Jabots

**Dale Seago** · 29th March 12, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

In my opinion, yes. See Niall Livingstone of Bachuil, Baron of the Bachuil, Coarb of St Moluag, Abbot of Lismore, Chief of Clan MacLea - the Highland Livingstones. . .

Definitely looks good. Nice blackthorn stick, too.

**creagdhubh** · 29th March 12, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Definitely looks good. Nice blackthorn stick, too.

I agree. I also like the green velvet doublet Bachuil is wearing, very smart. Read below for more information regarding the staff. Here are a few more photos:

"Saint Moluag's Pastoral Staff is variously called the Bachuil Mòr (Great Staff), the Bachuil Buidhe (Yellow Staff) or the Caman Oir (Golden Shinty Stick). It is reputedly made of blackthorn and today measures 2 ft 9 in (0.79 m). At one time it was encased in metal and perhaps studded with jewels. Now only fragments of metal adhere to it.

Custody of the staff was entrusted to a family who became almoners to Lismore Cathedral and Barons of Bachuil. A Latin Charter of 1544, still held by the family, confirmed immemorial possession of their lands and the Magnum Baculum of Saint Moluag.

Over a period between 1650-1750 many of the family for some reason altered their name from MacDhunsleibhe (or MacLea) to Livingstone. A Lyon Court judgement in 1950 declared that the custodian of the staff is the co-arb of Saint Moluag and a baron in the Baronage of Argyll and the Isles."

- Excerpt from www.isleoflismore.com

Slainte,

**Bugbear** · 29th March 12, 01:33 PM

A pale blue doublet sounds very nice, creagdhubh. For some reason I had it in my head that it was a velvet doublet, but I can't find where that was stated. Wishful thinking, perhaps?

**creagdhubh** · 29th March 12, 01:48 PM

Glentruim's doublet was made of velvet in a pale blue colour.

**Bugbear** · 29th March 12, 02:58 PM

O ok, I understand now. Thanks, creagdhubh. The green, velvet doublet also sounds nice.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th March 12, 03:28 PM

Hey, I recognize Cardinal O'Brien in the above pics. Neat!

**A Hay** · 29th March 12, 03:48 PM

Here are a couple more.
First is our own Hamish at the Burn's Night Supper in Ferintosh, Dumfries, Scotland in 2009.

Next is myself at the Burn's Night Supper in Ferintosh, Dumfries, Scotland in 2010.

I'm wearing a Sheriffmuir jacket with Jabot and lace cuffs from Lady Crystall.

I don't tend to wear the Sheriffmuir often, and hardly ever wear the Jabot except to a few fancy dress functions where there may be other kilt wearers.

Tom

**creagdhubh** · 29th March 12, 05:53 PM

Looking smart, Tom!

**Downunder Kilt** · 29th March 12, 06:18 PM

Sometime ago Chas put up a photo of himself wearing a jabot with either his blue PC or Regulation Doublet paired with a high buttoned waistcoat. I thought it was very smart. Unfortunately the search function on the new system is not showing me any hits after 2006 (from any type of search) so I can't find the photo, Perhaps Chas would be kind enough to drop a copy this thread

**OC Richard** · 30th March 12, 04:25 AM

What I wonder is, when did jabots appear.

They don't appear in The Highlanders of Scotland... the men are wearing ordinary white collared shirts and the ordinary neckties of the period.

I have a pile of mid-to-late 19th century photos of men in Highland Dress and I can't recall offhand seeing jabots.

But in my old Highland Dress catalogues from the 1930s jabots are seen worn with Prince Charlies, Montrose doublets, and Kenmore doublets (all, by the way, new jacket styles at that time). Perhaps jabots appeared at the same time as closed-collar Evening Dress jackets, to dress them up a bit.

(BTW jabots appear to be a modern attempt at capturing the look of the ruffles attached to the neck opening of many 18th century shirts, so in other words appear to be another 20th century quasi-Jacobean revival.)