Kilt Pin

[Rivenraven]

I am in need of a kilt pin. I have thought about what I want. I don't like what I have seen at the games. Targe/Sword, Clan Crest, and after I saw the X Marks Kilt Pin it gave me an idea. I would like to incorporate either my profession or my Irish side into my appearance.

If the Masons can do it, why not?

My Irish roots are Mahoney (Ó Mathghamhna) from Cork. Means "Bear."

One of my favorite architects is Charles Rennie Mackintosh (of course!) and I have thought about using his work on my kilt...

Option 1 Mackintosh


Option 2 Mackintosh


Option 3 Castle


Also, if you haven't figured it out, I like ravens. Haven't found anything.

[A Dhuglas]

OK...How open-minded are you when it comes to design origin?

The native cultures of the Pacific Northwest (Haida, Tlinglit...) have some of the most stylized images for ravens and bears going since animals figure heavily in their mythology and religion - especially Raven.

What about blending a pin/brooch of their design. Yeah, yeah - not Celtic but I think their styling might blend with Celtic design fairly well. Take a peek:

http://www.dharmarose.com/store.html
http://www.davidmorgan.com -- go to the Jewelry page; also has Celtic

Not vouching for either vendor - never dealt with them. But their wares might give you some ideas.

[bear]

We have some similarities.
I am coming out with a Bear kilt pin, based on a painting by Native artist, John Walkus Green. I had to aqcuire the rights but it was money well spent. Wait until you see the coolness of the design!
Also, My maternal great grandparents were Corbins from Ireland. Corbin is Latin for raven.

[billmcc]

A kilt pin is simply a decorative item used to weigh down the corner of a kilt's apron. Almost anything of the appropriate size and weight can be made into a kilt pin. Heck, you could make an inexpensive kilt pin by hot glueing a pin clasp to the back of a quarter (a US 25 cent coin).

Is there any interest in a kilt pin contest? The most original and/or interesting kilt pin wins bragging rights (or maybe even a small prize from one of the advertisers?).

[Graham]

I made a kilt pin from an enamelled Guinness key chain I bought in Dublin. It's just a "pint of black stuff" with a pin on the back.

I bet Jimmy would like one of those:-P

[TheFly]

I made a kilt pin from an enamelled Guinness key chain I bought in Dublin. It's just a "pint of black stuff" with a pin on the back.

I bet Jimmy would like one of those:-P

Now there's an idea. I've got a keychain given to me by the brewmaster at my local pub. It's a bottle opener too.

A Bottle-Opener Kilt Pin!!

[Graham]

Sorry to say...I have heard of a bottle opener kilt pin before, "there is nothing new under the sun"

could be useful...

[Big Paul]

Hey, why not! There is belt buckle bottle openers, why not a kilt pin opener!!

[Rivenraven]

Mahony, Ó Mahúna, O’ Mahony, Mahoney, O’ Mahoney

The Mahony name is derived from the Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna, from “Mathghamhan” meaning ‘bear’. The surname originated in the southern province of Munster in the eleventh century when it was adopted by one of the dominant families of the Eoghanacht people who were a royal dynasty. Today the name is the forty sixth most numerous in Ireland, being fourth most numerous in Cork, and also strong in surrounding counties.



I like this one. May go with it when I can muster up 100.00 USD for a silver brooch.

[billmcc]

Yikes! $100.00 for a kilt pin. I hope you don't lose it.