They all say the vision of Irish America that is still common in the popular imagination ... although he follows in the footsteps of the Ulster-Scots emigrants who provided so many early US presidents ...

It will address questions such as why did they leave, who left, their arrival in colonial America and their legacy. This project reflects the Institute’s objective to explore the experience of the ...

The travels, achievements and influences of Ulster Scots in America are recounted by Wendy Austin. For queries about this programme, please contact the Ulster-Scots Producer, Laura Spence at laura ...

Mr Lyons said the event is significant, as organisers recognise the role that people from the province played in the founding of the United States of America – and the Ulster Scots people in ...

Ulster-Scots is a version of the Scots language that ... were discriminated against in Ireland at this time - James fled to America after the rebellion was crushed. His poem The Passengers tells ...

This term refers to people who left Scotland and settled on the Plantation of Ulster in Northern Ireland before moving to America in the 18th and 19th centuries. He called them "one of the most ...

On Wednesday morning, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) criticised the failure by the executive to appoint commissioners for the Irish language and Ulster-Scots.

They all say the vision of Irish America that is still common in the ... although he follows in the footsteps of the Ulster-Scots emigrants who provided so many early US presidents.