novaTopFlexHype for the Future 99A: The Frontier Culture of Augusta County, Virginia
Disclaimer Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, independent cities can occasionally be classified within the associated counties; however, the cities are politically separate from the surrounding counties as per the state constitution. This post pertains to the Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro in addition to Augusta County proper. Introduction Traditionally a significantly larger county associated with the entire frontier of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the County of Augusta, named for […]
iamBullivantSo speaking Ulster-Scots is not part of the job specifications for the new post of Ulster Scots commissioner. 🤔
Any of yousens want 80 grand fur taakin oan o’ a commissioner fer the Ulster Scots?
If you fancy a career change, have you considered applying for the new post of Ulster Scots commissioner? Don’t worry as the Irish News reports you don’t even need to be able to speak it: The head of the Ulster-Scots Agency has said that the lack of requirement for the new commissioner to speak the language ‘reflects the reality’ of where it’s currently at. Ian Crozier, who is the statutory body’s chief executive, defended the lack of a proficiency assessment …
Angela Miller@rosita
"Cerys described Roana's personality as "thran" – which is a word often used in Northern Ireland to mean "stubborn"."
Assoc for Scottish LiteratureA presentation from the Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland & Ulster 2024 conference by Dr Petra Johana Poncarová, discussing the relationship between the Scots language & radical 20th-century Gaelic magazines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBROANCSBhg
#Scottish #literature #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #Scots #Scotslanguage #UlsterScots #20thcentury #CelticRevival #magazine
Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster 2024: Petra Poncarova
O man, but ye think much o’ truth;
Ye surely hae a hoard o’t
Laid up in store—for frae your youth,
Ye seldom spent a word o’t;
But falsity, ye mak’ a slave,
For every day ye wear it,
While truth, ye like your siller save,
Ay speakin’ lies, to spare it.
—“Epigram to a Liar”, by Hugh Porter (c.1780–?), the Ulster–Scots weaver-poet known as “the Bard of Moneyslane”. Published in POETICAL ATTEMPTS (1813)
#Scots #Scotslanguage #UlsterScots #poem #poetry #humour #epigram
I'm moving to mastodon.ieApparently calling something "labgee'd" is a made up word. I wonder is it #UlsterScots?
Robert Burns & Ireland
The Burns Chronicle 132/2, 2023
Guest-edited by Carol Baraniuk – now online
“Robert Burns & his work have generated strong emotions in Ireland’s northernmost province of Ulster & in Irish society more widely ever since the 1790s…”
#Scottish #literature #poetry #RobertBurns #18thcentury #Ireland #Ulster #UlsterScots
Irish Studies at QUBFrom the #Linenhall Library: Poetry or prose? The Ulster-Scots Writing Competition is your opportunity to unleash your passion for writing and celebrate #UlsterScots heritage. Join now and let your literary journey begin! 🖋️ More at https://www.linenhall.com/ulster-scots-writing-competition/
Epigram to a Liar
Hugh Porter
O man, but ye think much o’ truth;
Ye surely hae a hoard o’t
Laid up in store—for frae your youth,
Ye seldom spent a word o’t;
But falsity, ye mak’ a slave,
For every day ye wear it,
While truth, ye like your siller save,
Ay speakin’ lies, to spare it.
#Scots #UlsterScots #18thcentury #literature #poetry
Hugh Porter, (c. 1780–?) was a poor weaver but, unlike most other Ulster-Scots folk poets, he had the support of Rev. Thomas Tighe
EPIGRAM TO A LIAR
Hugh Porter (c.1780–?), “the Bard of Moneyslane”
Published in POETICAL ATTEMPTS (1813). Porter was a poor linen weaver but—unlike most Ulster-Scots folk poets—he had a patron: the local Church of Ireland rector, Rev. Thomas Tighe.
#Scots #UlsterScots #poetry
