Excellent article, lads. Very well written. It also looks like the annual St. Patrick's Day kilt debate starts early!

It could also be mentioned that the Canadian Irish Regiment is somewhat unique among Irish regiments in that they wear their own tartan (O'Saffron) rather than a self-coloured saffron kilt. Since this tartan was designed in the 1930s, it easily predates most other Irish tartans.

Also, the kilt and caubeen is the uniform of the whole regiment, not just their pipers. This allows them to make their claim as the only kilted Irish regiment in the world.