show us your Cornish kilts & accessories

[OC Richard]

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]

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]

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]

Beautiful tartan!

[mull]

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

[macwilkin]

No Cornish blood that I know of, but my daughter was born on St. Piran's Day, March 5th.

T.

[sydnie7]

On my mother's side, we have family ties to St. Keverne. Mother always enjoyed the time we spent touring Cornwall, saying "everybody looks like my family!"

Richard, I really like your design. Be sure to let us know if you ever plan a run!

[McClef]

I don't have a Cornish sporran but I do have a Cornwall National kilt and there are pictures somewhere on this site of me wearing it. I also have a plaid in this tartan.

I have worn it in Cornwall too!

Every year on St David's Day a group of kilted Cornishmen come to Cardiff, again there are some pics somewhere! I will see if I can find the links.

[McClef]

Photo of me taken by Acaigh



Taken by somebody using my camera



(sorry about the uneven hose!)



The Cornish contingent in Cardiff:

[sailortats]

McClef, thanks for the pics. I am very pleased to see you and the other gentleman wearing a rouche tie with your PC. I prefer this type of tie to a bow tie for most occasions. But I realize that some here do not go along with that.