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[M. A. C. Newsome]

BTW, here is info on the Clans Originaux:
Click here!

[macwilkin]

Todd,

Re: the Tara/Murphy tartan. This tartan was supposed to be included in the Clans Originaux under the name "Murphy." Now we know that this is false. It's really a mystery. All the information about the Clans Originaux was supposedly supplied to the Scottish Tartans Society in 1977 by the late William H. Johnston, who examined the original held at Pendleton Mills in OR. When the STA was sent photographs of the book in 2003 they found all 185 included tartans to be just your regular Scottish tartans -- no Irish names at all! So what happened?

In any case, we know that this same tartan was being sold at the Kilt Shop in Edinburgh in 1967 by the name "Tara." The same tartan, in different shades, has also been called "O'Keefe." Another note: the tartan is the same sett as MacLean of Duart, only woven in different colors.

Aye,
Matt

Thanks, Matt! I've always liked the Tara tartan, and I remember reading somewhere about it being the same sett as the MacLean of Durart tartan.

Don't you just love "historical mysteries"? :mrgreen:

T.