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
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 > >