Typical Irish, never serious :-)

The highland tribes of Scotland are ethnically a mix of Irish & Scandanavian, their language, the tartans, the bagpipes came from Ireland. Scottish Gaelic is common to the Highlanders & Ireland (ref 'History of English' Faber & Faber Books - 'History of the English Speaking peoples', Winston Churchill))

The 'Lowlanders' between the English border & the highlands are & were the true 'Scottish' who spoke their own language different from the highland gaelic & English to the south. They were the first to adopt English in the 1700s when it begame fashionable to be able to speak "King's English". The highlanders retained gaelic & in remote places still speak it and can communicate with similar communities in remote parts of Ireland.

The Glasgow lowlanders are more of a polyglot mix because of Glasgows closeness to Belfast and that ferry's ran constantly between the two cities.

Geordies are unique & have a strong Norwegian influence, they differ markedly from the lowland Scots just a few miles away.

Doug Marker

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Post #82,994 by marlowe 2/20/03 4:18:32 PM Reply	Lowland Scots were descended from Irish. Somehow they managed to rise far above that. Which is one reason I don't believe in race. Only culture. No oil for TotalFinaElf! CHICKENHAWK! Scourge of clucking hens everywhere! Victory is the answer. There are no alternatives. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]
Post #83,006 by boxley 2/20/03 5:08:56 PM Reply	lowland scots? the folk Geordies use to wipe their arse with (new thread) Created as new thread #83005 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=83005\|lowland scots? the folk Geordies use to wipe their arse with] will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] \ufffdOmni Gaul Delenda est!\ufffd Ceasar
Post #83,041 by dmarker 2/20/03 8:40:38 PM Reply	A lesson in history of wise one - Lowlanders are true Scots The highland tribes of Scotland are ethnically a mix of Irish & Scandanavian, their language, the tartans, the bagpipes came from Ireland. Scottish Gaelic is common to the Highlanders & Ireland (ref 'History of English' Faber & Faber Books - 'History of the English Speaking peoples', Winston Churchill)) The 'Lowlanders' between the English border & the highlands are & were the true 'Scottish' who spoke their own language different from the highland gaelic & English to the south. They were the first to adopt English in the 1700s when it begame fashionable to be able to speak "King's English". The highlanders retained gaelic & in remote places still speak it and can communicate with similar communities in remote parts of Ireland. The Glasgow lowlanders are more of a polyglot mix because of Glasgows closeness to Belfast and that ferry's ran constantly between the two cities. Geordies are unique & have a strong Norwegian influence, they differ markedly from the lowland Scots just a few miles away. Doug Marker

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