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Far From the Green Fields of Erin: Ulster emigrants and their stories

Category: Irish Interest

Whilst not intended to be an exhaustive account of the many who emigrated from the Province of Ulster, David Hume has tried to reflect the many and varied experiences of the men, women and children who made long journeys to other parts of the world.

Many of the emigrants came from an Ulster Scots/Scotch Irish background and, importantly, whilst recognising the contribution that those individuals made to the development of the areas in which they settled, particularly North America, Australia and New Zealand, David hasn’t overlooked those from other backgrounds who also left these shores and contributed to developments in many areas.

The Author

Dr David Hume was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, and was educated at Ballycarry Primary School, Larne High School and the University of Ulster. A journalist for 15 years with the Larne Times in County Antrim before taking up the post of Director of Services for the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland in 2003, he is also actively involved in a number of community and voluntary bodies in his local area. David Hume has delivered history lectures to many groups across Northern Ireland as well as in the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States, and is a regular columnist with The Ulster Scot, publication of the Ulster Scots Agency. He has an abiding interest in the subject of Ulster emigrants and has researched the subject over a number of years. Married with three sons, he is also an Honorary Citizen of Clover, South Carolina.

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