tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post3330643376167864034..comments2023-09-10T07:58:32.464-07:00Comments on Nelson's View: The Ulster Covenant and the Ulster-Scots (2)Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-63334708123641948192011-02-05T02:26:54.635-08:002011-02-05T02:26:54.635-08:00Nelson - also bear in mind that the first known wr...Nelson - also bear in mind that the first known written usage of the term "Ulster Scots" was in the context of Covenant, albeit the 1638 Scottish National Covenant. In October 1640, Sir George Radcliffe wrote “…none is so dim-sighted but sees the general inclination of the Ulster Scots to the Covenant…”Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820251983224121718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-51562054417650304522011-02-04T15:32:57.934-08:002011-02-04T15:32:57.934-08:00Thanks, Mark. In fact I found out about my grandf...Thanks, Mark. In fact I found out about my grandfather when I checked the PRONI website.Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-48281102002137830192011-02-04T13:13:27.892-08:002011-02-04T13:13:27.892-08:00There were of course many signings of the Ulster C...There were of course many signings of the Ulster Covenant in Scotland. My great grandfather signed it in Troon when over with a lot of other Ards men as seasonal labourers working the "Scotch Harvest". The PRONI website has a list of all those who signed in Scotland, and other places in GB.Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820251983224121718noreply@blogger.com