BRIAN McLAUGHLIN (Writeback, April 23) criticised the Irish and Ulster-Scots translations of Department of Education, as used by the Department. I would not dare to comment on the Irish ...

Hame, she amusingly describes, as an “Ulster-Scots sandwich”. "It starts in English and when I recall the word grieshochs I ...

An MLA has come under fire for hitting out at Ulster-Scots — despite representing the area considered the heartland of the culture. Wednesday, 9 April 2025 Newsletters ...

Ulster-Scots is a language which has been part of life here since the first Scots planters arrived in Ulster in the 17th Century. But more than 400 years on, it has become a sticking point in the ...

January 06, 2021 at 1:00am GMT. AN Ulster-Scots word common to much of Antrim and Derry has reached a wider audience in England thanks to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The Ulster-Scots Language Society claims that 100,000 people understand Ulster-Scots or use Ulster-Scots words every day. Most native speakers of the hamely tongue, as Ulster-Scots is also known ...

It might sound funny, but Ulster Scots is officially a language. The chair of the Ulster Scots Agency talks to Fionola Meredith. Mark Thompson has a difficult job. He's chair of the Ulster Scots ...

November 23, 2023 at 0:32pm GMT. GAA players in east Belfast have celebrated the Hamely Tongue in what is believed to be the first Ulster Scots event held by a club in the sporting organisation.

However, she feels there is a large Ulster-Scots shaped hole in her knowledge. So with the guidance of Ulster-Scot Jane Rea, Jennie plans to explore, get her hands dirty and learn about this ...

The term is still very much in use, popping up in a poem by Stuart A Paterson called Slater (published by the Ulster Scots Community Network in February 2023). “Oan the flair o ma cludgie Ah fin ...