Monday 9 September 2013
President Obama talks about Ulster's contribution to America.
US President Barrack Obama (himself, partly of Irish Protestant ancestry) talks about the men and women of Ulster who emigrated to America and helped found the United States...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
An Ulsterman was the first to carry the American flag into battle.
On 3rd September 1777 the American flag (stars & stripes), which was approved by Congress on June 14th of that year, was carried into battle for the first time by a force under an Ulster-Scots commander, General William Maxwell.
Karen McCarthy interview on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Karen McCarthy, author of 'The Other Irish, The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America', is interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about the Scots-Irish and the researching of her book in the southern states of the USA.
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Karen McCarthy's book is available at Amazon. Click book cover below....
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