The Scotch-Irish : A Social History /

Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of thei...

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Autor principal: Leyburn, James Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1962.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Irlandais > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Scots-Irish > United States.
Social conditions
Scots-Irish.
Scots.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Écossais > Irlande.
Irlandais d'origine ecossaise > États-Unis.
Scots > Ireland.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
United States > Minorities.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Scotland > Emigration and immigration.
United States.
Scotland.
Ireland.
Écosse > Conditions sociales.
Scotland > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Scot in 1600. Poverty and insecurity
  • Domestic life of the Lowland Scot
  • Scottish social institutions in 1600
  • Religion in Scotland
  • Mind and character of the Lowlander
  • II. Scots in Ireland. Plantation of Ulster, 1610 and after
  • Causes of the Scottish migration
  • Pioneer Scots in Ulster, 1606-1634
  • Hard years, 1634-1690
  • Intermarriage with the Irish
  • Character of the Ulster Scot
  • III. Scotch-Irish in America. Migration
  • Scotch-Irish settlements
  • Frontier society
  • Presbyterian church
  • Scotch-Irish in politics
  • Final estimate.

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