Scots-Irish

[macwilkin]

My fiancee is part Scot, part Irish, hence Scots-Irish. There are a couple others in there, but they're a small minority. Most Americans are very much interested in where their ancestors came from.

The term Scots-Irish refers to Scots who settled Ulster, Northern Ireland, and then later immigrated to America and in some cases, Canada.

Yes, there folks who are half-Scottish, half-Irish -- but the term "Scots-Irish" really describes a whole other creature, so to speak.

A good general article can be found here:

http://www.ulsterscotssociety.com/about.html

Cheers,

Todd

[auld argonian]

Try:

http://www.electricscotland.com/book...cots_irish.htm

I've seen a few explainations of the history of the Scots-Irish...my most direct ancestor that came to the "colonies" lived in Londonderry and emigrated to the Americas.

Best

AA

[Cawdorian]

Many of the Scots-Irish who emigrated to America about 1700 settled in Pennsylvania, Some later emigrated along "the Great Wagon Trail" from Pennsylvania into Virginia, and on into Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

That is the reason why so many Highland Games and other Scottish events are held in this part of the country, there are still many people of this heritage who still live here. If you look at the "Kilt Map", this concentration of people of Scottish and Scots-Irish descent is shown quite graphically.

I'm proud to be of Irish, Scottish and Scots-Irish descent (with a few other things thrown in no doubt).

[Moosehead]

Cawdorian,

must admit I find it somewhat amusing (no offence intended to anyone) that all those Lowlanders have so many Highland games. :grin:

As for my GGranny Cowan, it is also possible that she descends from the earlier emigration of the MacDonalds to Ulster. Both MacDonalds and Colquhouns claim Cowans as septs of their respective clans. Bloody confusing.

[Cawdorian]

It is confusing, you should try to place the Browns in a clan, Broun, Lamont, McMillan or who knows which other clans may claim them.