Ulster Scots people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Ulster-Scots/Scotch-Irish No figure available) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States | 5,393,554 (Self-identified)(Scotch-Irish) |
| Canada | No figure available |
| Republic of Ireland (mainly County Donegal) | No figure available |
| United Kingdom | No figure available |
| Languages | |
| Ulster English, Ulster Scots, Goidelic languages | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Presbyterian, some Church of Ireland and other denominations | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Ulster Scots (Ulster-Scots: Ulstèr-Scotch), commonly known as Scots-Irish outside of Ireland, are an ethnic group in Ireland, found mostly in the Ulster region and to a lesser extent in the rest of Ireland. Their ancestors were mostly Protestant Lowland Scottish migrants, the largest numbers coming from Galloway, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, although some came from further north in the Scottish Lowlands and also to a lesser extent from the Highlands.
These Scots migrated to Ireland in large numbers both as a result of the government-sanctioned Plantation of Ulster, a planned process of colonisation which took place under the auspices of James VI of Scotland and I of England on land confiscated from members of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland who fled Ulster and as part of a larger migration or unplanned wave of settlement.
Ulster Scots emigrated onwards from Ireland in significant numbers to what is now the United States and to all corners of the then-worldwide British Empire—what are now Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies, to British India, and to a lesser extent to Argentina and Chile.Scotch-Irish (or Scots-Irish) is a traditional term for Ulster Scots who emigrated to North America.
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