There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist

There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight ...
BBC

Stormont's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed

Northern Ireland's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners have been formally appointed. The new Irish language commissioner is Pól Deeds, the deputy chief executive of the cross-border ...
BBC

Irish and Ulster Scots approaches 'don't need to be carbon copies'

Northern Ireland's first Ulster Scots commissioner has said approaches to Irish and Ulster Scots do not need to be "carbon copies" of one another. Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Lee ...
Irish Central

Documentary exploring Scots-Irish influence on US democracy seeks public support

Two Atlanta-based filmmakers are seeking support for a documentary that explores how Ulster Scots in Ireland and Scots-Irish in the United States have helped shape Western democracy. "The Scots-Irish ...
insider.si.edu

The Scotch-Irish : a social history / by James G. Leyburn

I. Scot in 1600. Poverty and insecurity -- Domestic life of the Lowland Scot -- Scottish social institutions in 1600 -- Religion in Scotland -- Mind and character of the Lowlander -- II. Scots in ...
salisburypost

D.G. Martin: The Scots-Irish and the Savage South

“The Savage South” is an image that retired UNC-Chapel Hill Lineberger Professor of the Humanities at Fred Hobson thinks and writes about. He tried to explain to me why, over the years from Colonial ...
Southeast Missourian

Outside the office: Victor Brownlees, finance director for the City of Cape Girardeau

I have been drumming since about the same time I started to walk. Music is a long tradition in my family, and I am a fifth generation traditional Ulster Scots (Scotch Irish) drummer, playing a large, ...
BBC

Stormont's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed

The new Irish language commissioner is Pól Deeds, the deputy chief executive of the cross-border body Foras na Gaeilge. Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Lee Reynolds is the ...