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    Kilted KT is offline Membership Revoked for repeated rule violations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cessna152towser
    I note what you say about holding your head high, KT, but on looking up kilt and Dublin on a search engine this was one of the first hits I came across, which certainly suggested Dublin might not be a safe place to go kilted.
    http://www.irishabroad.com/news/iris...ncer-17Feb.asp

    wow..that is just plain nuts...

    solution: the Dirk Kilt Pin...works great, although you might want to re-enforce the kilt a bit.

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    kilted in Dublin...

    The Dublin Fire Brigade has its own pipe band, not to mention the Irish Air Corps and Irish Army with their pipers, so you'll probably only be mistaken for a piper.

    T.

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    I spent time in Dublin Christmas before last. I also traveled to Belfast and the Dingle Penninsula. I wore Kilts the whole time. I had less reaction there than I get here at home in the Pacific Northwest. You don't really need a kilt pin anyway (although I like the look of it) so leave your pin at home, wear your kilt, and have a wonderful time. Dublin is a great town.

    Jamie
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    Personally, I would wear my kilt to dublin. I usually go without a pin as well, since the idea of putting a hole in the fabric bugs me.

    If you can't wear a kilt in a place that Gaelic ...

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    ai'll bae quite surprised if ya hae oiny trooble at a'...


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    Dublin Kilted

    Spent three days in Dublin two years ago. Kilted the entire time. Nothing but positive feedback !!

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