O'Farrell (Name) Tartan
- Name of Tartan:
- O'Farrell (Name)
- ITI Number:
- 1875
- Category:
- Name
- Designer / Source:
- Unknown
- Date:
- pre 1978
- Slog:
- WTY:WTK
- Colour Sequence:
- WTYKWKWKGTKTW
- Thread Count:
- W4 LT28 Y6 K12 W4 K4 W4 K4 G16 LT12 K4 LT6 W2
- Notes:
-
Said to be from the Clans Originaux published in Paris in 1880 by J. Claude Fres Et Cie. which purported to contain the earliest known record of a number of Irish tartans and many variations of Scottish Clan tartans. The only copy known to exist was discovered in America and is now in the possession of Pendleton Mills in Portland, Oregon. Research in 2003 showed beyond doubt that no Irish tartans were included in the publication of that name. The origin of the ‘Irish tartans’ therefore remains a mystery.
The Sindex card for this tartan says ‘per W.H.Johnston of Skippack, Penn. USA. August 1978.’ Whether that was the information or the date of the alleged extraction from Clans Originaux is not known.
