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Fëanor

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Jun 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/11/99
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I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
Thanks.

Barry Gabriel

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99
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Fëanor wrote:

It's probably a district tartan. Connery is an Irish name.

BG

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99
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In article <3762A50E...@uccb.ns.ca>,

You are right, and as far as I remember both his parents were born Irish.

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99
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>It's probably a district tartan. Connery is an Irish name.
>

On a background forrest green behind a fret or a shamrock kelly green?

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Jun 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/13/99
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Sean in a Scotch kilt?! Was it made of plastic tape or whisky labels? ;{)
Connery is found in Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames as an englished form
of O/ Conaire. His genealogy might be interesting.
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John Coo

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Jun 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/14/99
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Does anyone know if Sean Connery bears arms? One would think so, given his
prominence, and his portrayal of Sir Hilary Bray, Pursivant of the College of
Arms, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. If so, I trust it is a Lord Lyon
grant. But does it include any references to the arms Griffin Or was
proposing for James Bond, especially the three bezants?

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Jun 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/14/99
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In article <37651061...@rmc.ca>,
John Coo <co...@rmc.ca> wrote:

Alas, the distinguished armorist Sir Hilary Bray, Bart., was not portrayed by
Sean Connery but by George Lazenby.

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Anton Sherwood

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Jun 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/14/99
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John Coo <co...@rmc.ca> writes
: Does anyone know if Sean Connery bears arms?

Well, he made an advertisement supporting the Snowdrop campaign. :(

: One would think so, given his


: prominence, and his portrayal of Sir Hilary Bray, Pursivant of
: the College of Arms, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

I think you'll find that Mr Connery had dropped out of the series by then.

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Jun 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/14/99
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John Coo wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if Sean Connery bears arms? One would think so, given his

> prominence, and his portrayal of Sir Hilary Bray, Pursivant of the College of
> Arms, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.


That was George Lazenby in OHMSS.

A vastly underrated film, sadly. It was actually one of the better Bond
films (in terms of the books) and definitely one of the better in view
of some of the later Roger Moore abominations (Live and Let Die and
Moonraker).

Tony

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Jan 31, 2014, 8:04:23 AM1/31/14
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On Friday, June 11, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan. Thanks.

The kilt you saw Sir Connery wearing is Hunting MacLean. Aparently His mother was a MacLean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Maclean
Also Scotch is a whisky. People from Scotland are Scots.

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Aug 5, 2014, 6:33:08 PM8/5/14
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On Friday, June 11, 1999 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
> scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
> Thanks.

Sean Connery wears the tartan of his mother's family.......the Maclean's of Duart

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Jul 24, 2015, 2:28:00 AM7/24/15
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On Friday, June 11, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
> scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
> Thanks.

His mother belonged to the McLean clan.

The Other Guy

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Jul 24, 2015, 4:04:53 AM7/24/15
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And his Father's lineage is from Ireland.





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Nov 10, 2015, 2:20:48 AM11/10/15
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Sean Connerys clan is the clan Maclean. His mother was a Maclean hence his wearing the kilt. The kilt he wears is his hunting kilt which is why it is green.

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May 19, 2016, 6:30:33 PM5/19/16
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On Friday, 11 June 1999 04:30:00 UTC-2:30, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
> scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
> Thanks.

Sean Connery's mother was a MacLean. He has been photographed wearing the MacLean Hunting tartan

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Feb 19, 2017, 6:59:22 PM2/19/17
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> You are right, and as far as I remember both his parents were born Irish.
>
> Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard
>
>

Hello,
His mother was actually a McLean. Scottish decent. Her name was Euphemia McLean and was born in Fife Scotland. I believe the Tartan that Sir Sean Connery mostly wears is the McLean hunting tartan. The green.

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Feb 19, 2017, 7:00:39 PM2/19/17
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On Friday, 11 June 1999 01:00:00 UTC-6, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
> scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
> Thanks.

his mother was a McLean. The green tartan that he is usually seen is I believe the hunting tartan for the McLean clan.

