The work of Robert Burns continues to have a deep connection to Ulster-Scots: the province was the first place outside of Scotland to publish his work and his poetry had meaning and depth for ...
For Gillian Rea, speaking Ulster Scots was a normal part of her childhood and she wants to see others enjoying the culture. A newly-minted tour guide, she has turned her dream into a reality sharing ...
More people in Northern Ireland claim to have knowledge of Ulster-Scots than the Irish language. Some 17% of the population said they could understand, read, speak or write the dialect. That compares ...
BACK IN ACTION after a lapse of three years, Northern Ireland’s shaky government rests on a compromise so ingenious that it would impress a medieval theologian trained to argue over angels and ...
Nelson McCausland from the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council talks about the creation of new words to cope with various situations, and gives examples from Irish. (Broadcast: 12/06/1999) ...
In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric ...
Derry City and Strabane District Council will carry out a social media campaign to promote “respect” of the Irish Language and Ulster Scots following the vandalism of some road signs written in Irish.
Irish Language travel show Teacs Taistil comes to Derry, Ulster-Scots installation Wains o Dal Riata & Tech Talk with Katherine Rowlandson.
What would ye twa cotters ken o’ battle, eh? I bet ye Lallybroch tumshies will turn arse and run at first blast o’ cannon fire… Pithy Scots brogue and throwaway insults punctuate Outlander, the ...