Irish accoutrements

[Thekiltedmohawk]

fishermans roll neck jumper... Wow, I haven't heard that words for ages! That sounds Irish-y if I may say. Maybe I should get some for myself for the cold Coloradan winter.

[CMcG]

Here are some subtle Irish accoutrements (on St. Pat's I might go bolder ):



New World Irish tartan, designed by yours truly.
Brass pennanular kilt pin with three shamrocks.
Silver claddagh ring.

[Bruce Scott]

I do like the look of a Caubeen with the Irish kilt. Here are Canadian Pipe-Majors in WWII, can you spot the Irishman?

Odd that he wears his hat badge to the right and the caubeen tilted left. That's certainly not done in the Royal Irish Regiment.
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Edit: A little Googling provided the answer at page 5 here: http://iroc.no-ip.org/Project_info/Irish_FAQ/FAQ.pdf

[GrainReaper]

Odd that he wears his hat badge to the right and the caubeen tilted left. That's certainly not done in the Royal Irish Regiment.
royalirishregiment.JPG

Edit: A little Googling provided the answer at page 5 here: http://iroc.no-ip.org/Project_info/Irish_FAQ/FAQ.pdf

That was a very interesting read, always fascinating to learn the origins of traditions.

[GrainReaper]

Today I found a supreme Irish accessory, whilst doing yard work, there is a troublesome corner of my raised planter that is the last bastion of weeds, as I was pulling them I wondered how long it would take to find a four leaf clover, the answer was about 49 seconds, it was plucked, admired, and then pressed between the pages of a book, think I might make a dragon skin mold of my Irish harp pin, and pour an acrylic casting with my clover set in the middle.

[CMcG]

Today I found a supreme Irish accessory, whilst doing yard work, there is a troublesome corner of my raised planter that is the last bastion of weeds, as I was pulling them I wondered how long it would take to find a four leaf clover, the answer was about 49 seconds, it was plucked, admired, and then pressed between the pages of a book, think I might make a dragon skin mold of my Irish harp pin, and pour an acrylic casting with my clover set in the middle.

Lucky man!

[RectaPete]

Irish kilting has always fascinated me as 1. I'm of mostly Irish descent on my mother's side and 2. while it's debatable whether or not the ancient Irish wore great kilts, the modern Irish kilt was derived from the Scottish model at the end of the 19th century and as such there are no hard-and-fast traditions regarding its wearing.

Since the "traditional" Irish kilt is of solid saffron or green, it can go well with a tartan plaid. I can just see it going fantastically with an Irish National or similar plaid! unixken's pics show how well any kilt can go with a flat cap, and I'm considering wearing one with my future kilt to honour both my Irish and Yorkshire heritage. Basically, Irish kilting has more room for innovation.

[O'Callaghan]

Irish kilting has always fascinated me as 1. I'm of mostly Irish descent on my mother's side and 2. while it's debatable whether or not the ancient Irish wore great kilts, the modern Irish kilt was derived from the Scottish model at the end of the 19th century and as such there are no hard-and-fast traditions regarding its wearing.

Since the "traditional" Irish kilt is of solid saffron or green, it can go well with a tartan plaid. I can just see it going fantastically with an Irish National or similar plaid! unixken's pics show how well any kilt can go with a flat cap, and I'm considering wearing one with my future kilt to honour both my Irish and Yorkshire heritage. Basically, Irish kilting has more room for innovation.

I think that the settled history is that Irish kilts derive from Scottish ones, but that the Scottish great kilt was originally an Irish brat (cloak), but the Scots fastened it around the waist.

[Madadh]

I will add a claddagh to my bonnet and have put a kilt pin with a shamrock on the Claymore. But most of the time the lads are my accoutrements

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and the occasional Guinness when no one is looking.


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[orangehaggis]

I'm Irish, after a fashion, and those 'Irish' accessories that I routinely wear with highland attire would likely be fraternal organisation regalia. I once owned a saffron kilt for a few years that I wore, when piping, with Royal Irish Regiment style shoe buckles and a great un-issued MOD caubeen. Otherwise, I wear Scots accessories with Scots Highland dress.

I should point out that the Irish Shamrock is a three-leaved clover, not a four-leaved one. St. Patrick, or so the lore goes, used the Shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity to the heathens.

Orangehaggis