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Historically, Ulster lay at the heart of the Gaelic world made up of Gaelic Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. According to tradition, in ancient Ireland it was one of the fifths ( Irish : cúige ) ruled by a rí ruirech , or 'king of over-kings'.
“The Ulster Protestant Gaelic tradition originates with lonnaitheoirí Albanacha - Scottish settlers who arrived in the 17th century. “Labhair cuid mhór acu Gaeilge - many of them spoke Gaelic...
Oct 24, 2024 · Ulster, one of the ancient provinces of Ireland and subsequently the northernmost of Ireland’s four traditional provinces (the others being Leinster, Munster, and Connaught [Connacht]). Because of the Ulster cycle of Irish literature, which recounts the exploits of Cú Chulainn and many other Ulster.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 13, 2017 · The form of Irish spoken in Ulster these days is essentially Donegal Irish, nuanced by the local, predominantly Belfast accent. In written form, there is not that much difference between it...
- Harry Mcgee
Similarly, Ulster 'Hawthornes' are not Gaelic Irish ‘O’Dreains’ but Southwest Scottish ‘Hawthorns,’ while both Northern Irish and Scottish ‘Littles’ were originally Border Scot ‘Liddells.’
Ulster Irish (endonym: Gaeilg Uladh, Standard Irish: Gaeilge Uladh) is the variety of Irish spoken in the province of Ulster. It "occupies a central position in the Gaelic world made up of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man". [1] Ulster Irish thus has much in common with Scottish Gaelic and Manx. Within Ulster there have historically been ...
In particular, the Ulster Scots, or Scots Irish identity is strong among descendants of the Plantation, notably in counties Antrim, Cavan, Donegal, and Down. There is also a thriving indigenous Gaelic culture, largely attributed to the GAA and Conradh na Gaeilge.
