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Scots-Irish and the Fight for Freedom
Jake Speers from Bushmills has lived in New Jersey for over 30 years and has been researching the travel routes of the Scots-Irish of the 18th century.
He tells Helen Mark why the Scots-Irish disagreed with the British rule once they arrived out west. Everyone started fighting for this new land.... (Broadcast: 22/05/1999)
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