Irish Saffron Kilt

[Tairdhealbhach]

[QUOTE=Bugbear;941117]Hmmm, interesting. I just noticed that, according to Matt Newsome's article on the Leine, the Irish may have worn trews before adopting the Leine. I think that's what I read...

http://www.albanach.org/leine.html
I'll double check.
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Ya, it's down in the section on "The Book of Kells," right past the part about the leine being what the "aristocracy" wore.[/QUOT

All classes wore a léine which means tunic/shirt, the aristocrats wore a long one, and kerns wore short ones.

[Bugbear]

All classes wore a léine which means tunic/shirt, the aristocrats wore a long one, and kerns wore short ones.

Oh, sorry. I wasn't trying to make a point of that, rather that the trews were worn. Just trying to reference the part of the article I was reading. It said the trews were not worn with the leine, if I remember correctly.

I only know what I read in Matt's article.