Ireland and the Making of America: How the Scots-Irish Helped Shape Early America | Patrick Griffin

Welcome to Episode 1 of Ireland the Making of America, a VideoCast series from UCD's Clinton Institute for America 250 Long before the Great Famine, thousands of Scots-Irish migrants crossed the Atlantic in search of opportunity, helping to shape the American frontier and the nation's early identity. In this episode, historian Patrick Griffin (Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame) traces their journey from Ulster to colonial America, exploring migration, settlement and the complex legacy they left behind. From the Great Wagon Road to the Revolutionary era, this conversation examines how a community from the margins became central to the making of America and why their story still matters today. Music: Look inside by Jahzzar Album: Smoke Factory License: CC-BY-SA