The Scotch-Irish: A Social History

The Scotch-Irish: A Social History

by James G. Leyburn
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History

The Scotch-Irish: A Social History

by James G. Leyburn

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Overview

Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of their residence in that region upon their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America, where they settled especially in the back-country of Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, and then after the Revolutionary War were in the van of pioneers to the west.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807842591
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 08/30/1989
Edition description: 1
Pages: 398
Sales rank: 1,070,305
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile: 1350L (what's this?)

About the Author

The late James G. Leyburn was professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University.

Table of Contents

Forewordv
Introductionxi
Part IThe Scot in 1600
1.Poverty and Insecurity3
2.Domestic Life of the Lowland Scot14
3.Scottish Social Institutions in 160036
4.Religion in Scotland47
A.Before the Reformation47
B.The Reform and After56
5.The Mind and Character of the Lowlander62
Part IIThe Scots in Ireland
6.The Plantation of Ulster, 1610 and After83
7.Causes of the Scottish Migration99
A.Economic99
B.Religious101
8.The Pioneer Scots in Ulster, 1606-1634108
9.The Hard Years, 1634-1690120
10.Intermarriage with the Irish133
11.The Character of the Ulster Scot140
Part IIIThe Scotch-Irish in America
12.The Migration157
13.Scotch-Irish Settlements184
A.Southeastern Pennsylvania186
B.The Valley of Virginia200
C.The Upper Carolinas210
D.Indian Menace to Settlement223
E.Smaller Settlements of Scotch-Irish225
(1)New England236
(2)The Middle Colonies242
(3)The Tidewater South250
14.Frontier Society256
15.The Presbyterian Church273
16.The Scotch-Irish in Politics296
17.Final Estimate317
Appendix IThe Name "Scotch-Irish"327
Appendix IIImportant Events in Scottish History335
Notes338
Bibliography354
Index373

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[Leyburn] has produced the best synthesis of what is known of the Scotch-Irish in their two centuries as an identifiably distinct people. . . . It is a tribute to the author's skill in writing that the epic quality survives even when he has discredited the many myths that have come to surround it. . . . We have to thank [Leyburn] for a most readable contribution to the growing body of sophisticated literature on immigration in the colonial period."—Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography



The work of an able sociologist who is equally proficient as a historian, this scholarly, objective study of a significant immigrant group is of such merit that it should supersede most of its predecessors. Against the background of the history of the Lowland Scot, as he moved from Scotland to Ireland to America, the author has made a sober reappraisal of how character and culture were molded by these migrations. His style is clear and most readable."—Mississippi Valley Historical Review



Shrewd and novel speculations on frontier society and national character. . . . The best survey yet of the Scotch-Irish."—American Historical Review



This admirable book takes a fresh and frank look at the Scotch-Irish, examining with discernment the effect on them of their long migration from Scotland through Ulster to colonial America. . . . Soundly conceived and written with insight and verve, the book dispels some common misconceptions of the Scotch-Irish."—Journal of Presbyterian History



Clearly written and well organized. The chief value of the work lies in its successful attempt to provide a natural connection between Scotch-Irish history in Scotland and Ulster and that in America. . . . Leyburn has provided the general reader with an extremely useful account."—North Carolina Historical Review



Particularly welcome as a general study of the Scotch-Irish before and during their move to America. . . . This book shows clearly the usefulness of an interdisciplinary approach to social history."—Maryland Historical Magazine



Sociologists interested in the field of intergroup relations will read with interest this sweeping social history of the Scotch-Irish. . . . A substantial contribution to the literature on American ethnic groups."—American Sociological Review

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