What is Scotch-Irish? What is their history?

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What is Scotch-Irish? What is their history?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I think you mean "Scots-Irish" (not Scotch-Irish, although they are sometimes [incorrectly] called that in the United States).

They are also know as "Ulster Irish". They were Scottish Presbyterians who immigrated to Ireland in the 17th & 18 centuries.

In a way, it was turnabout. After all the "Scotti" who gave Scotland their name were originally an Irish tribe ...