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My mother’s names eludes to that proud history as she was named Rebecca Mary Jane (all three names having a long history in the illustrious Vance family with Rebecca and Jane being daughters of ...
While the new name sometimes obliterates the old, they often exist in uneasy proximity other times. Ireland has all these phenomena, especially when it comes to how the Irish language has been ...
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.
The DUP and Sinn Fein have clashed over the use of Ulster Scots signage at a Belfast beauty spot. The row flared at the city council over signs at Springfield Dam. Both parties were at loggerheads ...
November 01, 2024 at 4:57pm GMT Sinn Féin and the DUP have clashed over whether Ulster Scots should be included on signage at a west Belfast park. The row broke out at a meeting of Belfast City ...
Sinn Féin and the DUP have clashed over whether Ulster Scots should be used on signage at Springfield Dam in Belfast The two parties went at loggerheads at a special meeting of a Belfast City ...
Join Valhalla Street Theatre for a theatrical walking tour through historic Newtownards, and an exhibition at Ards Visitor Information Centre will delve into the lasting influence of Ulster Scots on ...
The celebration could not be more fitting to Northern Ireland with our linguistically diverse landscape. English has grown to be the first language here, but Irish and Ulster Scots both have long ...
Photograph: Justin Lane/EPE The Ulster-Scots might represent the core supporters of the Vance-Trump ticket but America is, in the words of Carrickfergus poet Louis MacNeice, “incorrigibly plural”.
Former Ireland and Ulster rugby star Andrew Trimble has gone back in time to help heal Ireland’s future. Andrew has delved into his Ulster Scots heritage for a new RTE documentary following his ...
East Belfast GAA club secretary David McGreevy said the event, which came during Ulster-Scots week, solved a few mysteries of the origins of some commonly used words which are not known outside ...