MacDonald Of Clanranald Tartan

[Manitoban Keith]

Crack me up!

I'm guessing if you were to be able to investigate all the branches of your family tree you'd find a Macdonald lurking out there somewhere.

Perhaps wearing the tartan will encourage him to emerge.

[McConnell Mor]

As a MacRanald of the Keppoch branch of Macdonell's/Macdonald's, I'm with my Macdonald cousins on this. There is no reason why you cannot wear just about any of the Clan Donald tartans that take your fancy.

All any of us ask is learn a wee bit about the history of the tartan/family/clan you are wearing, since you will no doubt be asked by someone "what tartan is that /why are you wearing it?".....especially *if* your in Campbell Country!

I concur with the other Macdonalds....please wear it...I mean you cant go wrong with anything pertaining to the Clan Donald.

[Redshank]

I fully concur with Rocky, I wear it in the very heart of Campbell country most days of the week, and furthermore the Duchess still speaks to me

[seanachie]

Chris, thanks for posting that pic. That is a wonderful looking kilt, and once again the swatch picture does not do it justice.

[figheadair]

Irrespective of whether one calls the two red line version Clanranald or Glengarry, it's not usually woven today and there is no reason why you shouldn't wear if you like it. It looks great in Wilsons' shades and setting.

And here it is in a piece c1830 with Wilsons' slightly darker green. Personally I prefer their earlier shade.

[xman]

Not wishing to contradict you, Peter in the historical naming of the tartan in question, but one reason I think that there was a confusion between which of the two setts should belong to which clan is that both were in possession of the same tartan, sharing a close lineage, Glengarry sometimes even referred to as Clanranald of Glengarry in those earlier days. Anyhow, the difference is now well established.

Clanranald

Glengarry

Images and names provided from the Patterns of the Highland Clans on the Scottish Tartan Museum website.

[lethearen]

Clanranald is my fave McDonald tartan. Wear it Not that I have any authority in the matter :P

[figheadair]

Not wishing to contradict you, Peter in the historical naming of the tartan in question, but one reason I think that there was a confusion between which of the two setts should belong to which clan is that both were in possession of the same tartan, sharing a close lineage, Glengarry sometimes even referred to as Clanranald of Glengarry in those earlier days. Anyhow, the difference is now well established.

No, no, you misunderstand me. What's interesting for me is why the Glengarries stopped using the twored line version in favour of today's four line.

[xman]

No, no, you misunderstand me. What's interesting for me is why the Gglengaries stopped using the twored line version in favour of today's four line.

Ah, the red lines in the blue, yes I see. That is interesting.