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==Diaspora==
==Diaspora==
The most notable Scots Irish diaspora is in North America, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains. Other areas where Scots-Irish have moved to include Central Scotland, England (particularly Liverpool, Manchester and London), and other parts of Ireland (particularly Dublin). Scots-Irish also migrated to other parts of the British Empire such as Australia and New Zealand, although they maintained less of a distinct identity there.
The most notable Scots Irish diaspora is in North America, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains. Other areas where Scots-Irish have moved to include Central Scotland, England (particularly Liverpool, Manchester and London), and other parts of Ireland (particularly Dublin). Scots-Irish also migrated to other parts of the British Empire such as Australia and New Zealand, although they maintained less of a distinct identity there.
No less than twenty US presidents have been of partial Ulster Scots descent. Jackson, Buchanan and Arthur all had a parent born in Ulster. The others, include Polk, Andrew Johnson (grandfather), LB Johnson, Grant, Arthur, Cleveland (grandfather), Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson (grandfather), Truman, Nixon, Carter, both Bushs, Clinton and Obama.


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