Scots-Irish

American  

[skots-ahy-rish] / ˈskɒtsˈaɪ rɪʃ /

noun

1. Scotch-Irish.

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Example Sentences

Nearly 9% were German, more than 8% was Scottish, 6% Scots-Irish, nearly 4% Irish and more than 3% Dutch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some linguists trace it back to the Scots-Irish phrase "ye aw"; others suggest an African American origin, perhaps from the Igbo word for "you" brought over by Nigerian-born enslaved people.

From Salon

When immigrants, who were largely German and Scots-Irish, later settled in the region, they too began to grow corn.

From Salon

It’s the intersection between multiple African origins, Scots-Irish and incredible music coming out of the South from people who lived on the land, who had encounters across experiences, who gave voice to their freedom dreams, to their yearnings, to their longings and made art of it in an everyday way.

From Washington Post

The recently settled frontier, and the clannishness of Forrest’s Scots-Irish ancestry, ensured that the young Southerner’s life was filled with violence.

From Slate