[Ansteorra] Are Tartans Period?

[Charlie Ribron II]

I like you have limited research exp., but if I remember right when I was
researching my family history I came a cross a picture in a book in which I
think is called highland clan and may have had history in the name. The
picture was of Ranold MacDonald and he was wearing the anicent MacDonald
Tartan and I can't remember the date except that it was something like 1260,
1460  or 1560. I think like you said it was a regional tartan than became
what was later called anicent. When I get the time I will go back to the
library and look it up again and get it copyed so I have on hand. I also
would like more on the subject if someone could sent me the infromation to
where I can look it up so I can get it copyed for my personal library.
Carlos
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From: Pem1968 at aol.com <Pem1968 at aol.com>
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Are Tartans Period?


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>Greetings All!
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>I never imagined my jest would turn into such a informative string. I must
>qualify my following statements by saying I have only done limited research
>on the subject so in know way do I consider myself an expert on tartans.
Also
>I do not have my sources memorized but could relocate them again in a
>relatively short time. What I have found is, while Clan Tartans are not
>documented before 1600 (except for one and that one is debateable) regional
>or district tartans did. There was, as far as I can tell, no organization
to
>the colors. The local weavers used the common dyes found locally.
Ansteorra,
>as a region, could use a tartan. The lone Clan that has evidence of a
Tartan
>is Clan MacLean. In 1587 and then again in 1592, one of the sept's cheif
was
>required to pay the MacLean in a wool cloth of black, green and silver.
This
>is proposed by some to be the Ancient Hunting Tartan of Clan MacLean. The
>Clans' history supports this (of course it would) but I have also seen it
so
>documented in sources written by members of historically rival clans. I
would
>love to see others' sources/documentation to either prove or refute this as
I
>have a vested interest on the subject.
>
>In service,
>
>Malcolm MacLean
>Late 16th Century Highlander
>
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