Cory, Ulster is in northern Ireland, hence another version of "Scotch-Irish". My fat little fingers are typing out a long passage from # 20 that will shed a lot of light on the Scotch-Irish, when they came, why they came, where they came from, how and where they settled. I think this information will make us look further north for possible family. Dee -----Original Message----- From: CTCory6353@aol.com <CTCory6353@aol.com> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Scots-Irish >Fred, >In my case, if the legend holds true, my Noble ancestors were involved in >some political/religious quarrels that took place in Ireland at some time in >the unknown past, and one brother was in jail under a death sentence for >insurrection. >I have been told that it is highly likely they were Ulster Scots. >I may be really opening a can of worms with this question but, who were the >Ulster Scots and why were they given that name? >Cory > >