Ulster Scot's

**cgrinder** · 23rd December 06, 08:12 PM

Does anyone else have Ulster Scot heritage?? If so does anyone have the Ulster county tartan as a kilt?? One of my Clan's, the Pollock's, were considered Ulster Scot's and just wondered how many others were in this category?

**Bob C** · 23rd December 06, 08:18 PM

My father's family were Ulster Scots. They lived in County Down for many years between the time they left Scotland and arrived in North America.

My family name is common both in the Scottish Borders and in Northern Ireland.

I'm not aware of an "Ulster County" tartan, as several counties are within the borders of Ulster. I DO live just a few miles from Ulster County, New York, however.

**cgrinder** · 23rd December 06, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

My father's family were Ulster Scots. They lived in County Down for many years between the time they left Scotland and arrived in North America.

My family name is common both in the Scottish Borders and in Northern Ireland.

I'm not aware of an "Ulster County" tartan, as several counties are within the borders of Ulster. I DO live just a few miles from Ulster County, New York, however.

The "Ulster" tartan is the first tartan. After looking a bit I remembered it was the province of Donegal in Ulster. I also found that tartan below. My family was the same way as yours they lived in Northern Ireland for almost a century before migrating to America.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 23rd December 06, 08:45 PM

Matt Newsome's site shows a gentleman in the Ulster tartan boxpleat.

**Bob C** · 23rd December 06, 08:46 PM

Ah, the "Ulster" tartan is a different matter. There are several. I have a friend who has a beautiful Ulster Red kilt.

**Bob C** · 23rd December 06, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by cgrinder

My family was the same way as yours they lived in Northern Ireland for almost a century before migrating to America.

They probably knew each other!

**MacWage** · 23rd December 06, 08:52 PM

Well, my roots go through Antrim County, as my Newberry, South Carolina ancestors migrated around 1770 (in three ships of 1768, 1770, and 1772) from a single congregation (Associate Prebyterian). While commonly termed "Ulster-Scots," they are actually "Atrim-Scots."
Another ancestor branch (root?), the Todd family that came to Atlanta from south Georgia, immigrated from somewhere in Ireland (family researching that line has not IDed where yet), so possible Ulster-Scots.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 24th December 06, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by cgrinder

The "Ulster" tartan is the first tartan. After looking a bit I remembered it was the province of Donegal in Ulster.

Just to clarify, Donegal is a county, not a province. Ulster is a broader geographic region than the county.

The Ulster tartan is an old tartan, dating back to c. 1600, but it is by no means the first tartan! :-)

Aye,
Matt

**turpin** · 24th December 06, 06:55 AM

My Gordon ancestors lived in Sheepsbridge, Newry, County Down from about 1640 until Col. John Gordon emigrated to Virginia in 1738. Don't have any of the county tartans (yet).