Quote Originally Posted by InCanada View Post
Greetings to all from Toronto! I am a new member and relatively new to kilts as well. I belong to a Masonic lodge with a Scottish tradition where kilts are encouraged at big events. Having an Irish background there is no obvious tartan to wear, although there are the county ones that were designed 15-20 years ago. Saffron also seems like a good choice for me. Can anyone recommend a good tartan for me to wear being that I have no family connection to Scotland? My father's old kilt he wore for Scottish country dancing is available to me, although I'm curious what the general consensus is of wearing another family's tartan as my own? I actually have no idea what the tartan of that kilt is, perhaps if someone recognizes it they can let me know. No amount of searching online has led to me being able to positively identify it.

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Greetings from Utah,

Well I would go with your fathers if it fits since it would have more meaning to you. If you want help with the name of his tartan a photo of it would help. But you do have options other then his. They are the Masonic tartan, Canada's Maple Leaf tartan, Ontario tartan, and since your Irish the Irish national tartan. There is other tartans you could pick of that are organizations you might be a member of, but over all you can wear any that you may like. When the Lord Lyon came to Salt Lake he stated that you are more likely to receive gratitude then despise from a clan you may adopt a tartan to wear of, you fancy it then please wear it. There is also the "universal" tartans. Last since you are a member of X marks the Scot you can wear the page tartan.

From my personal side I have the black watch that I was given by a member of the BW and the Irish national since my grandmother was Irish and we have no other information other then that on her.