Irish tartan

Want a more indirect way to show off your heritage than wearing a kilt? These Spring Weight Tartan Neckties are an apt option. Choose from 32 County tartan.

Traditional Scottish family tartan patterns starting with A-E, available in the Plaidwerx shop.

There are a lot of similarities between Ireland and Scotland, including surnames. Here are our top ten Irish surnames that are actually Scottish. #Irishsurnames #Scottishsurnames #Irishnames #Scottishnames

Scottish Clans - Most have their own tartan patterns, usually dating from the 19th century, which are incorporated into kilts or other clothing

Irish National.

A new exhibition attempts to unravel the complicated legacy of the iconic checked cloth worn by rebels and royals alike.

1720's

I am extremely happy to say that this is the end of a fairly long project. Not the trius, which are the principal subject of this post, but the Dungiven Suit project in general: making the garments--consisting of doublet, trius, and shoes from the Dungiven find. I chose to leave the brat/cloak of the find out of my recreation because I already have a late period Irish brat made, albeit with wider material. This project is a pair of trius--close fitting Irish trousers--based and patterned…

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Neolithic settlers arrived on the island of Ireland some time before 4000 BCE. In the late Bronze Age, Ireland was involved in a maritime trading-network culture called the Atlantic Bronze Age that also included Britain, western France and Iberia, and which is where the Celtic languages developed. During the Iron Age, a Celtic language and…