Scottish Ancestors and How to Research Them | Ancestral Findings Podcast

AF-156: The Scotch-Irish and How to Research Them | Ancestral Findings Podcast
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Do you have Scottish ancestors, or do you think you might? Join me on today’s Ancestral Findings Podcast. I’ll discuss what you need to know about this unique cultural group and its history in the UK… Ireland… and America.
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[@Ancestralfindings]

Thank you for listening to the podcast and subscribing... I really appreciate it.

[@harry9392]

It was the Anglican Church that persecuted the Presbyterian, but not the church of England it was the Church of Ireland

[@bonniewalker9421]

My Scott Irish grandpa John Walker was born on the ship that was sailing to America. He worked as a traveling Stonemason. When he returned home to the mountains of West Virginia he became involved and Moon Shining. He married my grandmother who was a Cherokee Indian. I am so very proud of my heritage!

[@nallavebaptist]

The problem is in Ulster. All the Irish records had been collected in Belfast and the building was burned down in the 1916 riot. It is nearly impossible to find our ancestors in Ireland. Therefore, we can't get back to Scotland without knowing the few generations in Ireland

[@johnfinister5011]

Actually Steve, the records were destroyed at the Four Courts in Dublin in 1922. The 1916 Easter Rising was also in Dublin, not Belfast.

[@WildBoreWoodWind]

@@johnfinister5011 Also, most of the censuses were destroyed in a administrative 'F' up, by the British government - at the moment, we've have 1901 & 1911 and only fragments of the ones prior to 1901. DNA will probably be our best hope in the future, to find our past. Indeed, thanks to DNA matching, I found out my g grandfather wasn't an only child but one of eight children. Two of my new found cousins, gave me information that has taken me back three more generations and I've now found the estate records, where my family were tenant farmers and that should take me back another century, it doesn't fill in all the gaps but it gets me closer to discovering who my Planter ancestors were, when they arrived in Ulster and where they came from in Scotland. There are records out there, you just have exhaust all your options and be lucky.

[@britanniafirst1254]

There are several online sites provided by the Irish Government and the Government of Northern Ireland. They include Church and Civil records. If your ancestors served in the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, there are numerous military websites, including those of the individual regiments, ships or Royal Air Force squadrons.

[@GDixon-ch3yl]

I've had no problem tracing my line back to Ulster.

[@joprocter4573]

How about tracing Church records

[@terrykeever9422]

After Queen Victoria, Lowlander and Highlander cultures merged to a great degree as it was a good thing to be Scottish and kilts and other Highland culture became in vogue.

[@tinydancer867]

My great Grandfather came to America as a child from Ireland and my Maiden name which was his last name is Cooper. Cooper means “ Barrel maker” I believe. But my DNA test has shown that I have more Scottish in me than Irish… my family has also settled in North Carolina…

[@raineliawylde1197]

My ancestor is Kird, a Norse, and McCurdy and McCurdy result .

[@charity2275]

Tiny Dancer, my maiden name is also Cooper. My great-grandfather Edward Bayne Cooper was born in Norfolk, England and as a child came to America in 1836 with his parents and siblings and settled on a huge farm near Ontario, in New York. As an adult, Edward moved to Minnesota and owned more than 80,000 acres of rich farmland, then moved to Montana where he also homesteaded and owned many thousands of acres. In 1920 he won a poker game that included land in Texas that he drilled and discovered oil! Very wealthy man. Yes, Cooper means barrel maker, a highly respected skill because barrels were important to store food and water and other items.

[@seanochroidheain6687]

That of course may be because the Scots and the Irish are one Celtic race

[@leighsaldivar4439]

I am kin to coopers as well.

