Irish kilt books

[macwilkin]

If the argument is that "history" is anything prior the the present moment, then I could sew up a kilt out of fuschia neoprene and the moment it is completed it is an historical garment, if you will excuse an absurd example that makes the point.

We all know the facts and we all know what Matt meant, that the kilt had no ancient traditional existence in Ireland.

"History" means an account or record of what happened in the past and sadly there are large chunks of Scotland's and Ireland's past which were never recorded. The costume of Scotland and Ireland is one of those areas and there isn't much "history" to go on. McClintock gathers all the evidence which was available to him at that time.

Originally, the artist Seán Keating headed up a committee to design a uniform in a suitably modern-but-Celtic style, as was the general artistic bent of the Irish state at the time. Keating’s design called for a saffron léine tunic with six rows of black braid, black cuffs, a blue brat cloak, pantaloons, and a black Balmoral bonnet with saffron feather.



See: http://www.andrewcusack.com/2010/04/...-blue-hussars/

T.