New Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Series Explores Ulster-Scots Music Traditions
About Discover Ulster-Scots
The term Ulster-Scots refers to people from Scotland that settled in Ulster, and their descendants. It also refers to their heritage and cultural traditions. The Lowland Scots brought industry, language, music, sport, religion and a myriad of traditions to Ulster.
In different parts of the world Ulster-Scots are often referred to as Scots-Irish or Scotch-Irish – all terms for the same people and their culture and heritage.
Over centuries, Ulster-Scots people have migrated to many parts of the world, taking with them their pioneering spirit and culture. They have influenced many aspects of life in the places settled, from principles of government to music, dance, innovation and ingenuity.
This website is a hub, with a range of content and links of Ulster-Scots interest.
It also features some of the work of the Ulster-Scots Agency, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and its work in promoting and preserving Ulster-Scots language, culture and heritage.
RESOURCES LIBRARY
Unit 05: Game 10
NOUNS: Re-arrange these sentences, which are mostly written English but with one Ulster-Scots word.
Ulster potato bread or 'fadge' farls
Fadge is the traditional Ulster-Scots word for potato bread. There are regional variations of the traditional recipe.
Ulster Scots
Unit 01: Game 08
COMMON WORDS: Match 8 pairs of the Ulster-Scots words you have learned in under 30 seconds to reveal the full picture.
EMIGRATION & INFLUENCE
HISTORY & CULTURE
Settlers of Donegal
It should be remembered ... that there are two Donegals – an outer and an inner. The former ... consists of the extensive mountainous districts that lie along the western seaboard, and at some points run far inland. The latter consists of the more flat and fertile country that lies between the mountains and the river Foyle ... In the days of the Ulster Plantation, from 1607 onwards, this district ... was largely peopled by immigrants from Scotland, whose descendants, unto this day, till the fields their forefathers then acquired, and keep to the Presbyterian principles they brought with them from their native land ...’
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 15:17
INNOVATION & INVENTION
Rex McCandless
Rex McCandless was born on 21st May 1915 on his father’s farm at Culcavy, Hillsborough. During the great Depression of the 1930s, his family moved to Belfast and eventually Rex and his brother Cromie set up the excavator and heavy repair business. Their business associate was the Irish Road Racer, Artie Bell. Both brothers had always been motor cycle enthusiasts, and Rex owned several machines. The Second World War intervened and it was not until peace was declared, that the motor cycle sport was revitalised and became very much part of Rex and Cromie’s lives.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 11:59
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
LEARNING
Community-Based Learning
The Ulster-Scots Agency is committed to supporting lifelong learning. We offer learning opportunities for people of all ages to discover more about Ulster-Scots language, culture and heritage.
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 20:46