[@leighsaldivar4439]

@@raineliawylde1197I grew up with a mccurdy

[@johngrunwell2412]

My last name Grunwell was deamed Scots-Irish (by my Grandmother and her research) but our family tree only takes us back to the early 1600 from Yorkshire England and branched out into 3-clans the first of which is still in Yorkshire. My late Grandmother (my father’s side) did extensive and amazing research before she passed at the age 105. Two of the clans came to America and the clan, I sprang from, settled in northern VA while the last traveled into to upper Great Lakes and Canada area. My family tree in VA were Episcopalian (or Church of England) as coming from England, Yorkshire. Her extensive work was so amazing as it includes not just the 3 clans, but also the entire family trees within each (DOB, Marriages, children, and deaths). My tree is noted as “Descendants of Nicholas Grunwell” and died in Otley, Yorkshire, England, while the other 2 are noted as well by an identified Patriarch. All 3 clans originated in and around Yorkshire, England. As for my mother, I know little other than she is from American Indian decent from the Pennsylvania Mohawk Tribal ancestry with a maiden name of Whitbred and I met my Grandfather (her side) only once, but I was 2 years old and pictured with him sitting on a wooden bridge as he was teaching me to fish. Her family were Presbyterian by influence of much earlier English influence.

[@Pinrod93]

I’ve always pronounced and spelled it Scot- Irish without the plural S. Scotch is whisky 🥃 and not a people. The Scottish people leave the e out of whiskey 🥃 also. David Barr

[@fdmackey3666]

Growing up, I was told by several older members of the paternal side of the family shrub that we were of Scot-Irish decent (notice the lack of the second "S"). My younger brother, as much of a hard head as I am if not more so, paid a well-advertised DNA testing company to determine that our ancestors originated in England and Scotland ONLY which flew in the face of everything I had been told by the now long deceased members of our near and extended family. I can't think of a single good reason why those old folks would lie about our ancestry, so I plan on paying for another DNA test (utilizing my own spit of course) performed by another company to either prove or disprove, as the case may be, everything I was ever told about our family origins.

[@joprocter4573]

Removal of scotch is in line with ppls political correctness.

[@saramoore2827]

Our surnames are McMillan, Dunlap, Baker. Also Brown, Willis, Williams.

[@chrishamlin6905]

My family settled in SE KY 1793, and the majority are still there(I left in 1998). We are Smith, Wilson, Napier, Campbell.... The dialect is definitely unique, and we still have the grit of our ancestors.

[@savanahmclary4465]

I pray you never find your Familys' cemeteries invade by NON Family members and destroyed and looted. These people left Europe for a reason. Privacy.

[@chrishamlin6905]

@@savanahmclary4465 unfortunately our family cemetery in SE KY is full of non family members. I don’t have a spot left. Haven’t found European cemeteries on most because of record destruction here in the states, but I believe a families resting area is for family. I was thinking this morning that some of our older lines left royal clans in Scotland to move to a hard life in The Appalachians. They wanted privacy, land and freedom and that was all they needed.

[@pjmcdowell8414]

My great grandmother was a Smth in hill of clay County ky.Smith and grubb

[@pjmcdowell8414]

Also Wilson

[@chrishamlin6905]

@@pjmcdowell8414 I would bet either the Smith or Wilson will line up as relatives. I had two lines of Smith, one from Harlan, KY and one from Bell County.

[@marydonohoe8200]

This has been very helpful. One of my great-grandmothers, named Alice Maxwell before marriage, was from a Scots-Irish family that immigrated to Canada. I had wondered when they were likely to have come to this hemisphere, and doubted that they had been affected much by the potato famine in the 1840s. According to this work, they may have come quite a bit earlier. Her husband, John Stouffer, was from a Canadian family who had immigrated from Switzerland. Since they weren’t Roman Catholic, I suspect he was from the Calvinist reformed church; so Alice was probably Presbyterian. They settled in Michigan and had four children, one of whom was my paternal grandmother. She told me many stories, but never enough about her mother! 🙏🏼☘️😉

[@ronrice2249]

I know I'm part Irish, and part Norwegian, English, and Cherokee Indian. My surname, I have been told, originated in County Louth, Ireland. I would love to learn all I can about my ancestry, but I can't afford to research it to the extent that I really want to. I have seen my family crest and my family colors.

[@annettebarlette9471]

My mom & dad family both settled South Carlina, Fla, Ga, La, Ms. From Scoctland & Ireland, Wales.

