Originally Posted by
figheadair
Richard,
The button script is a corruption of the older version. A literal translation is Children (descendents) of the Gael Stand Shoulder to Shoulder in Friendship.
If you don't mind me asking, do you know the origin of these buttons? Where do they come from and why did they become so ubiquitous on certain kilt jackets?
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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