[yarddog]

Northern Irish are basically lowland Scots. They made great pioneers.

Highland Scots came from Ireland and settled in the Western Islands and the North of Scotland. They are also mixed with Norse.

[Aliska]

Thank you for that info. Yes, mine were very rugged pioneers in Pennsylvania mostly.

[wardaddy]

True

Scots are Irish origin mostly

Scotti tribes displaced Picts and were subsequently colonized mostly within a days walk of the coastline by Norway Vikings

Unlike further south which was more Danes