[@iknowheis]

My family were from Scotland and moved to Ireland due religious persecution. Then they came to America and started the Revolutionary War! We are Scotch Irish!

[@stevemartin6144]

Scots Irish. Scotch is booze.

[@hcp0scratch]

@@stevemartin6144 Interchangable

[@stevemartin6144]

@@hcp0scratch , not at all. Tell that to a Scot and he'll hit you. You American?

[@andyniblock43]

Scotch was good enough for Rabbie Burns.

[@donnyrose3394]

England started the Revolutionary War by taxing the New World of immigrants,, the same as those left in Great Britain

[@davidcooper9952]

4G grandfather with 2 brothers and their families came from County Tyrone in 1825. Settled in Butler County PA. Farmed potatoes. My maternal great grandmother was born in London Derry in 1866 and married my great grandfather from Glasgow. His name was McGlincy. Also settled in Butler, PA.

[@johnpatrick5307]

McGlinc(he)y is Irish.

[@jwshepard6]

Mee too ... Tyrone then Armstrong / Butler Co. Pennsylvania.

[@edwinswift2646]

Irish and Scottish also immigrated to eastern Canada at that time period. In the early 1900's, there were more people speaking Gaelic than English on Cape Breton Island and eastern Nova Scotia. Along the Nashwaak River at Taymouth, New Brunswick a graveyard exists for the Black Watch and hence military cemeteries can provide ancestral information.

[@lauriescott6275]

I have Scott and Irish in my dad's side of the family my were Scottish people who were taking to northern Ireland to be slaves on the English planting in Northern Ireland.

[@haroldjones9321]

I am a male with Davis Brown surnames born 1950 in Sunbright, Morgan County, TN. Ancestry results show England Wales and Northwestern Europe 87%, Ireland and Scotland 9%, Sweden 4%. I believe my Davis GF was from Wales and my GM Brewster was from the UK as well.

[@joprocter4573]

Recently they discovered vikings nw europe never left Scotland..

[@janmason9425]

My family came very early around the revolutionary war and settled in Virginia. Then thru the Cumberland gap and settled in and around Louisville KY.

[@cristinapayne548]

Maternal grandfather was a " Burns"...mother traced us to lowland Scotland and Scots Irish ancestry.

[@ronaldwilson5872]

Found I was Scott Irish in a DNA test. Fathers side came in the 1840's. Daughter and granddaughters can join the DAR because of my mother's family. Grandmother married a Dilley was a officer who had a very bad Christmas but did get to meet George Washington.

[@ronnichols884]

Through various sources, I have found that I have three different nationalities. The Raders (Roeders) and Defenbaughs are German. The Elkins are Irish. The Nichols are either Norman or Scotch. At one time time, I had some pretty good documentation, but my son was not careful with it, and it was destroyed.

[@margaretdundas680]

I am Scottish n my grandfather was from Derry n came to Scotland when was age 7

[@altheacraig2904]

I have Irish and Scottish blood in me from my mom's side. The names from Ireland are Cochran from Armagh County in the late 1700s, Thain and Forbes from Bannfshire in the 1800s, Day from? in the1600s, Dixon and Sim from Perthshire., in the 1800s. I have no idea which CLAN [S] these people came from but I wish I did. I have been to the Scottish Games in the past in Enumclaw, WA but according to all I talked with it meant that it could have been more than one because of where they had come to the USA from. Who knows what other kind of blood can be in me if I could go back even further! Maybe Neanderthall or Denicevens. Wouldn't that be awesome!

[@harry9392]

There were some highlanders who were to be ulster scots at the time of the highland clearance's

[@jeanlawson9133]

My name is Scotty from Raven 😎 via Scotland... McLaren clan.

[@robertfranklin4479]

The majority of my family is Scots-Irish and I’d say many still live in the South. Dr. Grady McWhiney, who wrote Cracker Culture, researched this group extensively and found a strong correlation to the names in phone books in many southern towns to those in towns in Northern Ireland! My DNA shows the majority of my ancestry is from Ireland and Scotland.

