Well maybe then the Scots Irish and the Irish should be told that they are of the same tribe. Just a thought.
They know it, they are just too proud to admit it. Plus there is the whole Scotch vs Whiskey thing.
I think Scotland was settled by Irish at some point. Scotch-Irish refers to the breed that resulted when they intermingled in the U.S. and developed things like clogging and country muzack.
>Well maybe then the Scots Irish and the Irish should be told that they are of the same tribe. Just a thought.
Sure, it's a funny thought, in terms of todays historical context. But has nothing to do with their very common Celtic heritage. Please click on my Profile and take 3 minutes to read the 3-MINUTE HISTORY to see how this all fits together.
There are four types of Scots. There are those who descend from Angles and Saxons who moved North into fertile valleys. There are the old Picts who are akin to the original Britons in the South and in Wales. There are the Scandinavians out in the Hebrides!~ (MacBeth's wife, Lady MacBeth, was the daughter of the Scandinavian King of the Hebrides. In that context, she was probably as normal as any Thor worshiper ever got.)
Then, there are the Highland Scots! These magnificent people are direct descendants of the Irish who invaded and conquered Alba and changed its name to Scota in the 900s.
Most Scots and Scottish descendants are descendants of one or more, or maybe all, of these groups.
The people in Northern Ireland are either Irish or they are descended from a mix of peoples who came from Great Britain to colonize Ulster. They are not all Scottish in origin.
That's why it would be in error to inform the Scots-Irish and the Irish in Ulster that they are the same folks - they are not the same folks!