To kilt or not to kilt: A St. Paddy's Day conundrum

[Nearly McGurk]

Okay, so St. Patrick's Day is the national holiday of Ireland and kilts are the Scottish national dress.

This begs the question: Do I wear my kilt on St. Patrick's day? Will people think I am an idiot?

When I wouldn't answer a group of twenty-somethings "question", one of the guys yelled "He's no real Irishman!". I thought, "What an idiot." So, by wearing the kilt on an IRISH holiday, am I only adding to the prevailing ignorance surrounding the kilt, and thus furthering my own hypocrisy?

I would truly like to know your thoughts on this. I know there are modern Irish tartans, but I think that is an inadequate answer. Why do pipe and drum bands in the United States march and play (whilst kilted) in St. Patrick's Day parades?

Fire away, boys.

Ooh, you've just given me the perfect reason to make McGurk wear his kilt, after all, he has got a kilt in Heritage of Ireland. Kilts have existed everywhere at some point, or some version of 'skirt' (for want of a better word). Wrapping yourself in fabric came before trousers, wherever the modern 'kilt' originated.

[Chef]

Ooh, you've just given me the perfect reason to make McGurk wear his kilt, after all, he has got a kilt in Heritage of Ireland. Kilts have existed everywhere at some point, or some version of 'skirt' (for want of a better word). Wrapping yourself in fabric came before trousers, wherever the modern 'kilt' originated.

Then why not wear a liene? It came before the kilt and it's definitely Irish.