They are Protestants of the Presbytarian faith with a minority belonging to the Church of Ireland. read more
To most Irish people they are seen as Irish. Even as the "other" Irish. The notion that after hundreds of years of living in Ireland that they are not Irish is a very old view, maybe some old people have this mentality but not anyone I know. read more
Two early citations include: 1) "a grave, elderly man of the race known in America as "Scots-Irish" (1870); and 2) "Dr. Cochran was of stately presence, of fair and florid complexion, features which testified his Scots-Irish descent" (1884) In Ulster-Scots (or "Ullans"), Scotch-Irish Americans are referred to as the Scotch Airish o' Amerikey. read more