And I always thought Scotch Irish was a shot of scotch washed down with a Guinness. -----Original Message----- From: patricia smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Scotch Irish vs. Scots Irish And don't forget the wee dram of Irish mead ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Scotch Irish vs. Scots Irish > Barb: I'm no expert but I believe most of us who have a mix of Irish > and > Scots blood would tell you that, Webster's Dictionary not withstanding, > "Scotch Irish" refers to those of us who both trace our ancestors back to > Ireland and who also have a great fondness for the distilled whiskey > called "Scotch." > > Scots-Irish on the other hand are those of us whose ancestors either > fled > Scotland for Northern Ireland during the reign of James II [if I'm not > mistaken, he was the king who sought to re-impose Catholicism on a people > who were fervent Protestants] or whose parents, grandparents or > great-grandparents numbered at least one from Ireland and one from > Scotland. > > In my own humble Scots-Irish case, my father was half-Scots, > half-Irish, > while my mother was 100% Irish. I'm very proud of both lineages and hereby > raise a glass of Glenfiddich to both. G. Alexander > > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run frequent > scans! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== To unsub, send an email with "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) to either: [email protected] (List Version) [email protected] (Digest Version) You can also unsubscribe from the website: http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx