I have seen many irish kilts worn by americans and it is ridiculous. Dont americans know the irish do not and never wore kilts as it is a completely scottish form of dress.
irish tartans arent targeted at irish people they are targeted soley for americans.
americans arent even irish in the first place.
2007-08-26 05:19:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The Irish don't have kilts? I'd delete this; it just makes you look like a total fool.
What if someone's parents were Irish, but they were born in America? You think that would stop them from being Irish? By that token, let's say that two parents, whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and were American through-and-through, decided to raise a kid in Scotland? Do you think that makes the kid Scottish? You need to get over your hatred of the Americans, my friend. Try growing up a little.
2007-08-26 09:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by Legate Tatiana 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
It's worse if you attend an American wedding and a guy comes in playing the pipes as if it was a tin whistle. :-)
It's not true that there were no traditional Irish kilts. It would be a bit strange if somehow the Gaelic clans who came from Ireland landed in Scotland and suddenly the majority of them started to wear kilts, if they didn't have the tradition already.
The vast majority of "Irish" kilts are bogus, made to make a quick buck from naive americans which I think is fair game until you see some Irish people copying them!
There are other bogus Irish kilts which were invented in the 19th century during the resurgence of Irish nationalism.
However there were indeeed several Irish traditional kilts that go back much longer. The biggest difference is that Irish kilts don't use tartan. Most belong to Ulster families, but some belong to clans from further south such as the O'Briens and Macnamaras of Clare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_kilt
2007-08-26 07:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by Donncha Rua 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's not exactly true. There are several Irish families that had thier own tartans. O'Neill being one of them. The oldest piece of tartan found to date was found in a bog in Ireland. Because the Scottish revised the tradition doesn't mean they are the only ones allowed to wear kilts. The Marines, the FBI, and many other oranizations have thier own tartans. Pipe bands can create and register thier own tartan. It's nothing to get annoyed at... men look good in them, even Irish men :-)
~Linda Marie
2007-08-26 16:59:11 · answer #3 · answered by Linda M 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Is this for information purposes or are you asking a question here. Why would I ever care about wearing a skirt ? Oh, sorry ! I mean kilt ! Ethnic traditions are great but you don't see me in the Mafia just because I am Italian ! LOL
2016-05-18 02:12:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, i am american and irish. you arent going to tell me that i'm not just because i don't live there.
and second, i've never seen anybody walking around in a kilt trying to be irish. you need to turn off your tv and learn some correct facts about the people in america before you try and bash them.
2007-08-26 05:40:52 · answer #5 · answered by kjhbh, 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Many Americans have Irish forebears, including me. A great many people from many countries came here, and if someone wants to celebrate a portion of their heritage, why do you care? So it's not traditional - so what? Do you think things that ARE traditional always existed, or did someone have to think up - GASP! - a NEW idea?
Do you think your brain can stretch that far, or will it break if you introduce a new concept?
2007-08-26 05:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