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Cornish kilts and tartans are thought to be a modern tradition started in the early to mid 20th century. The first modern kilt was plain black, and other patterns followed. It is documented that a garment known as a bracca (a reddish checkered tunic) was worn by Celtic people who inhabited the British Isles, the term indicating its appearance. The Welsh word brech means "checkered" (compare the cognate Scottish Gaelic breac, "variegated, freckled"), and the word bracca is derived from the Welsh or Cornish word brythen which in English translates as "striped" or "checkered". Cornish historian L. C. R. Duncombe-Jewell attempted to prove that plain kilts were in use in Cornwall. He discovered carvings of minstrels dressed in kilts and playing bagpipes on bench ends at Altarnun church, which dated from circa 1510.[3][4] The earliest historical reference to the Cornish kilt is from 1903, when the aforementioned Duncombe-Jewell appeared in a woad-blue kilt as the Cornish delegate to the Celtic Congress, convening at Caernarvon. John T. Koch in his work Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia mentions a black kilt worn by the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in combat; however, no historical reference is provided to support this claim.
Cornish[kw]
Brith kernewek ha lostennow brith kernewek yw hengov arnowydh dallethys y'n 20ves kansvledhen a-varr ha kres. An losten vrith arnowydh kynsa o du plen, ha patronyow erel a sewas. Dogvennow a lever y hwiska pobel keltek a driga yn Breten Veur pows rudhek brith henwys bracca. An ger Kembrek brech a styr checkerys, hevelep dhe'n ger Albanek breac, ("brithennek"), ha'n ger bracca a dheu dhyworth an ger Kernewek brythen hag a styr an keth tra. Istorior kernewek L. C. R. Duncombe-Jewell a assayas previ bos lostennow plen usys yn Kernow. Ev a dhiskudhas kervyansow a venestrals a wiska lostennow ha gwari pibow sagh war bennow formys yn eglos Alternonn, dedhys 1510.[1] An dustini kynsa istorek rag an losten vrith gernewek yw dhyworth 1903, pan omdhiskwedhas Duncombe-Jewell gwiskys yn losten las avel an kannas kernewek dhe'n Kuntelles Keltek yn Caernarvon. John T. Koch yn y lyver Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia a gampoll losten dhu gwiskys gans Soudoryon Skav Duk Kernow yn batel, byttegyns nyns eus dustuni istorek dhe skoodhya hemma.