he wrote numerous poems in Ulster Scots about his homeland. One of the best known is “The Hirin’ Fair”, which Clifford wrote on the south coast of England during the Second World War.

To complicate matters, though, confederates with Scottish ancestry – of whom there were many – during the American Civil War loved Burns. As we enter the 20th century, however, the view of ...

His “flirtation with Jacobitism” and poems like A Man’s A Man made him the darling of radical newspapers like Ulster’s Northern ... confederates with Scottish ancestry – of whom there were many – ...

Despite the comprehensive investigation of Scotland and Scottish nationalism contained in the book, some topics were bound to get left out. There might have been something on religion and the Churches ...

Irish Catholics, deposed by the Scottish Presbyterians who had settled in Ulster, were fearful ... a breakdown in communication had now turned into civil war, a conflict which divided communities ...

The film features Ulster-Scots dialect, and comes on the heels of the Belfast-based director’s previous film, Oot Here Mae Lane, which won the People’s Choice Prize at the same festival last year.

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The married father-of-three who grew up in Bangor was captivated by Lyttle’s book, penned in Ulster-Scots, and set off with his children to explore hidden caves and grave yards with one mission ...

Poet Anne McMaster explores how writing has moved from the margins to the mainstream for women, and how Ulster-Scots has been embraced and revitalised by a new generation. Show more Anne McMaster ...

Join us and embrace Scottish culture and heritage as we host a special evening celebration of the life and legacy of Scotland’s National Bard, Robert Burns. Ulster University graduates, friends and ...

Thus, although Jackson was brought up in America, there is a very real sense in which he was also brought up in a Northern Ireland, Ulster-Scots home ... in time of war. The fruit of the Ulster ...