Quote Originally Posted by thescot View Post
I figured I could draw Todd out with some help on that one. It's been a while since I watched that movie (and I love the movie), but I did remember that one kilt, and I thought there were others.

It seemed like the kilts were just part of the local area and quite natural. Which then led me to wonder just how "new" the wearing of kilts really was in Ireland.
Jim -- ask your local library to track down the book The Complete Guide to the Quiet Man by Des McHale, a professor at the University of Cork. He is a member of the Quiet Man Film Club and very knowledgeable about the movie. It is filled with trivia about the film.

T.