‘Sheep stealers from the north of England’: the Riding Clans in Ulster by Robert Bell

The troubles of the last twenty five years have served to focus the minds of Ulster people on their history. They are more conscious than ever of their ancestors-Gaelic, Norman, English, Huguenot, Lowland Scot, Highland Scot. But that consciousness has neglected and all but forgotten one particularly influential immigrant group.   Most often they are … Continue reading ‘Sheep stealers from the north of England’: the Riding Clans in Ulster by Robert Bell