Scots-Irish

[skots-ahy-rish]

noun

1. Scotch-Irish.

Example Sentences

Scots-Irish hillbilly, stayed at the sprawling 2,000-acre Carnell Estates, which features a 14th Century tower and a 10-bedroom mansion.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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