Antrim and Argyll: Some aspects of the connections

The connections between Ulster and western Scotland, and in particular between County Antrim and Argyll, can be traced back millennia and are demonstrated in many different ways. Written by scholars in Northern Ireland and Scotland, this book explores and reflects on a number of aspects

of these links, including archaeology, history, musicology and linguistics.

AUTHORS:

Aodán Mac Póilin and Róise Ní Bhaoill on Gaelic connections

Cormac McSparron on Prehistoric and Early Medieval Antrim and Argyll

Stuart Eydmann on musical resonances between Antrim and Argyll

Eric J. Graham on the links between Antrim, Argyll and Colonial America