Dowling Clothing: Local Tartans

Tartan, whilst it can be found all over the world including Japan, is generally associated with Scotland and not Ireland.  Over the centuries there was much travelling to and fro' between Scotland and Ireland and there would have been some importation of the idea of textile patterns to identify families.  There is a Dowling Tartan. 

Here are some registered Tartans for the geographical area.

The source is a book called 
"Tartans - Abbotsford to Fraser" by William H Johnston & Philip D Smith Jr.  
This is a Schiffer Design Book published in 1999 by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA.  19310. USA  (ISBN: 0-7643-0961-7).  
(My copy was purchased as Bushwood Books, 6 Marksbury Avenue, Kew Gardens, Surrey TW9 4JF at  England.bushwd@aol.com)

The book is subject to copyright clear so I cannot produce a scan of the tartan as displayed.  I may have some made up in the years to come depending on the price.