Irish's vs. Scotish

**RCallan** · 15th July 06, 06:52 PM

Not trying to bring up bad blood...but..
Can Irish men wear kilts....and does it matter if they are Catholic or Protestants.

Stupid American here....
And I don't want to sturr the pot.

**NewKilt** · 15th July 06, 07:07 PM

Any man, regardless of nationality or ancestory can wear a kilt. Being Scottish or Irish is not a requirement.

Darrell

**Southern Breeze** · 15th July 06, 07:20 PM

YES! anyone can wear the kilt.There are literally dozens of Irish tartans available.(Why have Irish Tartans if the Irish can't wear them?) A search of the forums here on X-Marks will give you a LOT of info. Also, most of the kiltmakers who post and advertise here can get the Irish tartans.Here's one site to get you started.

http://irishkiltstore.com/?mv_force_...on_id=hshB2Ute

**Prester John** · 15th July 06, 07:27 PM

I'm an American Orthodox priest...

which means I am neither Roman Catholic, nor protestant, nor Irish, nor Scottish (though the wife is)...

so it must be okay!

And my parish has several kilt wearers who are the same.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 15th July 06, 07:32 PM

Welcome, and as one of our members has noted, you don't have to be Scottish (or Irish, or anything else) to be comfortable. And kilts are all about comfort.

So where in FL are you?

**MacWage** · 15th July 06, 08:18 PM

Here since May and with the recent threads here, this has been covered well.

Don't have to be Scottish (or % descent). Many here are not.

As for tartans, various opinions. Main-> have reason, know what it is and be able to explain. As for blood connection-> some say yes, some no. If in doubt, use a "general" tartan or national tartan (which fits you).

Also, Welcome!

(Hey, we even let Englishmen on here :rolleyes:

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