To kilt or not to kilt: A St. Paddy's Day conundrum

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 7th March 08, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by vespa

Wow!, thanx for your research and the info.

slainte

Mark

You're welcome... I can't believe I actually did this. Must be a slow news night or something...

Scott

**Makeitstop** · 7th March 08, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

You're welcome... I can't believe I actually did this. Must be a slow news night or something...

Scott

Tell me about it. They're still reporting that Brett Favre retired (like we haven't heard that one before

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Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Nowhere in his CONFESSION does Patrick the Britain mention he wore a kilt...

kilt, no. Green plastic leprechaun hat, yes. And a rubber chicken. Yeah, old st pat was always good for a laugh.

**vespa** · 7th March 08, 08:48 PM

Interesting articles, thanx for the links Todd.

slainte

Mark

**PiobBear** · 8th March 08, 06:20 AM

Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius[2], Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland...Patrick was born in Roman Britain ."

Actually a Roman citizen living in Britania.

There ya go...the only proper garb in which to celebrate St. Patrick's Day is a toga.

**auld argonian** · 8th March 08, 06:29 AM

Toga party!

Toga! Toga!

Best

AA

**Nick the DSM** · 8th March 08, 09:39 AM

LOL, Animal House!!

**Raphael** · 8th March 08, 10:33 AM

A green Toga perhaps?

**Bugbear** · 8th March 08, 11:18 AM

I always thought that depictions of pteruges, the Roman skirt armor, looked kilt-like over the tunic. They were just leather strips hanging from a belt, but in some costoom pteruges, they are a single piece with relief molded strips. However, pteruges would probably have been long out of use before the Romans were in Ireland... Might be an interesting variation to try on a box pleated kilt. Just make the pleats on the outside narrower than the inside part of the box pleat, so that it has a three D effect.

**PiobBear** · 8th March 08, 04:16 PM

before the Romans were in Ireland...

I don't believe the Romans ever made it to Hibernia.

**Bugbear** · 8th March 08, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by PiobBear

I don't believe the Romans ever made it to Hibernia.

Guess we can't wear togas then...

* Wait! Maybe they were, see MacMillan of Rathdown's folowing post... But pteruges and togas are still out. Guess we all have to go back to the leine...