Kilts in Irish tartans, anyone?

[Zardoz]

I think this is very good advice. I do not yet own a heavier weight kilt and am saving my nickels for the investment but at the same time doing a lot of reading and homework on the tartans, mills, kilt makers etc. Your comments are very much on the mark. Ron (Riverkilt) posted a pic somewhere (and I DO know it is not Irish but the principle applies) of 2 different IOS tartans and I was very surprised at the difference. Don't get me wrong, both very nice looking kilts just not the same.

Just to be relentlessly clear, I was not talking about different versions/setts of the same tartan, but completely different tartan designs with the same name.

for example; Here's a link that shows the two Co.Waterford tartans, House of Edgar on the left, Marton Mills Co.Crest line on the right,

http://www.irishtartanshop.com/mill/waterford.html

[O'Callaghan]

Just to be relentlessly clear, I was not talking about different versions/setts of the same tartan, but completely different tartan designs with the same name.

for example; Here's a link that shows the two Co.Waterford tartans, House of Edgar on the left, Marton Mills Co.Crest line on the right,

http://www.irishtartanshop.com/mill/waterford.html

Exactly. I said that the two mills had "entirely different" tartans for each Irish county, and many posts downstream showed that people either didn't get it, or hadn't read every post.

[seanachie]

Excuse me if my post caused confusion, it was not my intent. I did understand your point I just probably did not clearly indicate that. I used the illustration of the sett and could have been clearer with including the different mill tartans such as the County Galway http://www.scotchcorner.com/mill/iri...-g/galway.html or the Galway from the County Crest collection: http://www.usakilts.com/store/tartan...&gazimage=1577 I appreciated the information you shared and did follow the thread... Thanks

[redmond]

i had a kilt made in the dispora weave and a more trad one in a saffron colour,there are of course modern county weave which are very popular.