Ulster Scot's

[MacWage]

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[teacher's mortarboard on] Just to clarify, the term is Ulster Scots, no apostrophe. [mortarboard off].

Cheers,

Todd

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I havn't spent much time on the relevant Irish immegration of Scots. I had just though Ulster was a county, just like Antrim. My personal interests have been in a few specific periods and a number of odd "I wonder why . . ." type questions.
Thanks for the clarification Matt.
So, which counties make up the Ulster region?

[Paul Henry]

as an Ulster Scotsman.....
just to clarify...

1 Historically Ulster was one of the four provinces of Ireland

2 Today ( at least in geographic political terms) Ulster contains 6 of the original 9 counties , and is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain

[Cawdorian]

I have ancestors on my mother's side of the family who were Ulster Scots from Meath, Ireland.

The Ulster Red is a beautiful tartan, it is one of my favorites.

[Scott Gilmore]

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.

Exactly the same for my family. The Down tartan is very handsome. I'd like to have a kilt made in it sometime.



The counties of Ireland.


There is a good Web page I found some time ago with some brief information about the four provinces of Ireland. You can find it here. The map below shows the current separation between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

[cessna152towser]

My father's side was pure west of Scotland Cunningham, but my mother was a Mewhort. An ancestor by that name arrived in Ireland as one of King William's troops from Holland, married an Irish girl and stayed behind. Most of the family left Ireland in the potato famine, and there are now Mewhorts in Canada (mainly Vancouver Island, but in other provinces too); and in the USA including Hawaii. Though there is a full cousin of my mother's still living in County Armagh who will be 90 next year. His mother was a Mewhort but his father's, and therefore his own surname is McArdle.

[McClef]

The counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan are the three counties of the Province of Ulster that are in the Irish Republic.

This was I believe due to the demographics of these three counties being largely Catholic at the time of partition.

[cgrinder]

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

No, Matt I didn't mean it as the First Tartan in Ulster I meant in order of my pictures ha ha It was the first picture. Sorry if I confused anyone

[Jerry]

According to the Irish American Society, my father;s family are Ulster Scots. They immigrated here to Virginia from County Tyrone in the early 1920s.

[auld argonian]

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).

Similar story here: "Young" William Latta came to New Jersey in 1750 from Londonderry, whereabouts, we assume, his part of the family had been living since the Plantation. Fascinating that the transplanted Scots remained so insular...but it sort of makes sense.

Best

AA

[cgrinder]

Similar story here: "Young" William Latta came to New Jersey in 1750 from Londonderry, whereabouts, we assume, his part of the family had been living since the Plantation. Fascinating that the transplanted Scots remained so insular...but it sort of makes sense.

Best

AA

One or two of my Anscestors came from Londonderry as well. Most were from the Donegal area. It seems alot of our families were Ulsters. Does anyone where an Ulster tartan Kilt?? I've looked into getting one, but the ones I've found so far were quite pricey.