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Why They Left - A Scottish Migration
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Tom Devine on the Highlands & Lowland Clearances Professor Tom Devine speaks to an audience on the subject of the Scottish Highland and Lowland Clearlances organised as part of the Crossroads Lifelong Learning Partnership.
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Tom Devine Question & Answer Tom Devine takes part in a question and answer session after his talk on the Highland and Lowland clearances. Organised by the Crossroads Lifelong Learning Partnership.
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The Lowland Clearances - Lost Villages A man talks about the land clearances of the Scottish Borders in the 18th century, and searches for some of the lost, forgotten villages which these created.
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Beginnings of the Ulster-Scots / Scotch-Irish. A short extract from the story of Ireland about the Plantation of Ulster, the beginnings of the Ulster-Scots and why so many later emigrated to America. Please visit: http://www.forgedinulster.co.uk
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We the People: The Scots-Irish & American Politics. Exploring the enduring influence of the Scots-Irish in American politics, from the American Revolution to the present day, and how they helped guarantee the freedoms many American's take for granted today.
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Scots-Irish: the road to Appalachia. A short excerpt from 'Hillbilly: The Real Story' tells how the Scots-Irish came to be in the Appalachian mountains. From the Border wars between Scotland & England then onto Ireland to battle the Irish before setting sail to further hardships in the New World in search of liberty & freedom. Please visit: http://www.forgedinulster.co.uk
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The Appalachians: The Scotch-Irish / Scots-Irish From the documentary The Appalachians. The Presbyterian Scots-Irish from Ulster in the north of Ireland influenced this region of America with their music,religion, moonshine, independent spirit & love of freedom.
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Ulster Scots Journey - Part 1 Comedian Tim McGarry looks at the history of the Scots in Ulster up to the 1609 plantation. Along the way he discovers some Ulster-Scots heritage in his own family.
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Ulster Scots Journey - Part 2 Comedian Tim McGarry looks at the history of the Scots in Ulster from the 1610 Plantation onward.
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