Quote Originally Posted by CMcG View Post
In the case of the Ulster tartan, I don't think it has been inducted into law as the official tartan of that province. It certainly has wide recognition and in this case may have become semi-official through usage. We had a similar case in Canada with the Maple Leaf tartan that was widely used as our national tartan, but only last year was legally made official.
How could the Ulster tartan be made official though? There's no governing body over the whole province. And seeing that the province of Ulster is spread over both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, neither governments could claim a tartan for the whole province.