[@andymullins84]

My mother is from Texas and most of her Scots-Irish came from Pennsylvania and North Carolina. She was Presbyterian when she married my dad. My dad is from Alabama his family all came from North Carolina before they moved to South Carolina and Georgia. My mother gave me 40 of my 64% Scottish dna. My dad gave me 24%. Alabama's dominant culture is English I'm certain. After getting these results back, and finding out I'm only 19% English, I wonder what of my true heritage and culture have been lost.

[@diankreczmer6595]

My.maiden name is "aikman" and when.i looked up the name in ancestry. It said Scottish from the 1600's. Fancy that!

[@patriciayohn6136]

My maiden name is Bell and were from the Scottish Borders and most likely were forced to Ulster by King James 1 breaking up the Reiver families. My Paternal Great Great Grandfather, John Bell who was born in County Monaghan, Ulster in 1841 but he moved back back to Scotland around 1853 to live with some family members back in Scotland before emigrating to Philadelphia in 1859. I was baptized Presbyterian although my Great Great Grandfather Bell was baptized in the Church of Ireland.

[@joprocter4573]

Ditto patricia

[@annettebarlette9471]

My family, O'Brien, McCaffery, Mc"Curdy Williams, Price, Martin.

[@galoglaich3281]

Annete Barlette None of those names are scots irish.O' Brien Mccaffery are native irish names,Mc Curdy would be a scottish highland name rather than lowland where the scots irish came from ,williams and price are welsh,though martin could be from anywhere

[@pegirish1963]

My dad’s sur name is the same as a valley in Scotland. All he knew was his family was Irish.

[@davidcooper9952]

My family oral history is that the family left Ireland in 1825 because of the King raising taxes.

[@lumberpilot]

It's my understanding that the Scots who came to Ulster were chosen by England in an effort to breakdown Celtic tribalism in Ireland. A case of divide and conquer. England didn't want Ireland to be a homogenous population. Also, the Scots that came were, for the most part, from the Lowlands and the North of England. This was to avoid any Gaelic ancestry. I heard the narrator say they came to Ireland for religious freedom which may not be completely correct. I think my mother's ancestors came from the Scots-Irish and they came to America before the Revolutionary War.

[@billymacfarlane601]

Scotch is a drink. I’m Scottish or a scot.

[@billymacfarlane601]

Well wouldn’t you think it would be respectful , to use what the Scottish are Scots or Scottish. And buy a bottle of scotch.and enjoy

[@rg3595]

I am a vampire so to me your a beverage

[@mwflanagan1]

Please pass the Scottish tape.

[@Elephunky215]

The vast majority of my ancestry is Swiss Mennonite, with some further-north German Mennonite. However the only ancestor we can not trace back to Switzerland or Germany is my mother's mother's father's mother, whose maiden name was Kennedy. She lived in Augusta County, VA. I have not been able to find much of anything on the origin/background of this line, only online family tree website stuff which I don't trust. But according to one of them, my Kennedy ancestry is actually Scots-Irish, originating in Ayrshire, Scotland. I would appreciate any tips on researching this line

[@jameskeeney2966]

My family as much of our history in the new world is concerned is with some degree of certainty has been traced back to the early 1700's. Our surname of Keeney which has many spelling variations is of Scottish origin with an Ulster stop on their eventual destination of America. Our roots are in Appalachia but over the course of three centuries they have spread throughout the United States. James Keeney

[@johnpatrick5307]

Keeny or Keany is NOT Scottish, its Irish - they are clans from Leitrim and Galway in Ireland.

[@jameskeeney2966]

@@johnpatrick5307 Thank you for that information the link to the European side is vague as far as our family research goes and this adds some clarity

[@patriciazahaba16]

All of this is so interesting...... my grandfather's name was Munhall, Scottish by all accounts but since he has passed I know very vary little. He didn't talk about his family when he was alive, so my uncle knew very little. It's frustrating as I want to know so much but have very little to go on or to follow.

