I would like to pose a Question

[Ealisaid]

According to a geneology of my father's family, we have Kenneth MacAlpin as an ancestor! As well, we have a Helen MacDonald of Galloway, who married an Englishman in the 13th century. Could be that the geneologist wanted to give my dad a royal ancestor, but it looks like it might be for real. My mom's family is English and German. All my forebears first came to this land in the 17th century and have been Americans since then. So I am a generic Northern European American, with a sliver of Scottish ancestry. I wear the MacAlpin and MacDonald tartans, and for the rest, I wear non-clan tartans and Utilikilts, which I love.

The weaving and wearing of tartan fabric is an ancient Indo-European tradition. Tartan fabric has been found in the Takla Makan Desert of China, in graves from between 1200 and 700 BCE. According to the author Natasha Sheldon, "...the weave of the cloth (in Takla Makan) has been identified by textile experts as the same as that found on the bodies of salt miners in Austria in 1300BC." The mummies found in the desert appear to be of European-descended people. It appears, therefore, that at some point in the remote past, folks (likely Celtic) from Europe migrated to the middle of China, bringing their weaving skills with them.

In any case, anyone who wants to wear a kilt is entitled to do so. If it makes you happy, do it and enjoy yourself, whether or not you are Scot, Celtic, or from the other side of the planet! Kilts rock!

Ealisaid

[Beertigger]

In any case, anyone who wants to wear a kilt is entitled to do so. If it makes you happy, do it and enjoy yourself, whether or not you are Scot, Celtic, or from the other side of the planet! Kilts rock!

Ealisaid

Indeed.

I'm Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, German, Austrian, Dutch, Polish, Danish, Native American, Hungarian, French, Roma - no doubt there's something I've missed....

[hospitaller]

I am of Chilean birth, of a 50% spanish/50% chilean father, and a 50% Scot/25% German/25% Russian mother.

So, I'm 25% Scot.

And damn proud of it.

I am a Young, with some distant tinges of MacKenzie and traces of MacCallum

[GG]

I'm Danish with no Scottish roots but I will wear a kilt almost everyday (casual wear) - because I like to.

Greg

[slohairt]

I was born in Ireland but I live in Canada now. I have a paternal grandmother from Scotland, so I would be three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Scottish descent.

As to you wearing a kilt, I say this:

1) I own a beret, yet I am not French
2) I own blue jeans, yet I am not a cowboy
3) I own running shoes, but most definitely do not run (unless chased by something frightening)

So there you have it...

[Kilted Rogue]

I was born in Ireland but I live in Canada now. I have a paternal grandmother from Scotland, so I would be three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Scottish descent.

As to you wearing a kilt, I say this:

1) I own a beret, yet I am not French
2) I own blue jeans, yet I am not a cowboy
3) I own running shoes, but most definitely do not run (unless chased by something frightening)

So there you have it...

And there you have it! I am English back to 1135, a pinch of Irish, and a bit of eastern European via Russia or Germany or Lithuania its hard to say

I do wear my Utilikilts out and about and now from hearing all your comments, as soon as i can make my sporran ill be out and about in my Black Watch soon enough. Thanks for all your replies

[glenlivet]

Well, some how the genetic lottery was nice to me. I'm almost exactly 1/3 Scot

Er, admittedly not a math whiz here, but how many generations back to you have to go before the number of grandparents is divisible by 3?
5/16 I guess would fit 'almost'.

[Ancienne Alliance]

I am French of Scottish ancestry.


Best,

Robert

[morrison]

A couple of times on the way to Germany as we flew in the jet airplane, a stopover at an airport in Ireland was required. We had been in Ireland for more than an hour when we departed an hour later (stop/start times you know).

I can wear a kilt when and where I want.