Quote Originally Posted by kilted scholar View Post
I have no personal stake in this debate, not being Irish or having any connection with Ireland, but I thought this link might be of interest. I came across it in looking at the news on the BBC website today. It's about a St Patrick's Day parade in Birmingham today that attracted 85,000 people and contains a picture of a kilted pipe band. I have no point to prove on this - I see no reason to depart from the clear historical position that the kilt has no established links to Ireland.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-12727171
It was last year's news, but there may wellbe another this year!