Ulster-Scots fowk

The Ulster-Scots fowk are an ethnic group in Ireland, douned frae Lawland Scots and Inglis fowk, mony o thaim frae the Borders. Thay're the first fowk tae occupee Ireland in the Plantation o Ulster. Nouadays, maist still bide in Ulster, but some bide in Scotland and the Unitit States.



Cultur
Interminglin wi ither Irish fowk hae made it difficult tae tell whit are sindry pairts of the Ulster-Scots cultur. 

Leid
Ulster-Scots is the main leid o the Ulster-Scots folk. Ulster-Scots is a hamelt leid o the Scots leid, but eneuch sindry frae the 'staundart' leid. It's kent as Ullans an aw, a combination o the wurds Ulster and Lallans.

Releegion
As wi Scots fowk, the main releegion o the Ulster-Scots fowk is the Kirk o Scotland or ither forms o Presbyterianism, but a curn folk are members o the Kirk o Ireland.

Demographics
The're estimated tae be aboot 6.53 million Ulster Scots folk in the warld (includin yon o Ulster Scots strynd), 350,000-450,000 o thaim in Ulster the sel o it.

See as weel

 Ulster Scots Agency

Fremit Airtins
 The Boord o the Ulster-Scots leid, The Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch
 Varsity o Ulster Ulster-Scots Institute 
 Airts Cooncil o Northren Ireland


Category:Scots diaspora
Category:Ethnic groups in Ireland
Category:Ethnic groups in the Unitit Kinrick