Ireland

asilentone

I have never been to Ireland. I might go to Ireland one day. If you know something about Ireland, please post away, What is the weather like all year around, etc....? Thanks!

cantleave

Weather is affected by the North Atlantic drift so it rains alot. Ireland is beautiful the people fantastic, the guiness

White Dove

I love Guiness! I wear my claw-duh jewelry all the time. My mom went nuts when she saw them. She thought they had pagan symbols: heart, crown, and hands.

rockmehardplace

dont they have lots of rainbows and little guys that run around in green suits with red beards talking about lucky charms and gold?

Titus

Ehmmmm............ No. On the picture is Irish Kilt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt#Irish_kilt

The kilt is traditionally a SCOTTISH garment... The Irish - as far as I recall - never wore 'kilts' - especially this sort of 'plaid' kilt - since tribal 'plaids' started around the time of "Bonnie Prince Charles" - http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/charlieb.html and http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamcharlie.htm

Now, that may be a modern Irish 'kilt', but if so, it's only for the tourists... And some very confused Irishmen, perhaps...

Zid - who's BLACK IRISH

ziddina

Here ya' go, Titus!!

"Though the origins of the Irish kilt continue to be a subject of debate, current evidence suggests that kilts originated in the Scottish Highlands and Isles and was adopted by Irish nationalists at the turn of the 20th century as a symbol of Celtic identity....In present-day Ireland kilts are still seen very much as being primarily Scottish, and the current crop of county and district tartans is largely unknown in Ireland and indeed difficult to obtain, having been designed and marketed primarily for the Irish-American market...."

[But then the article states...] "Day-to-day kilt wearing is rarely if ever encountered. Within the world of Irish dancing boy's kilts have been largely abandoned, especially since the worldwide popularity of Riverdance and the revival and interest in Irish dancing generally. [8] There are exceptions to these trends in Ireland. A vibrant piping scene in Ireland means that there are many kilted bands throughout the whole of Ireland, particularly in the north of the island [citation needed] . The majority of these bands wear tartan kilts, the solid colour saffron kilt being almost exclusively the preserve of the pipe bands of the Republic's Defence Forces and the British Army's Irish regiments [citation needed] . The saffron kilt was also symbol of Irish cultural nationalism. Many step dancers also used saffron kilts...." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt

" There is a widespread belief that persists nowadays of the kilt being the traditional and ancient dress in Ireland, and only later introduced into Scotland. Let me say that no evidence of any kind can be found in the early Irish records to support this. McClintock has an extensive section in his book dealing with early Irish dress and nothing he includes can be said to be a kilt. Often times a writer trying to support this argument will point to one of the many stone carvings on crosses and monuments in Ireland that date before the 11th century and claim the figures are wearing kilts. In each of these cases, without fail, what is actually pictured is a leine, or Irish tunic. This may have a skirt reaching to the knee, but the skirt is simply the lower extension of the tunic and not a separate garment as the kilt is...." From http://www.albanach.org/kilt.html

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