Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Which brings me to another point, these incomers from Scotland that came to Ireland all those centuries ago, were they from the lowlands?I am not at all sure that the five Nobles mentioned above could be described as genuine highlanders. If so, the question is answered, they would not have had(unlikely anyway) the kilt for the native Irish to copy.
My understanding is that the Irish Plantations were settled with Protestant English and Lowland Scots. As Jock points out, these Lowlanders looked down upon the Scots Highlanders, their language, and their manner of dress.

I'm convinced that there is no genuine historic basis for "Irish Kilts" prior to the Nationalist movements that Todd has discussed. Anything else seems to be grasping at straws...

Cordially,

David