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This is the grandfather of the modern kilt, ‘the Great Kilt’ Its name in Gaelic means “great wrap.” Another name for this garment is breacan-an-feileadh, which means “tartan wrap.” (It should be mentioned that at this early period, tartan did not mean “clan tartan.” There were no named tartan patterns and individual tartans bore no significance as far as clan, family or district.) In English this garment is typically referred to as a “great kilt” or “belted plaid.” These names all are descriptive of the garment. In its most basic form it is a length of cloth, usually (though not always) of tartan. This wrap, or blanket, is referred to as a plaid. It is wide enough to reach from the knees to above the head (usually 50” to 60”) and is usually about four to five yards in length (though some may have been as long as nine yards). This length is gathered into folds or pleats and belted at the waist — hence the name “belted plaid.” The bottom should fall to just above the knee, and the upper portion can be brought up over the head or shoulder and fastened in number of ways. The earliest definitive record of this style of dress by the Scottish Gaels is an Irish account from 1594 entitled The Life of Red Hugh O’Donnell. The author is describing a group of Hebridean soldiers under the service of O’Donnell. He comments on how different their dress is from the native Irish. “These were recognized among the Irish by the difference of their arms and clothing… for their exterior dress was mottled cloaks to the calf of the leg with ties and fastenings. Their girdles were over the loins outside the cloaks” source:albanach.org #scotland #kilt #outlander #greatkilt #andythehighlander