Years back, when a buddy of mine was tracing his Scottish Ancestry he showed me this plaid pattern...explaining that it was the Tartan of His Clan. Since I had no prior knowledge of Tartan outside of buffalo plaid shirts (the redneck clan?), had no idea he even had a Clan, had never seen him in a kilt (thankfully)
( although we both knew all the lyrics to The Drunken Scotsman...and I STILL have no idea why...)
https://youtu.be/N2VayTZ_gPo
It would have certainly passed into that land of
"All the Trivia You Acquire Through a Lifetime"
if it hadn't been for this Scottish Virtual Adventure.
It would appear that along with Family Coat of Arms...each Clan was identifiable by the colours of their Tartan Flannel.
Used to make Kilts.
Examples include
I'm pretty sure I have spent more than one Fall sporting Royal Stewart, myself. Probably while drinking a Yoo-Hoo Soda or eating a Moon Pie.
~laughing~
(and how does he manage to pull this off and still look good?)
And yes...the whole commando kilt thing is TRUE.
Who says the Internet can't be educational?
More Anon...