Who We Are

The term Ulster-Scots has, for nearly 400 years, referred to people, not place - the people who migrated from the Lowlands of Scotland to Ulster, and to the Ulster-Scots communities that they established right across the nine counties.

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About

What is Ulster-Scots?

Our Strategy

Consultation & Feedback

Publications

Our People

Discover Ulster-Scots Centre

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Language

Funding

Learning

We equip individuals and groups with knowledge and skills to engage with Ulster-Scots language, heritage and culture. Through directly delivered and grant funded learning initiatives, our activities fall into two areas – Schools-Based and Community-Based Learning.

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School-Based Learning

Education Resources

Google Classroom

Ulster-Scots Workshops

Summer Schools

School Twinnings

After-School Clubs

Community-based Learning

Music Accreditation

Dinnae Houl Yer Wheest

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Community

The Ulster-Scots Agency is proud to support the development of the Ulster-Scots sector so that it is vibrant, effective and connected through a programme of community support and engagement.

More about the Community

Be Inspired

Our Community Partners

Project Showcase

Upcoming Events

News & Events

Contact

Education Resources

Education Resources

Fergie an Freens

Land of Promise

Making Northern Ireland

My Yarns

Our Artists

Our Innovators

The Plantation of Ulster

Twarthy Poems

Ulster-Scots Innovators: LearningMole

United in Loyalty & Determined to Stand Their Ground: The Events of Ulster Day