The Kilt's use in Irish Nationalism

[Blackrose87]

The Northern Irish/Ulster Scots/Scots Irish who settled this part of America were the descendants of Presbyterian Lowlanders and Borderers who didn't wear the kilt. They tended to view the kilt-wearing Highland Scots as uncivilized and looked down on both their language, Scots Gaelic, and their religion, Catholicism or Episcopalianism. I'm a bit surprised that Ulstermen see the kilt as an expression of their type of Scottishness. Perplexing...

I'm not sure about America, as I have no knowledge of the history of immigration over there.
But I was referring to the Ulster-Scots in Ulster.
You're right that they were originally lowlanders brought over during the Ulster plantation.So they may not have worn the kilt at this time. But the prescience of the later tartan, shows that at least some wore tartan, or maybe some were highlanders.
Anyway the lowlander's traditions have developed, changed and grown over time. In Scotland, what were once only markers of regional Highland identity have over time become markers of national Scottish identity. In the same way, some aspects of Ulster-Scots identity have adopted Highland influences too.

Do you mean to say that only highlanders, living in Scotland have a real reason to wear the kilt? Only they have the right type of Scottishness?