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7th October 14, 04:02 AM
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Welcome. The tartan is the Ulster district tartan. Enjoy.
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7th October 14, 04:21 AM
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 Originally Posted by davidlpope
Welcome. The tartan is the Ulster district tartan. Enjoy.
What a wonderful coincidence! Do any of the Irish regiments in the British Army wear this tartan then, are they likely ot be surplus?
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7th October 14, 04:47 AM
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Welcome from another Son of MacLeod!
Martin.
AKA - The Scouter in a Kilt.
Proud, but homesick, son of Skye.
Member of the Clan MacLeod Society (Scotland)
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7th October 14, 04:54 AM
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Hello nwgb!
Allen Sinclair, FSA Scot
Eastern Region Vice President
North Carolina Commissioner
Clan Sinclair Association (USA)
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7th October 14, 05:22 AM
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Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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7th October 14, 05:34 AM
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Are there any hard and fast rules on who can wear what tartan?
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7th October 14, 05:38 AM
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Only "Restricted" Tartans - e.g. "Balmoral" - reserved to the Royal Family. There are a number of "copyrighted" tartans for personal use.
Having said that, a tartan in recent times has been a name-tag. Mrs. McLeod wears McLeod Tartan. Mr. MacDonald... you get my drift. So... why would you wear anyone else's nametag? Even regional tartans to me are indicative of residents or former residents or descendents of folks from those regions.
Still, no real restrictions. You're free to wear what you want. I just always wonder from a personal viewpoint why you would. 
Cheers!
Bill+
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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7th October 14, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by nwgb
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I am born and bred in England, however with extensive family history Ireland (Ulster and Cork) and Scotland (MacLeod and some other unfinished research).
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Originally Posted by Father Bill
Only "Restricted" Tartans - e.g. "Balmoral" - reserved to the Royal Family. There are a number of "copyrighted" tartans for personal use.
Having said that, a tartan in recent times has been a name-tag. Mrs. McLeod wears McLeod Tartan. Mr. MacDonald... you get my drift. So... why would you wear anyone else's nametag? Even regional tartans to me are indicative of residents or former residents or descendents of folks from those regions.
Still, no real restrictions. You're free to wear what you want. I just always wonder from a personal viewpoint why you would.
Cheers!
Bill+
Just to clarify re: your comment above (bold added), there's no need to wonder because nwgb claims family history in Ulster and is looking at Ulster tartan trews. Perhaps you meant "you" in the plural/general sense, but I wouldn't want our new friend to get the wrong idea
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7th October 14, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by nwgb
Are there any hard and fast rules on who can wear what tartan?
As a historical district tartan, I believe it is unrestricted.
http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=4197
Nonetheless, I think it is preferable to have some kind of connection to the tartan one wears, which you have by ancestry.
And welcome to XMTS!
Last edited by CMcG; 7th October 14 at 05:44 AM.
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7th October 14, 06:22 AM
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Thanks for all the welcomes guys.
I have 2 Irish great grandfathers, one from Cork and one from Ulster. I don't want to wear it simply as a fashion accessory, I intend a tartan to be one I have links to.
The Scottish side of the family is interesting, and I am currently researching it - made slightly complicated by the family being in India not the UK!
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