Ulster-Scots poetry occupies a problematic position in terms of the discipline of Irish Studies and national literary canons. Focussing on James Orr, this essay demonstrates the reticence on the part ...

Gillian Rea believes it is important to keep Ulster Scots culture alive For Gillian Rea, speaking Ulster Scots was a normal part of her childhood and she wants to see others enjoying the culture. A ...

Haggis, the bag pipes and all things Robert Burns - 25 January honours the most prominent poet to have written in the Scots language. But Burns Night is not only celebrated in the Land o' Cakes - it ...