A blog about Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish, Ulster Scots, Anglo-Celts, and Ulster.
Were your Ulster Scots ancestors part of the first migration from Ireland?
The Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland (PHSI) has published The Scots in Ulster, their Denization and Naturalisation 1605-1634, a re-print of six pamphlets published by the historian Rev Dr David Stewart in the 1950s. Part 1 is about the coming of the Scots to Ulster and the background to the grants of denization and naturalisation given to these Scots settlers to enable them to have the same rights and privileges in Ulster as Englishmen. Parts 2 Names of those who received such grants: Counties Antrim, Armagh, Cavan and Donegal Part 3 Names of those who received such grants: Counties Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. Part 4 is an account of how Presbyterians fared in the years between 1636 and 1642. Part 5 is a reprint of a pamphlet in the King’s Collection in the British Library describing the quelling of the 1641 Rising in the North of Ireland. Part 6, also from manuscripts in the British Library, gives an account of the impact of the Rising on Londonderry city and of the taking of Mountjoy in 1642 by Colonel Clotworthy. More details about the publication and its author, and an online purchase facility, can be found on the PHSI website. The publication itself costs £5 and you can purchase a copy at the PHSI's offices at 26 College Green, Belfast BT7 1LN. If you can't collect in person, delivery of the publication to UK addresses costs £6 inclusive; to other EU addresses £8.50 inclusive; and £10 to addresses in the rest of the world.
A blog about Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish, Ulster Scots, Anglo-Celts, and Ulster.
Do you have Irish roots? Have you put off trying to trace them because you thought tracing Irish ancestry was impossible? With more records appearing online, it is becoming easier to trace your Irish ancestors. Here, I share what I learned while tracing my Irish ancestry.
Celtic Symbol Meanings: Explore a list of very ancient Celtic symbols. Included are the double spiral, the triquetra, five-fold and more.
Okay, so this title is a bit odd to say the least. But it probably has you wondering what I’m referring to. I’m referring to some legends I stumbled upon when learning basic geography o…
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A blog about Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish, Ulster Scots, Anglo-Celts, and Ulster.
A brief article on the history of Ireland during the Middle Ages, from the incursions of the Norsemen during the Viking Age to the Norman conquest.
Consult this map of Ireland and its counties to figure out which your ancestor lived in.
Background on Londonderry and Ulster County Londonderry or County Derry (named after the city of Londonderry, also known as Derry) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the nine counties of the Irish province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-west shore of Lough Neagh, the …
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Northern Ireland and US presidents often go hand-in-hand since so many of America's presidents claim heritage from this part of Ireland.
