Scots-Irish migration to North America
The Scots-Irish migration to the new frontier of North America and to Philadelphia is described by Robert MacNeil.
In 1760 - according to Sir Benjamin Franklin - one third of Pennsylvania was estimated to be made up of Scotch-Irish.
He explains how the Scotch-Irish accent was influenced through contact with other languages such as German. (Broadcast: 13/10/1986)
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