Kilts, Ireland and Wales

[macwilkin]

I don't disagree, and I think more and more people everywhere identify with your sentiments. There have been pipe bands in Northern Ireland for as long as I can remember and I'm sure long before that too but as someone with family roots in that country I have yet to see any kilt-wearing to this day apart from some weddings. This is not to decry anyone who wants to wear the kilt and, as I think I have said, many Scots have not and still do not wear the kilt either it is really just a statement of fact. Separation both by time and distance can distort the facts sometimes and it is best that the truth be known, even if it doesn't always tie in with assumptions.

Phil,

I never said you weren't telling the truth, and again, I am not implying that there are whole villages in Co. Down that wear kilts a la Brigadoon.

However, you made this statement:

Although there are many links still between Lowland Scotland and Northern Ireland, kilt-wearing is not one of them to this day.

Which isn't quite true, given the fact that there is a renewed interest in the links between Scotland & Ulster, which has manifested in the form of pipe bands, Highland dancing, tartans, etc. That was my point.

I am well aware that most Scots do not wear kilts on a regular basis -- a practice that I happen to agree with & defend. You're "preaching to the choir".

T.