Scotch-Irish

[ skoch-ahy-rish ]

/ ˈskɒtʃˈaɪ rɪʃ /

(used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.

of or relating to the Scotch-Irish.

of mixed Scottish and Irish descent.

Also Scots-Irish.

Origin of Scotch-Irish

First recorded in 1735–45

See Scotch.

She was saving and shrewd, with the Scotch-Irish passion for "getting ahead."

Cyrus Hall McCormick |Herbert Newton Casson
There the Scotch-Irish borderers who lived in the western counties were bent on having their way.

George Washington, Vol. II |Henry Cabot Lodge
His ancestors were Scotch-Irish, who came to this country at an early date.

Fifty Years In The Northwest |William Henry Carman Folsom
He was the son of Scotch-Irish parents, and was born in Belfast in 1802.

Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made |James D. McCabe, Jr.

Here again, the Scotch-Irish Presbyterian influence may have been significant.

The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 |George D. Wolf