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History of Scottish Tartans

There is great debate on the origin of the word "tartan." It could have come from the Irish "tarsna", which meant crosswise, or the Scottish Gaelic "tarsuinn", meaning across. Or it could simply mean cloth, from the old French "tartaine". What we kn...

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History of Scottish Tartans

The Scottish tartan is a symbol of Scottish culture and heritage, recognized and loved worldwide. It is a distinctive pattern of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. The history of Scottish tartans stretches back centuries, ...

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Irish Tartans

Most people only know the tartan from the schottische kilts. These tartans are schottische clan tartans. But Ireland has tartans of their own. The Irish have tartans for the Nation, Counties and Family Tartans. But let's start at the beginning ...

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