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24th December 06, 06:55 AM
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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).
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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24th December 06, 09:26 AM
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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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24th December 06, 11:39 AM
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:yes:
 Originally Posted by cajunscot
[teacher's mortarboard on] Just to clarify, the term is Ulster Scots, no apostrophe. [mortarboard off].
Cheers,
Todd
:yes:
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?
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25th December 06, 04:46 AM
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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.
"A day spent in the fields and woods, or on the water should not count as a day off our allotted number upon this earth."
Jerry, Kilted Old Fart.
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25th December 06, 09:50 AM
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 Originally Posted by turpin
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.
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AA
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25th December 06, 10:05 AM
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 Originally Posted by auld argonian
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.
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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.
Christopher Grinder
Scottish - Polk/Pollock, Henderson, Malcolm, Forrest/Forrester, MacGregor, Montgomery, MacAlister/McAllister and MacKenzie
Welsh - Edwards, Davis
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24th December 06, 11:51 AM
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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
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24th December 06, 12:37 PM
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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.
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24th December 06, 01:27 PM
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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.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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24th December 06, 05:13 PM
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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.
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Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
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