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Pennsylvania and Ireland have had a long and rich historical association. It stretches back to the era of William Penn in the ...
A “trawl of genealogy records” has called into question Vice President JD Vance’s self-declared status as a “Scots-Irish ...
A Stormont department insists it has found a potential link to back claims by US Vice President JD Vance that his ancestral roots have Ulster Scots links.
JD Vance takes pride in declaring himself to be a “Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart” but a trawl of genealogy records has found no evidence linking the US vice-president to Ireland. In an attempt to ...
A separate strategy document for Ulster-Scots language, heritage and culture recommends GCSEs, A-levels and university degrees in Ulster-Scots. The strategies are long-term plans. They focus on ...
the Scots-Irish--also known as Scotch-Irish, Ulster Scots, or Borderers, because they hailed from Northern Ireland and the border counties of Scotland and England--have provided a disproportionate ...
It’s hard to imagine this funny, eloquent champion of Ulster-Scots being ill-tempered, but she’s adamant this is the case, ...
Ian Crozier, CEO Ulster-Scots Agency giving evidence to The Executive Office committee on Wednesday The CEO of the Ulster-Scots Agency has said there are some in the community "who are waiting to ...
The new Stormont commissioner for Ulster Scots will not be required to speak the language – unlike their counterpart for Irish. Despite the advert for the £79,000-£89,000 role appearing in ...
CENSUS takers in Northern Ireland next month will be issued with thousands of Ulster-Scots translations of the forms, to help people who may have difficulty with ordinary English. CENSUS takers in ...
The CEO of the Ulster-Scots Agency has said there are some in the community "who are waiting to be convinced" about the benefits of having an Ulster British Commissioner. New language laws came ...