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Old 02-02-2018, 12:57 PM
 
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Historically, both forms have been used, but 'Scots' has become the preferred form on both sides of the Atlantic. I could see how someone who does a lot of historical research might get used to 'Scotch' since that spelling crops up so often in older scholarship.

At any rate, I defer to the saying, "Scotch refers to whiskey and eggs."
My own thinking is that they were referred to as scotch but when whisky became very commercialized they took on the scots name to show the difference.
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Old 02-02-2018, 02:02 PM
 
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Wall mural in Ulster

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Old 02-03-2018, 12:04 PM
 
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New Hampshire has Derry and londonderry. Derry is a pit of a town and Londonderry is a rich town.
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Old 02-03-2018, 12:06 PM
 
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Wall mural in Ulster
Jaysus the infamous red hand of ulster. I prefer the catholic murals myself.
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Old 02-03-2018, 01:11 PM
 
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Jaysus the infamous red hand of ulster. I prefer the catholic murals myself.

Don't know why you term it infamous. The guy only did harm to himself. Catholic murals..trying to think if I've ever seen one.
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Old 02-11-2018, 01:31 PM
 
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My own thinking is that they were referred to as scotch but when whisky became very commercialized they took on the scots name to show the difference.
Re Scotch, Scots,Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish I came across this wee book in a church hall sale. It was printed in Scotland. There is no date given in it but I reckon the 1930s


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Old 02-12-2018, 03:00 PM
 
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I said above the pic I reckoned it was from the 1930s Seems I was well out


Comic Scotch Readings, comprising the laughable adventures of Bob Johnston, etc Unknown Binding – 1886
by Andrew Stewart (Author)
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Old 02-13-2018, 02:30 PM
 
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Reputed to be the 'Stonewall' Jackson ancestral home

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Old 02-13-2018, 02:37 PM
 
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Better pic Stonewall Jackson ancestral home in Ulster

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Old 02-14-2018, 01:03 AM
 
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Maybe this is off-topic, but don't forget the Highlanders, the first of whom immigrated to Savanah and Darien, GA.
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