Today Americans call their descendants "Scotch-Irish," but we must consider them Scots in every significant respect. In truth, they are the first rep… - Arthur Herman

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Today Americans call their descendants "Scotch-Irish," but we must consider them Scots in every significant respect. In truth, they are the first representatives of the great Scottish diaspora that changed the rest of the world.

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