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9 December 2023

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Tartan Details - Mabou

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Mabou" tartan is shown below.

Reference:	14109


Designer:	Hart, Maud
Tartan date:	01/01/1979
Registration date:	14 November 2023
Category:	District
Restrictions:	Yes. Mabou and District Community Development Association must be contacted for permission of any reproduction. They have the intellectual property rights. MDCDA, Box 232 Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada, B0E1X0.
Registration notes:	This tartan was designed by Maud Hart in 1979 to honour the community of Mabou, Canada. Many of the people of Mabou have ancestors who originated from Scotland through the clearances. Maud's description for the tartan was "Blue is for the beautiful sky and peaceful waters, green is for the trees so splendid, brown is for the fertile soil, yellow is for the glorious sun, and grey is for the mist over Cape Mabou". The tartan was officially recognised as the tartan of the area by Bonny MacIsaac, Warden of the Municipality of the County of Inverness in 2023.

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