accessories

**OC Richard** · 15th December 12, 06:03 AM

I'm a West Virginian of mixed English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, but my most recent and direct family ties are to an extended family of Cornish miners who came to WV in the 1880s (when the Cornish mines were closing down).

The recent thread on Breton kilt accessories made me think about the Cornish things, and I came across this site

http://www.cornish-tartans.co.uk/kilt_sales.html

I love those Cornish sporrans! And kilt pins! I notice they mention different kilt pins for different regions of Cornwall, and for sure the village my family came from, Tywardreath, is known for its lovely ancient church and Celtic crosses.

So... I would love to see your Cornish kilts, kilt pins, sporrans, buckles, whatever you have.

Thanks! Richard

PS here's the church my Grandmother's Grandparents were baptised and married in, Tywardreath, snapped during our visit there

**denmcdough** · 15th December 12, 08:57 AM

Richard, I have no Cornish attire. Sorry! However, I do love the pic.

On a side note: my grandfather was a coal miner, too.....he left Ireland and ended up in England before coming to the US. He was paralyzed in a mining accident and was never fully compensated for a life time of misery. Those were the days.

**OC Richard** · 21st December 12, 05:41 AM

Seems that no one has Cornish things to post... I was looking forward to seeing some.

Here's a fantastic Cornish sporran from that site, by itself and with some Cornish tartans

BTW on an old thread I discussed the difficulty of designing a tartan which incorporated both the St Piran Flag and the Bezants

and at the same time was an attractive design. Here's my first attempt

Why all the blue? Well I figured that the flag and the bezants both had black backgrounds and they needed some field to sit upon. Besides Cornwall is surrounded by the sea.

**David Thorpe** · 21st December 12, 06:54 AM

Beautiful tartan!

**mull** · 21st December 12, 07:52 AM

I pipe with a gentleman on weekends who recently recieved what I believe to be a cornish kilt from New House Highland. The tartan is very vibrant in person. I'll see if I can't get a pic from him to post.
Joe