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In Search of the Ulster Scot: Has an Identity Been Manufactured?

Is there any such thing as an Ulster Scot? The emergence of ‘Ulster Scots’ as a language, and as an ethnic group, has been controversial to say the least. Critics have alleged that Ulster Scots is a made-up language, manufactured so that Northern Ireland’s Protestants would have a language and an identity that could compete [...]