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The Scots-Irish and Appalachia
In Appalachia the Scots-Irish were well known as whiskey distillers. Willard Watson talks about his moonshine 鈥楳ountain Lightning鈥� brew.
Professor Cratis Williams describes some of the lasting Scots-Irish linguistic influences on pronunciations in the Appalachian Mountains. (Broadcast: 13/10/1986)
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