What Celtic Nations Besides Scotland Have Unique Tartans?
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- There are seven regions considered as Celtic countries in modern times:
Brittany (Breizh)
Cornwall (Kernow)
Ireland (Éire)
the Isle of Man (Mannin, or Ellan Vannin)
Scotland (Alba)
Wales (Cymru)
Galicia
The common factor between them is that a from of Celtic language has survived there. We know that tartan as an artform was perfected in Scotland, then exported. Are there any tartans, historic or modern, associated with any of the less-famous Celtic regions like Brittany?
Tartans:
Rocky: Stewart Old Weathered
Erik: Glyndwr Welsh tartan
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I'd like to see a Tartan made up from black sheep wool. Since it would not be dyed it would vary from one run to another. Without clan affiliation it could be for everyman and of course Be called the "Black Sheeps Tartan".
Interesting question Rocky...
I believe there's a pair of Irish 'bríste' ( trousers / troose) made of Tartan, from around 1600. found in an Irish Bog. This might be a good place to begin re-inventing Irish/Celtic Dress or reviving an Irish Tartan? Theres also the Irish 'Caubeen' bonnet sporting a large Tossel on top (seen in the movie 'Man of Aran' ) & the 'Chrios' brightly Coloured woven belt. Other National symbols include; the Round Tower, the High Cross, St. Brigid's Cross, St Patricks Cross/ Flag ( a Red transverse Cross on Blue field). Lots to consider...
I have been interested in obtaining Breton tartans as the family name goes back to at least 832 CE ... I have tried contacting the designer of the tartans I am interested in, but to no avail... so working on designing my own with important dates worked into the weave....
+USAKiltsOfficial *Thanks for the historian perspective.* I'm curious about the Galicia National and Galician Heritage (Reina de España) Tartans for purposes of options for Celtic Latin-Americans.
My family are from Galicia and Northern Portugal…and I’m pleased to say that I wear the Galician National Tartan with pride but I would love to see a Portugal National Tartan, unfortunately I don’t think they have one…as of yet 😉
Side question…I noticed you don’t have the Galician National Tartan to order…unless I missed it. Would that be a special order or how would I go about ordering an 8 yard kilt from y’all?
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The Portuguese coastal town of Nazaré is a little south of the usually defined Galicia/Northern Portugal Celtic heartland but it has a long tradition of tartan. Some years ago it was an iconic image of Portugal to show Nazaré fisherfolk dressed head to (barefoot) toe in every imaginable tartan, plaid, checkered, and madras cloth combination. Although there is a Galician tartan, and I believe there may be one for the nearby Spanish province of Asurias; I do not know of any distinct Portuguese regional (whether southern Galicia or Nazaré) tartan. Hopefully I just pushed the southern boundry of what defines Celtia a few more miles.
As an aside, I find it odd that Switzerland (aka the Helvetic Confederation) does not seem to have a tartan of their own. The official name of the Alpine country refers to the Helvetii, an early Celtic tribe who gave the Romans a great deal of trouble.
I think a Manx tartan was first designed about 1957 & involved (too) many colours. The Manx tartan shown, as you will know, is one of many . (Google gives you the background & who took over production.) I have a tie in Manx hunting tartan which, for me, is a good blend of colour. My distant maternal grandparents on IoM were surnamed Reid (Scots, possibly Orkney) & Coffey (Irish). Celtic is a gift that keeps on giving. Respect for your work.
Welsh tartans date back to at least the 17th century. Bedfordshire Check being the most well know. Llanover Tartan is early 19th century and Prince of Wales tartan early 20th Century. There are many other early Welsh tartans, checks and tweeds. The 1990’s saw an explosion of new Welsh tartans and creation of a separate Welsh tartan register in 2000.
I'd like to see an Ermine kilt pin to represent Brittany
I’m curious, I have potentially two tartans in family history, Moore/Muir and Lindsay. Where do they fit in when it comes to clan history?
Well, the kilt itself has become almost as much of a Celtic symbol as it is a Scottish one. At least throughout the Celtic diaspora. You see, in America and Canada and Australia and other melting pot countries, that’s where the kilt is more of a Celtic thing. In other words people from all Celtic nations in those countries tend to where the kilt. Now within the actual Celtic countries themselves, most likely not so much. As a matter fact, I have to wonder how many even consider the fact that they are Celtic little and consider themselves Celtic, at all.
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my fathers family is mostly Sots-Irish from Canada, while my mothers family is mostly Sicilian and Sardinian. We also have both Nordic and Celtic DNA, on our Scots Irish side, but also our Sicilian side of our family(Our US Ancestry). Prior to researching my moms side, we had no idea thar we had any Celtic/Gaelic/Nordic DNA, on our Sicilian/Sardinian family tree. Wondering if you guys had ever heard of Celtic/Gaelic/Nordic ancestry, in The history of the Italian Island Cultures? Cheers From SpoCanada. (The Hockey, Curling, hurling, Lacrosse and Rugby hotbed of Washington).