Scots-Irish immigrants, the first European settlers in large numbers to southwestern Pennsylvania, are typically associated with the region’s industrial takeoff. Their legacy includes Gilded Age ...

In a world that is increasingly homogenous, we need to do all we can to nurture the cultural markers that make human beings ...

The announcement comes more than two months after BBC News NI revealed Pól Deeds and Lee Reynolds had been offered the posts.

“The Savage South” is an image that retired UNC-Chapel Hill Lineberger Professor of the Humanities at Fred Hobson thinks and writes about. He tried to explain to me why, over the years from Colonial ...

An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been ...

I. Scot in 1600. Poverty and insecurity -- Domestic life of the Lowland Scot -- Scottish social institutions in 1600 -- Religion in Scotland -- Mind and character of the Lowlander -- II. Scots in ...

Amid the poverty, neglect and intolerance of Victorian Glasgow, one man had a dream. His dream became a reality on November 6 ...

Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

Mention whiskey to most people and they’ll likely think of the Scottish stuff or, perhaps, Kentucky bourbon. Suggest “Ireland” and many will think of beer, or to be more specific, the black ale known ...