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biomcgarylast Thursday at 10:23 PM4 repliesview on HN

This explains the Scotch-Irish settling in Appalachia. It felt like home, but without the overbearing Brits nearby.


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librastevelast Thursday at 10:25 PM

surely you mean overbearing English, old man?

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SubiculumCodeyesterday at 4:23 AM

Appalachian Fae, mysterious lights, all the stories. Love it.

essephlast Thursday at 11:28 PM

A lot also settled in the farmlands of Western Kentucky and brought sheep farming along with them, which is how it emerged as a very intense (mutton, pork, chicken, beef) bbq region.

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sollewittyesterday at 4:20 AM

On the island of Ireland those people _are_ the overbearing Brits.

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