Queen's University Ulster-Scots Concert

[becalmned]

yeah, neutral.just in case hitler won eh? by the way do you think the nazis gave a flying fuck about a poxy little place like ireland? what did you do while people where being gassed to death daddy? I did nothing son.no excuses, fuck off you typical bigmouth irish prick,coudn't fight for shit.go and put a balaclava on, plant a bomb under someones car then run away and hide.

[swaaahtome]

The cheek of those ugly huns to sing whiskey in the jar, dumb fucks should stick to their own shitty songs.

[becalmned]

@swaaahtome I take it your definition for the word "hun" meaning german right? the slang word for them in ww1.by the way who's side were ireland on against the "huns" in ww2?

[swaaahtome]

@becalmned Ireland was neutral with a massive bias towards the allies, i only wish the Germans invaded Britain and gave ye cunts a taste of your own medicine. They call them Huns because they allowed the swastika to fly at football games or maybe its because of the connections between the royal family and the nazis? Take your pick

[bouse23]

the band seemed good but they were playing an irish song (from munster no less) and ive seen more people dancing on a table

[PadhraicMulholland]

at 0:52 I can count a massive total of 7 people in the audience!

[Acertainfurrysomeone]

2:35-2:50

Irish instrument, Irish dancing, Scottish flags, Scottish kilts.

Get your own culture.

[sashmyfatherwore]

Excellent video.

[channelhoplite]

Ulster Scots has been traditionaly sidelined by Unionism and Loyalism. It was seen as of low prestige and there are anecdotes forom older people about being hit in school when speaking it. Not a sign of it being valued by British imperialism in Ireland. It has never been able to achieve a state recognition until recently becasue it has very little relevance to the political interests of the rulers of the British presence in Ulster, but that doesnt make it ridiculous, its a rare old tung :p

[channelhoplite]

Ulster, like Scotland, has two linguitic and cultural traditions that sadly have been in conflict over the last few centuries. However, blaming the culture for the bigotry is misdirection. Its the policies that were to blame and the cultural link to them is not as black and white as is often assumed.

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite For instance, there is evidence that many planters spoke Gaelic, up to 40% of Kirk services may have been in Gaelic at one point and Ayrshire and Galloway were centres of Covenanter resistance to religious reform at a time when gaelic was still the main language there.

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite Ulster Gaelic was the native language of Ulster, not Standard Modern irish, and it shared (as the dialect still does I believe?) many points with Scottish gaelic. Ciamar a tha thu is nearer to the Ulster Gaelic than Modern Standard Irish is.

[channelhoplite]

From the mid-16th century we may detect Scots speakers in Ulster and after 1609 they were organised into a plantation by James VI. To date Ulster is the only area outwith Scotland which has maintained a Scots-speaking community. Ironically though, our earliest example of Scots in Ireland is a letter by Agnes Campbell, the Gaelic wife of Turlough O'Neil, to Elizabeth I of England, and addressed from County Tyrone in 1571. The following are extracts

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite :It will ples your maiestie knaw yat I your maties suitore Agnes Campbell Lady of Cantire in Scotland hes happynit threw my chance and potoun to cum heir in Irland in yor maiesties realm and is marreid uponn Oneill quha is yor maiesties trew subject ...I am maist desyrous of any erthlie thing that zour grace will accept and recive my said husband Oneill in zour hienes service and subiectioun quha is verrie earnestlie bent thr unto... (Jones: 1997: 586)

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite The English administration in Ireland during the 17th century found some difficulties with the different 'Scottish style' or way of writing, and because of the Scots-speaking communities in the north, found it needed to bring in men expert in reading Scots documents. Grant Simpson explains: 

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite In 1624 it was decided to appoint in Ireland an extra clerk of the council to assist in dealing with petitions from Scotsmen, 'whose petitions being written in the Scotch hand are either not read or understood.' It is possible that the barrier consisted of difficulties with the Scots language as well as problems of handwriting, but taken at its face value, this statement records that Scottish hands were indeed unlike English ones. (Simpson: 1983:16)

[channelhoplite]

@channelhoplite Ireland may well be a fruitful source for the use of Scots and much more research is waiting to be carried out, but these brief references indicate that the language was certainly employed in a diplomatic context in Ireland and considered to belong to a 'style' different from English.

[russell3870]

i enyoy it

[jfitzy]

massive success? there was about 7 people there lol

[CONORONEILL]

ulster scots is such a waste. it isn't even a language anybody can speak ulster scots all u have 2 do is speak lik a north antrim farmer and uneducated.

[channelhoplite]

@CONORONEILL Thats because English in the Niorth of Ireland has been heavily influenced by Lowland Scots for centuries, just as Scottish Gaelic has been influenced by centuries by Ulster Gaelic and vice versa.

[lejimmy]

u guys are such pathetic losers -QUB ulster -scots society?? get a life

[MrGnaes]

ulster scot, prod, unionist, blah blah blah same thing, no culture, trying to invent one. there are literally less than 10 people at that "event"

[channelhoplite]

@MrGnaes There is no such thing as a non invented culture. English culture itself is an invention and an ongoing one.

[richardco5000]

Also clearly real irishmen have given way much more to the world and the uk than your few spongers.

[CONORONEILL]

What a spa

[donal56]

i am english and i have treemendous respect for ulster folk just hope you dont suffer culture loss like we in england do due to irresponsible mass immigration love seeing your culture being preserved

keep up the tradition it means alot to people

[donal56]

i am dead agaist other people trying to take over from other peoples culture i dont want british culture to die out or be swamped its not nice

i want to be able to visit northern ieland and see irish people/culture not asian nor polish

if i want their culture i would go to their lands

[richardco5000]

Ulster scots are a bunch of losers who cling on to us English folk. We dont want you lot. 68% of us want the union broke up. Ulster scots have given nothing to england. Spongers is all they are. Also whiskey in the jar is an irish song.

[richardco5000]

Clealry it does. English MP, who are in the majority, can break up the union and england can go it "alone" anytime we want. If fact the majority of english people want this to happen.

[adamturner123]

@richardco5000 You traitorous bastard ,many members of my family have died in service of the british army in ireland ,why did'nt they stay in ascot ,because they believed what they were fighting for!!

[Oliver1649]

Ulster Scots, Ulster English, Ulster Welsh, and Ulster Huguenot - onwards and upwards indeed.

Still here - very much alive and kicking after 400 years.

Well done and good luck!

[donal56]

how many ulster people have english blood

[Oliver1649]

donal56,

Take a little look at the surnames in Northern Ireland my friend.

Chuckle.

[donal56]

surnames doesnt always indicate ethnicity

are there people of english descent in ulster i am curious to know

[ulsterscothosy]

You should advertise these nites better, would have loved it!

[4godand4ulster]

was a brilliant nyt!!!