MacDonald of Islay & Kintyre / MacDonnell of Dun Naibhig & The Glens Tartan

[BoldHighlander]

You need to treat this (MacDonald of Leinster) site with a great deal of caution/scepticism. There is no such tartan as MacDonald of Islay & Kintyre and MacDonnell of Dun Naibhig & The Glens “Cath Dath” (Battle Color) of Clan Donald , it is simply the Clan Donald sett.

Trust me, I do

I just got a wee bit excited when I thought there *might* be a possible MacDonald of Kintyre tartan. Thanks.

[BoldHighlander]

Ditto all that Peter (figheadair) said. What you see pictured there is simply the Clan Donald tartan, readily available in ancient, modern & weathered colors. Of course if you want it woven up in Wilsons' of Bannockburn's original dye colors, I can do that, too.

Thanks Matt

Just curious, how different is the Wilson's colours from what we normally see?
Do you have a visual reference available you could share?

[BoldHighlander]

Is there a MacDonald of Kintyre branch ? I'm aware of MacDonald of Largie, on West Kintyre's coast, but MacDonald of Kintyre sounds more historical than current ?

You'd more or less be correct. The Islay & Kintyre branch was known as Clan Donald South, also known as Dunnyveg and The Glens, or Clann Iain Mhor. The last chief died in 1626.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Thanks Matt

Just curious, how different is the Wilson's colours from what we normally see?
Do you have a visual reference available you could share?

Peter may or may not have samples of the MacDonald tartan woven in Wilsons' colors which he can scan. I don't have any of the MacDonald tartan on hand, but to give you a visual reference, here is the Carolina tartan woven in typical modern colors.


Here is that same tartan woven in typical ancient colors.


(Both of those samples were woven by Lochcarron, at different times, by the way).

Here is a photo of a sample of the Carolina tartan which Peter hand wove in reproduction Wilsons of Bannockburn colors.


Lastly, here is a kilt and plaid made from cloth we had woven in those same Wilsons' colors.


Of all the colors schemes typically commerically available, House of Edgar's "muted" comes closest to Wilsons' old dye recipes.

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks Matt

I really like the example you gave. If Peter has a scan of the MacDonald version I hope you'll post it here.

By-the-by, just now received the Keppoch tartan swatches in the mail.
Thanks again!

[figheadair]

Thanks Matt

I really like the example you gave. If Peter has a scan of the MacDonald version I hope you'll post it here.

By-the-by, just now received the Keppoch tartan swatches in the mail.
Thanks again!

I'll be home at the end of the week and will get one organised asap.

[BoldHighlander]

I'll be home at the end of the week and will get one organised asap.

Looking foward to it.
Thanks

Apologies for not realizing beforehand that you were 'Peter' who Matt was referring to

[creagdhubh]

Very interesting thread. Enjoyed reading throughout. Cheers mates!

[BoldHighlander]

Very interesting thread. Enjoyed reading throughout. Cheers mates!

Thanks Kyle

If nothing else, I hope if someone else hears about a MacDonald of Kintyre tartan/kilt and does a search of XMarks they'll find (as I) that its a mythical beast

[figheadair]

I'll be home at the end of the week and will get one organised asap.

Here's an example of Clan Donald in Wilsons' colours c1800. Large sett, hand woven.