I just had to

[Freelander Sporrano]

I just had to post this Picture of me and Emily my 7 year old at her Irish Dance Concert which was tonight.

The troupe she dances with had their annual concert before Christmas. As a thank you to the parents

..We all had a great time.

[Colin]

You guys look great Freelander. That's a beautiful outfit your daughter is wearing.

[GMan]

David,

What a sweet picture I am sure she did you proud

[Riverkilt]

Great pic. Her outfit looks like a mix of Chinese and Celtic

Would like to more about it...I'm only 1/32 Irish and have lots to learn about that sprout on my mostly Scottish family tree.

Thanks,
Ron

[Freelander Sporrano]

From what I've learned the patterns on the dresses were originally taken from the "Book of Kells" Which was written by monks in around 800A.D. The book is on permanent display in Trinity Colledge Libray in Dublin

[Rufus]

David,

That's a great picture of you and Emily! She looks like quite the wee angel in her Irish dance dress. I'll have to show my niece the dress, she'll be jealous.

Nice "sabretooth tiger" sporran. You didn't steal that from Sten Rune did you?

[Graham]

What a pretty lassie, where did she get her good looks from??

I love those Irish costumes, we have a couple of dance groups here that use them, very lovely.

You must be a proud father!

[bear]

Oh, Poppa Freelander, you old softie!
Those wrestling pics with Sten Rune were a ruse to throw us off the track that you are a big sentimental marshmallow!
Nice pic, though.

[Casey]

Nice one David. It takes me back to my daughter's celtic dancing days.

Thanks for the reminder.

Casey

[Rigged]

Cute kid. Great outfit. Can you tell us more about the history of her garment?