"Stoor" [Stoor] Meaning: Dust
Ulster-Scots Talk: Emigration from Ulster to...
15 August 2025, 12:30, Donaghadee
The talk will be delivered by William Roulston as part of the 2025 Donaghadee Ulster-Scots Festival.
Donaghadee was the main port of entry for Scottish settlers moving to Ulster when Hugh Montgomery arrived in May 1606. The Hamilton and Montgomery Settlement was the first permanent, large-scale Scottish settlement in Ireland and it was these settlers who would first be described (in 1640) as “Ulster-Scots”. This three-day festival celebrates the town’s strong Ulster-Scots connection through talks, food music, and dance.
Unless otherwise stated, events will take place in a tented village erected in the former Translink site (Old Bus Station, near Donaghadee Community Centre, The Parade, Donaghadee, Co Down, BT21 0HF).
Entry to the festival is free.
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