Originally Posted by
OC Richard
As I think everyone knows Cameron Of Erracht was the tartan created for the old 79th Foot in the 18th century and was a military tartan rather than a clan one. (Yes I know it acquired a clan association retroactively, which doesn't change its original meaning and function, to my mind.)
A civilian equivalent would be Rob Roy. While functionally a universal tartan, it has taken strong McGregor connotations due to the original wearer's clan.
Apart from McGregor, my clan also has strong links with Stewart of Appin but I would feel uncomfortable wearing a non-universal Stewart tartan due to the fact that I'm not a Stewart (to my knowledge). I have nothing against the Stewarts, in fact I am very proud of my Stewart connections, but I couldn't bring myself to wear Stewart of Appin even as a gesture of friendship.
[CENTER][B][COLOR="#0000CD"]PROUD[/COLOR] [COLOR="#FFD700"]YORKSHIRE[/COLOR] [COLOR="#0000CD"]KILTIE[/COLOR]
[COLOR="#0000CD"]Scottish[/COLOR] clans: Fletcher, McGregor and Forbes
[COLOR="#008000"]Irish[/COLOR] clans: O'Brien, Ryan and many others
[COLOR="#008000"]Irish[/COLOR]/[COLOR="#FF0000"]Welsh[/COLOR] families: Carey[/B][/CENTER]
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