Any folks out there who can clearly tell me what this term "Scotch Irish" means? I keep getting contradictory messages. It certainly applies to lots of folks, so must be significant. Thanks, Barb

scots / irish = scots plantation of ulster by cromwell in the 1600 app, interbred with local irish = ulster scots= scots /irish ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 7:15 AM Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Definition---"Scotch Irish?" > Any folks out there who can clearly tell me what this term "Scotch Irish" > means? I keep getting contradictory messages. > > It certainly applies to lots of folks, so must be significant. > > Thanks, > Barb > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > To post a message to the Irish-New-York-City list, please send your email > to: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

One of the most useful and newest books on this is: Born Fighting : How the Scots-Irish Shaped America by James Webb. Check out Amazon for more detail. The correct term - I am told - is Scots-Irish. I have done some work on this because of our family history and visited places in rural Kentucky, where there are many Scot Irish families that go way back. Apparently the term Scotch Irish is not correct but is commonly used. (Older members of our family still use Scotch Irish.) The author, James Web, formerly a government official, appeared on a television book show and what he had to say was fascinating.