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Jul 3, 2017, 10:27:45 AM7/3/17
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Connery commonly wears MacLean of Duart Hunting which is his Scottish family lineage. Although Connery is also an Irish name, it has its ties in Scotland as well and falls under the order of a sept. He wore his family tartan, MacLean of Duart for his presence to the Queen when he was knighted, which is where you would wear your Clan...although you can wear any tartan, and he does. He also often wears generic non clan tartans, such as Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave and an assortment of district tartans.
I offer this information as someone who is a kiltmaker, A Scot, and an importer of Scottish tartan. And, not a correction in any way ill meant, but Scotch is a drink or a broth...otherwise it is a Scottish or Scots tartan :) ...and you are right to doubt the Irish district tartan.. I have never, ever seen him in an Irish tartan.,,have a lovely day :)


Peter Howarth

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Jul 3, 2017, 4:03:19 PM7/3/17
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On Monday, 3 July 2017 15:27:45 UTC+1, diana.th...@gmail.com wrote:
> Connery commonly wears MacLean of Duart Hunting which is his Scottish family lineage. Although Connery is also an Irish name, it has its ties in Scotland as well and falls under the order of a sept. He wore his family tartan, MacLean of Duart for his presence to the Queen when he was knighted, which is where you would wear your Clan...although you can wear any tartan, and he does. He also often wears generic non clan tartans, such as Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave and an assortment of district tartans.
> I offer this information as someone who is a kiltmaker, A Scot, and an importer of Scottish tartan. And, not a correction in any way ill meant, but Scotch is a drink or a broth...otherwise it is a Scottish or Scots tartan :) ...and you are right to doubt the Irish district tartan.. I have never, ever seen him in an Irish tartan.,,have a lovely day :)

Thank you for your authoritative information about tartans. But I would suggest that Scotch has for a long time been the English word for those people or things that come from Scotland, including Scotch egg, Scotch mist and a Scotch snap in music, and it was the word used by Sir Walter Scott (have a look at the Oxford English Dictionary). However, since people in Scotland prefer to use Scots or Scottish when not referring to whisky, I avoid using Scotch in their presence, out of politeness. In return, it would be nice if Scots would not try to impose their different language on us Sassenachs. And you enjoy your day!

Peter Howarth

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Jul 4, 2017, 2:27:49 AM7/4/17
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In fact Scotch was in common use in Scotland until well into the 20th century - see the Scottish National Dictionary. The idea that it is an 'incorrect' form of Scottish or Scots is a very modern thing.

Matt Tompkins

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Jul 4, 2017, 11:09:08 AM7/4/17
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Probably from someone aware of "Mary Queen of Scots" as in, not Mary Queen of Scotch or Scotland. But the lesson to be learned from the phrase "Mary queen of Scots" is that the monarch was sovereign over a people, not a geographic location.

A concept, btw, that is being revived by Putin when he is looking for a "beyond the borders" rationale for this or that....

Tim Powys-Lybbe

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Jul 7, 2017, 2:52:12 PM7/7/17
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On 03/07/2017 3:27 pm, diana.th...@gmail.com wrote:

> Connery commonly wears MacLean of Duart Hunting which is his Scottish family lineage. Although Connery is also an Irish name, it has its ties in Scotland as well and falls under the order of a sept. He wore his family tartan, MacLean of Duart for his presence to the Queen when he was knighted, which is where you would wear your Clan...although you can wear any tartan, and he does. He also often wears generic non clan tartans, such as Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave and an assortment of district tartans.
> I offer this information as someone who is a kiltmaker, A Scot, and an importer of Scottish tartan. And, not a correction in any way ill meant, but Scotch is a drink or a broth...otherwise it is a Scottish or Scots tartan :) ...and you are right to doubt the Irish district tartan.. I have never, ever seen him in an Irish tartan.,,have a lovely day :)

Surely the named tartans are a modern invention such that no design
really belongs to anyone?

I thought that tartans tied to specific clans only appeared in the early
18th century.

If I am right, Sean Connery can do precisely what he likes. He can
even, as people used to, weave his own design in the comfort of his
hearth over the winter.

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Louis Epstein

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Aug 10, 2017, 6:56:17 PM8/10/17
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That of course is a political position,which more traditional monarchists
oppose...likewise the French went from having a Roi de France (Charles X)
to a Roi des Francais (Louis-Philippe).

> A concept, btw, that is being revived by Putin when he is looking for a
> "beyond the borders" rationale for this or that....

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Aug 14, 2017, 10:38:37 PM8/14/17
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Thank you for that detail. Scottish kilts are plaid. Irish kilts are solid colors. There aren't many choices for Irish kilts, though they are deep, beautiful colors.

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Aug 28, 2017, 2:34:05 PM8/28/17
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I was going to mention that he is wearing the MacLean tartan here and has also been seen in another MacLean tartan.

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On Friday, June 11, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Fëanor wrote:
> I have a doubt. Many times I have seen Sean Connery with the traditional
> scotch kilt, and I want know what's Sean Connery's tartan and clan.
> Thanks.

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