[@mountaingirl6479]

That was quite helpful! I wondered if we had scotch Irish in my husbands or my family. But I realize now, my grandmother was Catholic Irish, so I’m not probably scotch Irish. My husband’s family has a primary ancestor from Scotland. But I understand that there was a lot of moving back-and-forth between Ireland and Scotland at various times, so I have used the term scotch Irish to cover that. However, now I know the true definition. Thank you for this information!

[@sweetpeach6583]

How can i find out if any ancestors settled in Apalacia from this group called scots irish?

[@debrab1201]

I would like to know too. I find a lot on the ancestry.com but need better info.

[@Jane-ez7yl]

Culbertson greatgrandfather I was told was Scott Irish he came to America 1889? ,around.

[@BitStClair]

I've been told I have Irish, Scotts and black Irish or scots-Irish. As an American it's somewhat confusing.

[@kjmav10135]

My 4 ggrandfather was kicked out of Ireland in 1798 because he was a member of the United Irishmen. He came through Canada and down into Northeastern Vermont. We were told his records were burned. I am not sure if this occurred in the 1920s fire or if it occurred at the time he was booted from the country.

[@user-nu6gl8io8f]

Yes Mc Curdy

[@patricialenaburg6553]

My Grt. Grandfather x4 was born in Ireland, but has the Scottish name Stevenson. His wife born in Scotland, maiden name Nye. Does anyone know if Nye is a Scottish name?

[@johnsteiner2960]

I believe it's English.

[@patricialenaburg6553]

@@johnsteiner2960 Thank you.

[@patricialenaburg6553]

@Jack Dunn Thankyou so much, now I know where the Welsh comes into the family.

[@patricialenaburg6553]

@Jack Dunn I will make it a point to watch the video, again thank you.

[@leighsaldivar4439]

Bill nye the science guy you’re probably related to

[@pollenatrix]

Can you tell me if the Cougle surname might be of Scots-Irish origin? The name appeared out of nowhere in New Jersey in the 1770's although it seems to be a common surname there now.

[@Ancestralfindings]

Tracing the origin of the surname 'Cougle' is an interesting endeavor. The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Scots) were people who migrated from Scotland to Ireland and then often to North America in the 18th century. Surnames can sometimes give clues about this heritage, though they can also change or evolve over time. The fact that the Cougle name appeared in New Jersey in the 1770s is intriguing. This was a period when many Scots-Irish immigrants were settling in the American colonies. However, determining if 'Cougle' is a Scots-Irish surname requires a bit more digging. Here are some steps you can take: Genealogical Research: Start by tracing your family tree back to the first Cougle who arrived in New Jersey. Look for any records that might indicate where they came from before arriving in America. Historical Records: Search through immigration, land, and church records of the time. These can sometimes provide clues about a family's origin. Surname Databases: Websites like Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org have databases of surnames and their origins. They might have information on the Cougle surname. DNA Testing: A DNA test can provide a broader picture of your ethnic background and might reveal links to Scotland, Ireland, or other regions. Remember, the journey of a surname through history can be complex, with names often changing or being anglicized. Good luck in your search, and I hope you uncover some fascinating details about your family's past!

[@pollenatrix]

​@@Ancestralfindings thank you so much for your thoughtful answer! I and others have been researching a particular ancestor with the surname Cougle for many years, we all agree that he seems to be a man of mystery. This particular ancestor is on my maternal side, and although most other researchers peg him as of German Palantine descent, my DNA origins on my maternal side show strictly Scotland, Ireland, and a little bit of Wales (5%). No German at all. The surname appeared Newtown, N.J just prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War (1776) when this ancestor purchased land there. While this ancestor was a British loyalist who escaped to Canada, the Cougle name seems to have become established in Sussex County New Jersey from that point on, perhaps from a sibling who bought back his land after it was attainted. My Cougle ancestor's tombstone describes him as having been born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania about 1746. Where his family originated from is a matter of much debate. Most claim he is of German Palatine origin or Quaker from the surname Cowgill, but he was described as a "planter from New Jersey" and the fact that he brought a slave with him to Canada makes me question that theory. In records from 1776 he quite clearly referred to himself as Cougle and not Cowgill. He brought nearly 90 recruits with him to form a British battalion, so again this makes me question a Quaker background. It's a real puzzle that has frustrated many more capable genealogists than me! But I remain (for now) convinced he arrived in the colonies as a Cougle, not a German Palantine Cowgill or Cogle.

