“It is always interesting to dive deeper into the family history ... seen as one of the premier Irish research groups, will offer Irish and Scottish genealogy workshops on Tuesday, March ...

Whiskey has been distilled in Ireland for centuries, but the industry nearly collapsed. Find out about the complicated ...

It proves Saint Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, was born in the year 387 at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton which is in Scotland ... he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and enslaved as a shepherd ...

Scotland's History Early Scotland The Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata emerges The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

Irish and Highland dancers from Belfast’s Falls and Shankill areas have come together to celebrate St Patrick. Youngsters ...

Protestant Scots also joined and marches and assemblies were held regularly across Scotland. Irish Protestants supported different football teams to their Catholic compatriots. In Glasgow they ...

Looking back through ancient Irish history, it is said that the tradition ... The tradition was then taken to Scotland by Irish monks. Back in 1288, the Scots passed a law that allowed a woman ...

Use as a starting point for considering responses to Irish migration into Scotland. Students should consider what the benefits and drawbacks were for both the Irish and Scottish. Consider what the ...

Gavin Foster (PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2009) is Associate Professor of modern Irish history in the School of Irish Studies, with a cross-appointment in History. His research has focused on the ...