Shankill Ulster-Scots Cultural Society
Shankill Ulster-Scots Cultural Society / Auld Kirk Ulstèr-Scotch Heirskip Societie
The Shankill Ulster-Scots Society has been one of the most active local Ulster-Scots groups working to promote the Ulster-Scots language and culture in Belfast.
Under the leadership of Hugh McMillen they have canvassed petitions to erect English/Ulster-Scots bilingual street names and formed a highly successful Scottish Country Dancing group in Springhill School.
The highlight of the year was on 4th November when the American Consul in Belfast (and Hugh) unveiled the President Buchanan Ulster-Scots mural on the Shankill Road. Who says Ulster-Scots is just for country folks?
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The Ulster-Scots Academy has been an integral part of the Ulster-Scots Language Society since 1993. The name "Ulster-Scots Academy" is registered to the USLS with the Intellectual Property Office.
LATEST
A new edition of Michael Montgomery’s From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English recounts the lasting impact that at least 150,000 settlers from Ulster in the 18th century made on the development of the English language of the United States. This new edition published by the Ulster-Scots Language Society documents over 500 ‘shared’ vocabulary items which are authenticated by quotations from both sides of the Atlantic. A searchable online version of this dictionary is now also available here.
FORTHCOMING
The Ulster-Scots Academy is currently working on the digitisation of Dr Philip Robinson's seminal Ulster-Scots Grammar and the English/Ulster-Scots part (with circa 10,000 entries) of a two-way historical dictionary of Ulster-Scots. These projects are planned to be completed and available on the site in 2016.
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This site is being developed on a purely voluntary basis by the Ulster-Scots Language Society at no cost to the taxpayer. USLS volunteers have been involved in preserving and promoting Ulster-Scots for more than 20 years. All donations, however small, will be most gratefully received and contribute towards the expansion of the project. Thank you!
This site is being developed by the Ulster-Scots Language Society (Charity No. XN89678) without external financial assistance. USLS volunteers have been involved in preserving and promoting Ulster-Scots for more than 20 years. All donations, however small, will be most gratefully received and contribute towards the expansion of the project. Thank you!
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