The development of the Scotch-Irish myth in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire / R. Stuart Wallace.
- Title:
- The development of the Scotch-Irish myth in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire / R. Stuart Wallace.
- Author:
- Wallace, R. Stuart.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1985.
- Physical Description:
- p. [108] - 134.
- Source:
- Vol. 40, Nos. 3-4 (Fall-Winter, 1985) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- In the 18th century, Protestant immigrants to New Hampshire from Ireland were known by various terms, such as settlers "originally from north Britain but last from Ireland." In the early 19th century, however, they came to be known as the Scotch Irish, and a myth developed that they were more Scottish than Irish, and that they had been unflinchingly patriotic during the American Revolution. There were debunkers, but the term survived as a convenient label for Ulster Protestants of Scottish descent.
- Language:
- English.
- Subjects:
- Scots Irish. , Legends.
- Locations:
- United States Civilization Scots-Irish influences.
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