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

The terms Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish and Ulster-Scots relate to people who left Scotland, settled as part of the Ulster plantation and then moved on to North America.

From BBC

Instead, I identify with the millions of working-class white Americans of Scots-Irish descent who have no college degree.

From BBC

Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme, Prof Angelia Wilson of the University of Manchester said Vance has used his Scots-Irish heritage to craft his image.

From BBC

Or as Vance once put it: "To understand me, you must understand that I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart."

From BBC