Roots of the Scots-Irish - 'From Here to the White House'.

This short 1980's film explores the links between Ulster and America, not least the fact that some 17 American Presidents have an intangible connection to Ulster. More widely, the film tells the story of the quarter of a million Ulster Scots who emigrated to America in the 18th century - the lives they left behind and their hopes of making a home in the new world. Now a generation has returned to Ulster in search of their roots.
The 250,000 Presbyterian Ulstermen who left for America in the 18th Century played a pivotal role in shaping the society and pioneer spirit of the fledgling nation. Neil Armstrong - whose forebears hailed from County Fermanagh - is just one of the many Americans whose ancestral roots lie in Northern Ireland.

[@amcn8855]

Only half way through ,and find it very informative..I'm Scottish from Irish mother and always felt an call from America ...Thank you for this 👍

[@kcirtapelyk6060]

I’m part Scotch-Irish and damn proud of it😁

[@ryanfaris5106]

Descendant of West-Virginian Ulster Scots by the last name of Faris here. My line ended up in Chicago, Illinois. Descended from John Graham Faris who married Annie Paris (Granddaughter of Captain John Stark).

[@kgthompson5814]

Incredibly tough people, born fighters.

[@jordancrumley294]

My granny Jane Wilson who was Susan Wilson sister was born and rared in that house

[@raibeartthehairypict4696]

Very enjoyable, thanks.

[@strangeway330]

Thank you for the lesson! Love this channel!

[@jonathanolmstead3958]

Good channel.

[@paulduffy4585]

Pretty impressive.

[@AliceMarieM]

Left out Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both of Scots Irish descent.

[@ulsterscotsman6648]

No they are not we want nothing to do with them.

[@tomweldon7608]

@@ulsterscotsman6648 😂😂😂

[@joebyrne3159]

An Irishman designed the White House after Leinster House in Dublin! James Hobart! Another Irishman named America, The United States!

[@amcn8855]

Will be looking up these names ..Thank you 👍

[@joebyrne3159]

James Hoban!

[@brucecollins4729]

@@amcn8855 it was scots masons who built it at the request of president adams after he visited scotland.

[@brucecollins641]

@@amcn8855 built by scottish stonemasons

[@vernicejillmagsino9603]

For me should be English not Scotch Irish because English Americans built the US

[@vernicejillmagsino9603]

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren could be John Paul II and Benedict XVI of the United States because their roots are very different Andrew Jackson is from Scotch-Irish culture and son of immigrants from Northern Ireland (discuss in this video) while his right hand man Martin Van Buren is come from a Dutch American family that John Paul II is from Poland while his right hand man Benedict XVI is from Germany the difference is Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren are now both Americans while John Paul II and Benedict XVI are still citizen of their home countries when they are now heads of the Vatican

[@wgromyko33]

First slaves in America until the revolutionary war

[@johnsmith-bx4rn]

0:50 look like indigenous Irish to me

[@robertemmet6343]

I doubt they are Ulster Scots.

[@ninjacat4929]

The indigenous Irish didn’t start going to America for another hundred years , it was all ready for them then lol !

[@johnsmith-bx4rn]

@@ninjacat4929 this particular debates about the gathering of people at 0:50

[@ninjacat4929]

@@johnsmith-bx4rn oh debate is it , excuse me !

[@johnsmith-bx4rn]

@@ninjacat4929 that's right a debate

[@brucecollins641]

scottish fiddle music.

[@wgromyko33]

Slaves of the Stuart dynasty