Ulster Scots people
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Ulster Scots, also known as the Ulster-Scots people or Scots-Irish, are an ethnic group descended largely from Lowland Scottish and Northern English settlers who moved to the northern province of Ulst
Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was the first of Ulster-Scots extraction.
Andrew Jackson Cottage, Carrickfergus
A youth pipe band from the Ulster-Scots Agency
Ulster Scots dialect
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Ulster Scots or Ulster-Scots also known as Ulster Scotch and Ullans, is the dialect of Scots spoken in parts of Ulster, being almost exclusively spoken in parts of Northern Ireland and County Donegal.
Ulster Scots people
…from Lowland Scottish and Northern English settlers who moved to the northern province of Ulster in Ireland mainly during the 17th century. There is an Ulster Scots dialect of the Scots language. Historically, there have been considerable population exchanges between Ireland and Scotland over the millennia. This group is…
A bilingual street sign in Ballyhalbert, County Down
Middle Scots inscription "Godis Providens Is My Inheritans" over the main entrance door leading to the tower in Ballygally Castle
Poetry by Robert Huddlestone (1814–1887) inscribed in paving in Writers' Square, Belfast
A sign for the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. It shows the Irish translation (middle) and a translation in a form of Ulster Scots (bottom).