Meanings
- A variety of the Scots language spoken in Northern Ireland (Ulster).
The Northern song repertoire include those from Scotland which include some Scottish texts, those written in Ulster including some of the Ullans language, the religious Presbyterian songs sung in the Ullans language, and songs sung in Ulster English.
2016, Susan H. Motherway, The Globalization of Irish Traditional Song Performance, page 73Synonyms: Ulster Scots
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA variety of the Scots language spoken in Northern Ireland (Ulster).
Origin
- ScotsUllans
- EnglishUllans
From Scots Ullans, or an acronym of "Ulster-Scots language in literature and native speech".
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Ullans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ullans
“Ullans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ullans. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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