THE SCOT IN ULSTER

THE SCOT GAINS A FOOTING IN COUNTY DOWN

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CHAPTER I.

THE SCOT GAINS A FOOTING IN COUNTY DOWN.

THIS is the story of the first great colony which went forth from the "land of brown heath and shaggy wood" in search of a country which would repay the emigrant's toil less grudgingly than did the bare hillsides round the old home. For centuries the Scot had been wont to wander forth over Europe in search of adventure. As a rule, he turned his steps where fighting was to be had, and the pay for killing was reasonably good; for the English wars, while they devastated the country and kept it poor, made the people a nation of soldiers. Others of the race sought fortune in trade instead of in war. The story of these wanderers is known from the history of the Scots Guard, formed from the sur-...continue reading »

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The Scot in Ulster:
Sketch of the History of the Scottish Population of Ulster

by John Harrison

1888