[@debrab1201]

Just started tracking my ancestors and I am 40% Scottish and they settle in Ky 8% Ireland

[@debrab1201]

@@ashleypflug6488 I leave in Tennessee and tracked some relative here too. Mostly all from Eastern KY. We maybe related lol!

[@mariebernier3076]

And I grew up in Southern Illinois coal mining town, full of Scotch-Irish who came up from Tennessee and Kentucky. That accent is very distinct! God's Country, good people.

[@debrab1201]

@@mariebernier3076 My Dad actually went to school with Loretta Lynn. Maybe why she sings so good a little touch of the Scottish people.... I think Marie that they settled in many of places. I seen some in Pennsylvania.

[@mariebernier3076]

@@debrab1201 ❤

[@chrishamlin6905]

My family settled in Harlan County, KY around 1798 and Lee County, VA long before that. I still have the accent after 22 years.

[@skyecairns3711]

KZbin keeps correcting my typing should be SCOTS IRISH

[@WildBoreWoodWind]

It should correct it 'Ulster Scots', for that's who we are.

[@altheacraig2904]

Grammarly corrects my spelling for me and it is free on this machine. I'd be lost without it!!!

[@lookman-2844]

One should not ignore the Viking Irish (900 AD -) who converted towards Anglicanism because as the urban Irish they were open to trade and new ideas. They often had native Irish mtDNA as originally they made their living from trade and slaving.

[@galoglaich3281]

luqman Not really the vikings had fully assimilated into irish society long before the reformation and anglicanism. Urban areas were just as catholic as rural areas no city except for belfast as ever had a prothestant and anglican majority

[@laraoneal7284]

I have Irish and French ancestry. Possibly some German.

[@JonDoeNeace]

I live in California because my Chickasaw grandmother was White admixed and had a Scotch-Irish/American parent (half Scots immigrant from Lowland Scotland, half Appalachian of Ulster Scots background) It was her father who took her & her mother, a former Choctaw tribal citizen, out of the community. That's how our Native side got to where we currently live. But it's okay. I'm not salty that we're assimilated. It's just where we come from, who we are, and how we got where we live now. White admixture from consensual relationships is not to be ashamed of, but removing Native descendants from their home culture was wrong. Either way it can't be undone. I'm American, North Native American & White.

[@tenhirankei]

Don't forget the Welsh.

[@annettebarlette9471]

Im Williams

[@catsmeow7839]

Ty

[@colonburgess9462]

Anderson

[@carriesmith438]

Any McCaffrey's out there? ?

[@annettebarlette9471]

Me me

[@annettebarlette9471]

Where are your Mc'Caffrey

[@annettebarlette9471]

Have you done ancestry DNA, i have.

[@carriesmith438]

No tryii g too have you.M Caffrey mccafferyconnecyions aim in Ireland

[@carriesmith438]

M Caffrey married snith

[@annettebarlette9471]

Our name, O'Brine, McCurdy, Williams, McCaffrey, im on ancesty DNA.,also Stuards

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

O'Brein Irish, McCurdy Irish or possiblity scottish, McCaffrey Irish.

[@sharletakins5724]

My dad and mom said I was Irish Dutch and scotch.

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

Do you know if your father liked to drink whiskey? If he did you might be the result and so you would be part scotch.

[@tinydancer867]

I myself am Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Lesser Antilles, and German.

[@altheacraig2904]

@@ahorsewithnoname643 Good one! It bugs me too that so many people don't know the difference between BOOSE and HUMANS!

[@leighsaldivar4439]

I am a cooper. And a johnson. I heard johnson is Scottish. Not sure

[@carokat1111]

I found Johnson in a book on Scottish tartans. It is apparently of Scottish origin.

