BTW, there is a letter by Patrick Pearse on the Irish Kilt Club's web site which makes this statement:

Frankly, I should much prefer to see you arrayed in a kilt, although it may be less authentic, than in a pair of these trews. (emphasis mine)

-- http://www.somebody.to/pp.htm
So, Pearse admitted that his adoption of the kilt was "less authentic" than a pair of trousers in the National Museum.

It's an interesting article, to be sure.

Cheers,

Todd