Brian McConnell

Canada's Ulster - Scots Brian McConnell

This book includes seven stories about Ulster - Scots who have come to Canada since the 18th century. These are persons from the northern province of Ireland called Ulster, largely now Northern Ireland, whose ancestors came from Scotland. The seven stories include ones about Bishop Charles Inglis, the first Bishop of British America and a native of County Donegal, Reverend William Sommerville from County Down who established a Covenanter's Church in Nova Scotia, and Corporal Joseph Clarke of County Monaghan who served with the 36th Ulster Division in World War I and after immigration to Toronto was later President of the Old Comrades Association. The Book also contains information about Ulster - Scots settlement in Canada and surnames.