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To: Texas Fossil
*** My ancestors claimed to be “Scotch/Irish”, whatever that meant. ***

That meant; One parent was from Scotland. The other from Ireland.

;-)

8 posted on 12/27/2008 6:36:36 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: Condor51

It was not that simple, and many generations past.

Long before we were Burned out of Alabama during Reconstruction after the last Civil War.


13 posted on 12/27/2008 7:16:09 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Condor51; Texas Fossil

It meant Ulster Irish, originally.


25 posted on 12/29/2008 7:10:25 PM PST by Salamander ( Cursed with Second Sight.)
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