Another kilted Ohioan

[Killiansirishred]

Hi folks, been reading this board now for about a year so I thought I'd join. Well, A little about myself: I live in nw Ohio, Lima, Ohio to be exact and have been kicking around the idea of wearing kilts so I finally bought one from SWK in Irish national back in April. At first, I really liked it and it is a great fit, only one problem, the green in it is too bright. So now I'm moving on to Ireland's National the one Possingk was wearing in one of his photos. I saw it and loved it. I attend all the celtic festivals in Ohio mostly Dayton, Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnatti, And a few in Indiana (Scottish festival In Wellington, OH too) All I need now is the nerve to wear it in public on a regular basis but I don't think the community I live in is ready for that. Well, thanks for listening. It's been a pleasure.

[Robin]

Hello and most welcome!

Just wear it...it's not your fault they're not ready for it :mrgreen:

[bubba]

Nonsense. I live in a very conservative small town of primarily Dutch heritage of which they are very proud and I don't have any problems wearing the kilt every day here. Give it a go, you might be surprised.

[Southern Breeze]

Welcome aboard. It's YOUR kilt,wear when you want to. The people here in North GA. probably weren't ready for a kilted minister, but I wore it regardless.

[Sherry]

Welcome, Killian. Glad you decided to join in. And that's how you start wearing your kilt out & about--you just do it. But try not to let the compliments go to your head. ;)

[GMan]

One of my favorite sections of the board is the Newbie section and reading the introductions, so I can say WELCOME! Glad that you are here.

[Big Paul]

Welcome to my southern neighbor! You should try to make it to the oldest continuously running highland games in the states, Detroit! It's August 4-5..

[Prester John]

Welcome fellow Buckeye!

I'm in Canton, though a very good friend of mine is in Lima.

I just got my first kilt at Christmas.

[NewKilt]

Welcome to Xmarks! I am a native Ohioan that has lived out of state since 1981 (the last 19 years in Missouri). My home town in Ohio is Bellevue, about 15 miles south of Sandusky.

You will find a lot of knowledge about the history of the kilt on this board, and a lot of great people to give you support for wearing a kilt. I wear them publicly full-time. It's not as difficult as you might expect. Most people don't care what you wear as long as you look half-way decent. Many people will actually compliment you on your kilt. It just takes the courage to make those first few public appearances, and the more you wear it the more confidant you will get. Enjoy your new Irish National.

Darrell

[Riverkilt]

Welcome Kiliansirishred

Most of my family filtered through Ohio back when it was frontier. Most moved on. Did have a great great grandfather that was a "Squirrel Hunter" during John Hunt Morgan's raids and later did a 90 day hitch defending Washington D.C. against Jubal Early's troops with the 136th Ohio Infantry.

My little sister is a professor at Oberlin Conservatory...been there for years.

Someday I'm gonna wander Ohio looking up all the old ancestoral lands and dig for more information on my ancestors....kilted of course.

Have a USAK semi-traditional in Ireland's National somewhere in the pipeline.

Another great "Irish" kilt is the Utilikilt Caramel Workman's. Its close to a saffron color and goes well with my Irish tartan baja and green Northern Arizona Irish Foundation and other Irish related green t-shirts. There are pics of the Caramel UK Workman's in my gallery if you're interested.

When I bought it didn't think I'd wear it much since it wasn't a common color. But found it's a great "saffron lookalike" and blends perfectly with the Navajo sandstone cliffs here in Arizona...so I get both a local look and a heritage look from it.

Ron