....to go to an Irish wedding wearing my kilt the “Scottish” way.

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My wife is demanding pants, but I don’t want to offend, either way?!?!

All 7 uncles at my brother's wedding have a cracking (ahem) photo of them all with their bare arses waved over a balcony late into the evening do.

Very Scottish family, no pants under kilts.

Just like no knickers under ballgowns (when I was slim enough not to wear shape wear). At least, that was the "rule" at my university 😂🎓

The Irish DEFINITELY have kilts, but as to whether there’ll be any at this wedding remains to be seen.

We (the Irish) as a nation do have kilts but they're restricted to pipe bands and formal Irish dancing. They tend to be plain cloth (esp saffron, deep blue, green, or black), not tartan. And tbh kilts are rare enough in Irish dancing these days as boys/men tend to wear trousers instead.

Kilts are definitely not normally worn to weddings in Ireland, unless by Scottish groom or guests. If I saw Irish men in kilts at a wedding, I would assume it was either an in-group joke or dare, or that the men in question were rather... intense... nationalists.

Could well be wrong, of course! But that would be a common impression

Brave. "A bit chilly on the willy" springs to mind Cork is fairly gusty! Definitely no kilts in Ireland. It's a Scottish thing and as no doubt, you will already know they are two completely separate Countries.
If you have time give a call to Kinsale. It's beautiful there.

Ah, I forgot the pipe bands at St Patrick's Day Parades. That's an exception rather than the rule though afaik.

Traditionally only go comando in your own tartan its seen as an insult if not your own clans tartan

Knowing Irish women (I am one) - your kilt will be lifted.
If you're happy having the crown jewels displayed to all and sundry - go for it.

Isn't a woman lifting a man's kilt a bit pervy and vommy?

Have fun, wear pants if you want to keep your privates, private.

Most guys I know have rented kilts for any weddings or formal dos, so I'd bloody hope they wear underwear! I only know of one person (my uncle) who owns one, and he's not the type of person who I could ask about what's going on with his underwear!

Put a pair in your wives handbag just in case, Cork can be a bit windy so.....also you probably get a lot of ' are you wearing it like a true Scotsman?'.
Enjoy the wedding, Cork is a great spot.

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz yes, it's pretty gross. But it happens too often.

I wish my DH would go pants free under his kilt, but alas. He always wears boxers.

Do what you would normally do. I don't think it's an insult, no one will know what's underneath it.

There were about fifty kilts at my wedding party (both sides of the alliance are Scottish) and I never even thought to wonder about pants...
I’m wondering now.

Go for it.

The reveal will go down a storm.

DH wore his kilt for casual attire once on holiday in Co. Mayo. ( With boots and a wooly jumper, I think he was trying to look rugged) We were with friends with local links being shown around town and DH attracted a lot of verbal attention, most of it pointing and shouting by young lads, it was more than a little annoying. Years later he wore a kilt to a big wedding near Dublin and it was fine.

I used to love when Scotland were playing rugby in Ireland. They always wore their kilts on nights out and us ladeez (in the loosest possible term), spent all night trying to discover whether they were true scotsmen or not. It was pure flirtation though. Nothing seedy about it.

Given that you're married - a bit of decorum/underwear might not go astray though.

@cleverplayonwords I'm also Scottish - we clearly move in different circles!

There will be no Irish kilts, none, I'd wage money. You only see kilts here on St. Patrick's Day on marching bands, other than the never, I have never ever seen one at a wedding.

Definitely wear something under it.

I'm getting the impression you don't know the bride & groom very well?? I'd reconsider, I think you'll get the if you rock up as a token guest who isn't Scottish in a kilt, and if you wear nothing under it, I reckon people will definitely think "attention seeking knob"

They always wore their kilts on nights out and us ladeez (in the loosest possible term), spent all night trying to discover whether they were true scotsmen or not. It was pure flirtation though. Nothing seedy about it.

Lovely double standard on this one. 🙄

OP, it won’t make you any more “Scottish” to not wear pants. Do the decent thing and cover up.

47 year old Scots woman who has been to more weddings than you can shake a stick at! No self respecting Scots man would ever wear pants! Regardless of location of wedding!

My cousin got married in Ireland to a Scottish man the groom's party all wore tartan boxer shorts under the kilts, by the end of the night tartan shorts were been thrown around the room.
I'll be honest there was lots of kilt lifting and laughs at that stage.

Cork is a bit damp this time of year,

I completely misread that first word. I thought you were admitting to stress incontinence. 😂🤭

Thanks @EmeraldShamrock for backing me up. Mabel had me feeling like a dirty man abuser there for a minute.

My family is Scottish. At my brother's wedding a guest wore a kilt. He crouched down in the front row of a group photo & we all saw more than we'd bargained for in the wedding album. So it's not just gusts of wind & people who think it's funny to lift up the kilt you need to be concerned about. I imagine people who are used to wearing kilts or skirts know how to sit or crouch or get into a car without flashing, but this chap didn't.

Never in my 30 odd years of going to weddings in ireland have I ever seen a man in a kilt. It's definitely not the norm.
I'd wear pants