The Scots-Irish

Many people with Gaelic origin surnames are interested in researching their clan connections. This is cannot be done by assuming one’s last ...

'My family on my mother's side were Scots-Irish - they were the Fergusons who left Limavady and East Donegal for America in the...

If you have ancestors from County Tyrone, Three centuries of life in a Tyrone parish. A history of Donagheady from 1600 to 1900, by Dr Will...

In the 18th Century when many thousands of Ulster's sons and daughters came to New World to settle on the frontier, they brought with ...

Donagheady Presbyterian Churches A Brief History & Photos Edited and Submitted by James A. McKane jamckane[at]gmail...

Fort Richmond, located in Richmond, Maine near Augusta, was a pre-Revolutionary War military garrison first built on the site in 1721 ...

A basic part of family history and genealogical research is geographic place names.  Many Scottish geographic place names are Gaelic or of G...

The Niall of the Nine Hostages haplogroup (genetic signature) was one of the first large family groups discovered by DNA testing.  It wa...

For all interested in the Laggan district, the book In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery is now available as an Ebook on the Ulster Her...

Hance Hamilton was the quintessential Scots-Irish man.  Colonial history books tell of his many accomplishments and exploits.  He is a well...

 Ludovic Stewart was the 2 Duke of Lennox and was one of the primary Planters in east Donegal.   His lands had belonged to Iníon Dubh, th...

model and photographer Niamh O'Rourke and actor, archaeologist, Dave Swift portray Iníon Dubh and Redshank in a recent Irish photo sho...

There is an increasing amount of research into Ulster's Irish speaking Protestant community.  Dr Peter Toner Sr's well known researc...

  The research into the Mid Argyll Kinship Group picking up pace with the creation of the Mid Argyll Group DNA project.  The project w...

Link to excellent website with data on the Scots-Irish in Maine;  Ulster Scots in Maine

Strabane & West Ulster In The 1800s History From The Broadsheets Selections from The Strabane Morning Post 1812 – 1837 Strabane & ...

Three centuries of life in a Tyrone parish. A history of Donagheady from 1600 to 1900 This book tells the story of the parish of Donag...

  Lexington’s Fifth Annual Scots/Irish Festival Set April 9 The Sheep Dog Trials are back this year at the 5th Annual Scots Irish Heritage ...

  John McCain with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Senator John McCain descends from a McCain family that emigrated from Ulster to the America...

A news article of interest to Scots-Irish. Texans Want Alamo Battle Flag Returned « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

In one interview in the early 1950's John Wayne described himself as 'just a Scotch-Irish little boy.' John Wayne, or ...

The plight of the Indian tribes in Oklahoma during the War Between the States is outlined on a website on the link below. Oklahoma During ...

This book tells the story of the parish of Donagheady and its families over three centuries. Donagheady occupies t...

It may be news to many outside of Dixie, but there is a flag that has long been associated with people of Ulster ancestry in the New Worl...

(above, H David Wright's 'American Rifleman.' Born in Rosine, Kentucky and raised in Middle Tennessee, David Wright's ...

In the 18th Century when many thousands of Ulster's sons and daughters came to New World to settle on the frontier, they brought w...

the beautiful Ouachita Mountains One very important part of the Ulster story is found in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas,...

Lexington’s Fifth Annual Scots/Irish Festival Set April 9 The Sheep Dog Trials are back this year at the 5th Annual Scots Irish Heritage Fe...

John Wayne, who was Scots-Irish himself, is seen her playing Scots-Irishman Davy Crockett.  During the siege of the Alamo the weather turned...

To set the stage for this blog... Dougie MacLean's The Gael.