So, I'm very white with a wee bit more white :hehe_lizard: #ancestry #dna #genealogy #genchat #FamilyHistory #scotsirish #geneadon

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The #Scots came over primarily because of the #HighlandClearances, when they were thrown off their ancestral lands by #British Lords who wanted to convert the land to sheep farming. Part of this oppression also meant that their #Scottish ways were literally being outlawed (wearing the #kilt, playing the pipes, and speaking #Gaelic were all declared criminal offenses).

Some Scots migrated to #Ireland off and on, and some of those came to the USA during the #GreatPotatoFamine. They are often referred to as "the #ScotsIrish" (or incorrectly as "the #ScottishIrish").

#Immigration #Genealogy #History #Scotland #Ancestors #ImmigrantAncestors #Clans #ScottishGenealogy

https://www.britannica.com/event/Highland-Clearances

I'm currently #reading An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States and it seems pretty much everything that is going on in the #US can be explained by what's in that #book

I'm learning about its #Calvinist heritage, the #ScotsIrish, how #colonialism relates to #WitchTrials, how #WhiteSupremacy has roots in #Christian theology.

And, of course, all of this is part of #UK #History.

It's an insightful book.

Do you have ancestors who settled or passed through Nutfield, New Hampshire (now the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Windham, and Manchester)? Are there Scots Irish in your family tree? Check out my page with "Frequently Asked Questions" for Nutfield research. There are lots of links to genealogy resources. https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html #history #Histodons #genealogy #FamilyHistory #geneadons #ScotsIrish

Tonight is Burns Night - January 25th is the birthday of Scots poet Robert Burns. In New Hampshire we celebrate Burns night with poems by Burns and also with poems by our own Scots Irish poet "The Rustic Bard" Robert Dinsmore of Windham, New Hampshire. https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/01/weathervane-wednesday-three-for-one-in.html #BurnsNight #Burns #History #NewHampshire #NewEngland #Poetry #Poems #ScotsIrish #Nutfield

Repeat something often enough within a cultural space, and people will make eventually make assumptions - especially when it comes to music.

In Southern Appalachia, the pre-eminence ascribed to "Scots-Irish" cultural influence - especially as regards music - has been repeated so often that people have come to take it "as Gospel".

This “Scots-Irish equals Appalachia” nexus is simply untrue...

Read and hear more at:

https://beforewewerewhite.com/2022/12/28/yes-virginia-there-is-an-american-culture/

#BeforeWeWereWhite #OldTimeMusic #ScotsIrish