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Radio Ulster,3 mins

The Border Reivers in Ulster

The Ulster-Scots

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Douglas Carson tells Helen Mark that a great proportion of border reivers settled in Ulster fleeing Scotland in hope of a new life. He discusses the persecution of the borderers which explains why many families, such as the Grahams, escaped to Ulster. (Broadcast: 08/05/1999)

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