Scotch-Irish

[ skoch-ahy-rish ]

noun

(used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.

adjective

of or relating to the Scotch-Irish.
of mixed Scottish and Irish descent.

Origin of Scotch-Irish

¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Also Scots-Irish.

confusables note For Scotch-Irish

See Scotch.

Words Nearby Scotch-Irish

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How to use Scotch-Irish in a sentence

You see, the past few years, the Scotch-Irish immigrants have been pouring into the northwestern part of the colony.
Rodney, the Ranger | John V. Lane
The remains of Aryan civilization were represented by twenty-three white men from the Scotch-Irish hill counties.
The Clansman | Thomas Dixon
The Scotch-Irish and Germans had flocked to the mountain country.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
The tide of immigration which set in brought the Scotch-Irish to every colony.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
Still other Scotch-Irish settlements were formed later in Maine.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton

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