--- title: "9 Scots Irish Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Scots Irish quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Scots Irish sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jocelyn-bell-burnell-12159_born_i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-know_2502184.jpg" --- > [I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-known-as-ulster-and-i-m-scots/) [Jocelyn Bell Burnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-bell-burnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jocelyn-bell-burnell-12159_born_i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-know_2502184.jpg) > [My father was a San Francisco firefighter. He also was an amateur artist. Art ran deep on his side of the family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/my-father-was-a-san-francisco-firefighter-he-also-was-an-amateur/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/keith-hernandez-18865_art_my-father-was-a-san-francisco-firefighte_1536566.jpg) > [You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don't know or if they know it they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelton-reed/you-ask-people-what-their-ethnicity-is-and-a-lot-of-scots-irish/) [John Shelton Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelton-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/john-shelton-reed-21912_acknowledge_you-ask-people-what-their-ethnicity-is-a_2093554.jpg) > [“Most of the first voluntary Irish immigrants came from Ulster in the north of Ireland. These immigrants were generally, although not exclusively,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-hackney/most-of-the-first-voluntary-irish-immigrants-came-from-ulster-in-the/) [Ryan Hackney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-hackney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/ryan-hackney-61105_irish_most-of-the-first-voluntary-irish-immigr_2627006.jpg) > [“The blood feuds of today’s Ulster— and their legacy in the journey of America’s Scots-Irish— have their roots in a decision made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-webb/the-blood-feuds-of-today-s-ulster-and-their-legacy-in-the-journey-of/) [James Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/james-webb-31650_quote_the-blood-feuds-of-today-s-ulster-and-th_642836.jpg) > [For generations comedians have made jokes about Scots-Irish in the South inter-breeding. "I am my own grandpa" and all that stuff; you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishmael-reed/for-generations-comedians-have-made-jokes-about-scots-irish-in-the/) [Ishmael Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishmael-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/ishmael-reed-7430_breeding_for-generations-comedians-have-made-joke_1461496.jpg) > [The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-scots-originally-irish-but-by-now-scotch-were-at-this-time/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/anonymous-1_distinction_the-scots-originally-irish-but-by-now-sc_741058.jpg) > [“Until they became the British Empire’s greatest voyagers, indeed its greatest export, settling in odd places all around the world. And for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-webb/until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-greatest-voyagers-indeed-its/) [James Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/james-webb-31650_appalachian_until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-g_3141107.jpg) > [“As one observer noted, “In traveling across America, the Scots-Irish have consistently blown my mind as far and away the most persistent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance/as-one-observer-noted-in-traveling-across-america-the-scots-irish/) [J.D. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/j-d-vance-3503_family-structure_as-one-observer-noted-in-traveling-acros_2717241.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scots-irish/#itemlist", "name": "Scots Irish Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jocelyn Bell Burnell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-known-as-ulster-and-i-m-scots/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jocelyn-bell-burnell-12159_born_i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-know_2502184.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jocelyn-bell-burnell-12159_born_i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-know_2502184.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jocelyn-bell-burnell-12159_born_i-was-born-in-northern-ireland-also-know_2502184.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.” — Jocelyn Bell Burnell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father was a San Francisco firefighter. 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And for that splinter of them that became my people, the Scots-Irish, this meant the Appalachian Mountains, their first stop on their way to creating a way of life that many would come to call, if not American, certainly the defining fabric of the South and the Midwest as well as the core character of the nation’s working class.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Webb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-webb/until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-greatest-voyagers-indeed-its/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/james-webb-31650_appalachian_until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-g_3141107.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/james-webb-31650_appalachian_until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-g_3141107.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/james-webb-31650_appalachian_until-they-became-the-british-empire-s-g_3141107.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Until they became the British Empire’s greatest voyagers, indeed its greatest export, settling in odd places…” — James Webb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As one observer noted, “In traveling across America, the Scots-Irish have consistently blown my mind as far and away the most persistent and unchanging regional subculture in the country. Their family structures, religion and politics, and social lives all remain unchanged compared to the wholesale abandonment of tradition that’s occurred nearly everywhere else.”1 This distinctive embrace of cultural tradition comes along with many good traits—an intense sense of loyalty, a fierce dedication to family and country—but also many bad ones. We do not like outsiders or people who are different from us, whether the difference lies in how they look, how they act, or, most important, how they talk. To understand me, you must understand that I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.D. 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