There are more than 64,000 townlands in Ireland Dr Kane is keen to stress that place names represent a shared heritage ... Irish name Lisnagarvey - "the fort of the gamblers" - and the Scots ...

Canada’s second Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie, arrived as a Scottish stonemason. While he and many other Scots prospered, others found life difficult in Canada and returned home.

Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge ... heavily in the recommendations towards an Ulster-Scots "revival" of language, culture and heritage. "The panel's long-term vision for the development ...

Steeped in a lifetime of traditions of his beloved Glens of Antrim, Colin has long been exposed to traditional Irish and ...