[@wmrustycox]

The title of this reads,"scotch"... but Scotch is only a type of whiskey or a type of tape. People are Scottish or Scotts. A history professor in college drummed that fact in hard to all his students.. and it stuck with me to this very day !

[@pamelabogue2687]

I am 50% scotch/irish

[@lovernotfighter]

Me Too.

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

Are you a single malt or blended? What distilleries did you originate from?

[@zeplin4360]

Pamela you are half whisky/Irish, funny never heard of that mix, do you mean Scots/irish

[@johnpatrick5307]

Bogue is IRISH - Fermanagh/Tyrone.

[@lr5450]

I'm Australian and of Scots-Irish ancestry. No Scot would want to be called "Scotch". My people were Catholic and moved to Scotland from Ireland to work in the Jute mills of Dundee. However my DNA tells me that I have Scots ancestry separate to and earlier than my grandfather and his mother who were first Scots-born in that line which migrated to Scotland in the mid 1900s. 😊

[@jillcampbell8019]

Scots or Scottish don’t like to be called Scotch (liquor) today.

[@skyecairns3711]

KZbin title of Scotch Irish should Scotch Irish. Scotch is a drink not a people😀

[@margaretprescott3676]

My grandfather’s Irish friend always said ”Scotch come is a bottle”!

[@joprocter4573]

English or Scots that lived in Ireland were many of Europeans REFUGUEES during European roman Catholic religeous wars. This group fled to UK and dispersed thoughout the King's realm today's UK and Ireland.. Intermarriage.. The ones that went to USA Canada from Ireland may be Irish but ulster being best skilled with European farming. Linen. Improved farming were European ppls mixed.

[@charlenejohnson6632]

They are scotts

[@Myguyver]

So now we know that the scotch irish are not Irish . Low land scots and English who migrated to Ireland .

[@sharonfromva]

Appalachian=short A's at least pronounce it right, how can you speak of those of us and not know "WHAT" we are called!!!!!

[@davidsomerville6904]

Scots Irish is not a correct label, it should be Ulster Scots,

[@petergoulding2421]

It is Scots or Scottish, scotch is a whisky

[@nodrognaols8862]

SCOTCH IS WHISKEY!!!

[@andgummybears]

True, it’s a whiskey. But, in America Scotch-Irish is a proper term… not outside of America, though.

[@aa-xg3ct]

'whisky'

[@almcconnell8657]

It's AP-a-LATCH-a

[@danielakinart9238]

I had to stop it 5 min in .... would've been SO MUCH BETTER if there had been illustrations rather than the same wallpaper throughout the entire presentation. I'm ADHD.. got to do more to keep your audience if they're anything like me.

[@scallopohare9431]

Might be interesting, but too much of the currently fashionable recital of oppression to wade through. Just stickto the topic.

[@AStri-zg5xc]

Scotch is a drink, not a people.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

Lot of nonsense in this video. The Scots Irish population in America is 5 million not 35 million, the Irish American population is 40 million most of these came from native Irish families who moved to populous areas and then out into wider America during the Irish famine, indentured servitude ect. Scots Irish in the 1500s meant Irish catholics of Scottish ancestry, completely different context. Irish McDonalds for example who aren't entirely of scottish origin they can also be of native Irish unrelated origin to the scottish Mcdonalds due to ireland and Scotland sharing the same language. Half of the so called Scots Irish came from the other four provinces of Ireland not ulster, which is a good indication that they weren't actually Scots Irish. The Scots Irish colonised Ireland during the plantations of ulster. Lastly if you have a Irish name you're most likely not Scots Irish, Irish and planters didn't marry or breed often, so all the Irish surnames in these comments like McCaffery, McCarthy, Obrien/McBrein ect are not Scots Irish, shocker!

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@@joni3503 Anglo-saxon English from germanic given name Wic.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@@joni3503 Idk Could have been but you asked me about the origins of the name, not what countries its commonly found in.

[@joebyrne3159]

Scots, Irish no such thing, an American title! Mostly gillie billies and Hicks!

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

@@joebyrne3159 do you like slagging others ? Taig

[@allrounder7003]

Ulster has never been a county.