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.

**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

**cgrinder** · 24th December 06, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

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

**Scott Gilmore** · 24th December 06, 01:05 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.

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.