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The great kilt.
“Och aye the noo”
TraIs the cat deid? –
 Has the cat died? your trousers are a bit short
 – like a flag flying at half mast
Liken my great grandfather did why don’t you put on a kilt
Oh yes, right now

My 16th century
Originating in the traditional
Scots bearing dress of men and boys
 In the Scottish Highlands 
Is a skirt-type garment with pleats at the rear? 


Since the 19th century, 
The kilt has become 
Associated with the wider 
Scottish and Gaelic cultures

A symbol of national pride and tradition
 Those cultural heroes of the highlander 
Yes! Even some made its way into our military units 
And eventually a suited attire symbol of formality

The great kilt.

The first mention of kilts is in 1538 
They were worn as full-length garments
Those Gaelic-speaking Scots Highlander men
Were the first to wear them?


The knee-length kilt that we see today 
Didn't come around until the early 18th century
Those belted plaid or great kilt
Such a full-length garment 

The great kilt

Whose upper half could be worn as a cloak? 
Draped over the shoulder, yes even worn by soldiers
Being brought up over the head as a hood
Revealing in a distance a cloak of disability


Comes from the Scots word kilt meaning
Old Norse people donned them kjalta 
Meaning lap, fold of a gathered skirt
Also a combat dress

This great kilt

 Nonetheless, individual exceptions continued, and it is believed
 The kilt was last widely worn in action at the Evacuation of Dunkirk
 In May 1940 on D-Day, June 1944, Lord Lovat,
Commander of 1 Special Service Brigade, 

This Great Kilt
Was accompanied by his personal pipers who wore a kilt 
Played the bagpipes – while German bullets whizzed around him
This tradition has been continued
 Within the Pipe Bands of the Republic of Ireland's Defense Forces

The Great Kilt, One of The Themes of Scotland

3/20/21-©2021
For Contest Theme of Scotland
Sponsored by: Julia Ward
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