The Scots-Irish

The remarkable story of the McCain family from Ulster, their ranks include James McKeen, co-leader of the 1718 fleet and first magistrate of...

( Many Scots-Irish are in R-S1051 haplogroup.  A lot of research going on with this haplogroup; they appear to be indigenous to central Scot...

The majority of the Scots-Irish are descendants of the native Celtic tribes of north Britain.  Here is a link to an article on the BBC Histo...

The Tweedy Family: Tweedys in Scotland and Ireland : We need Tweedys (by any spelling) to participate in DNA testing.  Our goals are to loca...

Amazon is running a sale on the book 'The Laggan Redshanks.'  The sale price is only US $13.46.  The book tells the fascinating sto...

The Scots-Irish were descendants of Scottish settlers in Ireland.  Many of these Scottish settlers were in turn descendants of Lowland Scots...

Ulster Heritage Magazine: Christma Sale on DNA testing from Family Tree : Link to join:  Ulster Heritage DNA Project

Tim Clarkson's new book on Viking Age Strathclyde  is now available and highly recommended.  Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in th...

Cracker Cattle What is the etymology of the term Cracker?   We all know what a Cracker was (or is).   A Southern Anglo-Celt, usually...

(additional information of the transfer offer from Family Tree to people who test with AncestryDNA and 23andMe) Family Tree DNA is now all...

Family Tree DNA is offering free transfers from 23andMe and AncestryDNA.  This is an excellent opportunity to upload your existed data into ...

Scots-Irish DNA project update 21 October 2014 The Scots-Irish DNA project has 504 participants as of this date.  Family Tree has added ma...

  Above is a map showing the location of the R-L21 Haplogroup.  R-L21 Haplogroup and the growing number of downstream (more recent in ch...

short film on the Scots-Irish done by Penn State University.

Many families married into the Scots-Irish.  German families in the Upland and backwood South often became part of Scots-Irish society.  Her...

The Battle of Gonzales was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on 2 October 1835, between Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troop...

SCOTS-IRISH ORIGINS, 1600-1800A.D. GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS OF THE SCOTS-IRISH IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY, IRELAND PART THREE - ‘THE MAIDEN CITY’ ...