Saffron Kilt and Irish Regiment of Canada

[macwilkin]

The John Wayne movie either Fort Apache or Rio Grande, one of the trilogy he made in the late forties or very early fifties, Myles Keogh is mentioned by name by John Wayne's character after he hears about the massacre at Little Big Horn.
He reads out from the list of soldiers killed saying that some such as Myles Keogh were personal friends of his. I can't remember the name of John Wayne's character but they were 3 of the best films he made

That was She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. There is a scene where Capt. Brittles is visiting his wife's grave, and he tells a story of how Keogh would dance with her at the officer's ball.

INMHO, that was John Wayne's best role ever, especially the scene where Capt. Brittles retires -- "Lest We Forget".

T.

[macwilkin]

I have found this website dealing with Irish Pipers.. check out the Galleries and see the new and old photos of Irish Pipers... also look at Gallery #5 and note the print of a painting of an Inniskilling Fusiliers Piper from 1870.
Irish WarPiper Home Page
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Gallery 3
Gallery 4
Gallery 5
Gallery 6

That's Dave Gallagher's site -- he's an Irish piper in St. Louis. I'll have to ask him where that particular print comes from. I'd like to see the sources for the depiction. It doesn't appear to be a contemporary piece.

T.

[macwilkin]

In keeping with the theme of this thread, there is another Commonwealth Irish regiment whose pipers wore the saffron kilts: The South African Irish Regiment.

http://www.rfc.org.za/RFCRegions/Gau...8/Default.aspx
http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol061ob.html
http://uk.geocities.com/projects_sentinel/pchap08.html
http://www.sairish.co.za/index1.html

FAUGH A BALLAGH -- Clear the Way!*

*Also the cry of the Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg, 1862

T.

[macwilkin]

http://1rli.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/piper-irish.jpg

http://1rli.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/sidi-138.jpg

http://1rli.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/0231.jpg

From: http://1rli.wordpress.com/2007/

There are a number of photos of the SA Irish on this blog for the Rand Light Infantry, along with some good photos of the Transvaal Scottish. The photos were taken at the Drumhead Service for The Battle of Sidi Rezegh in 1941:

http://www.btinternet.com/~ian.a.pat...htm#SidiRezegh

Regards,

Todd

[Sionnach]

Great history lesson in all the divergent paths.

[Highlander31]

I have found this website dealing with Irish Pipers.. check out the Galleries and see the new and old photos of Irish Pipers... also look at Gallery #5 and note the print of a painting of an Inniskilling Fusiliers Piper from 1870.
Irish WarPiper Home Page
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Gallery 3
Gallery 4
Gallery 5
Gallery 6

Thanks for posting that site peacekeeper. I have always liked the sound of the Irish Warpipes. Perhaps one of our pipers could explain why the difference in tone between the Great Highland Pipes and the Irish Warpipes.

[beloitpiper]

Thanks for posting that site peacekeeper. I have always liked the sound of the Irish Warpipes. Perhaps one of our pipers could explain why the difference in tone between the Great Highland Pipes and the Irish Warpipes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_w...ghland_Bagpipe

http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/Britis...les/BrBoru.htm

Basically, the difference is two drones instead of three. And if you're using the Brian Boru chanter which can have up to fourteen keys could be fitted making it fully chromatic from low E to high c#. The GHB have only 9 notes.

[Highlander31]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_w...ghland_Bagpipe

http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/Britis...les/BrBoru.htm

Basically, the difference is two drones instead of three. And if you're using the Brian Boru chanter which can have up to fourteen keys could be fitted making it fully chromatic from low E to high c#. The GHB have only 9 notes.

Thanks beloitpiper.

[macwilkin]

Here are several photos of IDF pipers in saffron kilts on UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon), circa 1982:

http://www.unifil.ie/51st%20Irishbatt.html

http://www.unifil.ie/60th%20Irishbatt.html

As an old Model UN'er, I must say that the blue beret looks rather good with a saffron kilt.*

*No comments regarding the UN, please.

T.

[dfmacliam]

Thanks for those pictures, CajonScot! I do not know if you were aware, but I arrived in Beirut, Lebanon in Febuary of 1983 with the 22nd MAU, and we served with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force. (hence my screen name). Those pictures were taken south of us by a bit, but the feel of the country is there.. We arrived about 6-7 months after the first group of pictures, and were probably the same time as the second group..