The Aul Leid in America: Ulster Scots writers and language

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Join Dr. David Hume at Andrew Jackson Cottage for the second part of our six month programme of historical talks. Dr. Hume will look at how Ulster Scots language can be found in American writings and also how the Ulster Scots can claim writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, John Steinbeck and others.

Booking is essential as places are limited, light refreshments will be served, one ticket admits one person.

For further information please contact:

Carrickfergus Castle Visitor Information Centre

T: 02893358262

E: visitorinfo@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

W: https://www.shapedbyseaandstone.com/whats-on

Other upcoming talks held at the Andrew Jackson Cottage & US Rangers Museum:

5 December 2024, 7pm

Andrew Jackson: the hero of the Common Man

Dr. David Hume traces the story of President Andrew Jackson and how he emerged as the great hero of the common man and the epitome of the American Dream. If an orphan son of emigrants can enter the White House through his own merit, then the American Dream is real...

16 January 2025, 7pm

Letters from America: emigrant letters home to Ulster

Letters home to families in Ulster encouraged many to cross the Atlantic. They provide much information about the new society families have found as well as details of their fortunes. Dr. David Hume explores some of the writings which would have been avidly read on this side of the Atlantic.

13 February 2025, 7pm

"What revolting people?" Ulster Scots and the American Revolution.

The Ulster Scots are often portrayed as having been at the forefront of the Revolution. How accurate is this? Dr. David Hume examines the story of the Revolution and the stories of some of those Ulsterfolk involved on both sides of the argument

13 March 2025, 7pm

US Rangers Talk

Join Adrian Hack from Lead the Way Tours as he delves into the history of this elite commando unit and its links with Carrickfergus.