I am confused about what to call my ancestors with Scottish surnames who are born in Ireland

Question

I have Scottish names ancestors born in Ireland.  There are Nisbet, Robinson, Auld and Kilpatrick who were all born in the 1800s in Ireland and in some cases they or their children moved to the area around Glasgow, Scotland during their lifetimes.  One returned to Ballynure, Antrim, Ireland and died there after marrying and having four children in Scotland.  I am uncertain if these ancestors would be Ulster Scots or Scots-Irish or called something else.  I have hit a wall with these folks so have not be able to see if they are part of earlier Plantations but the names don't seem to match up that far back.

Answer 1

The Irish and the Scots have travelled back and forth since before the 5th century,  it is only about 20 miles apart at Mull o Kintyre and Toberhead.  They have invaded each other,  helped with harvest back and forth and are quite well intermingled.   If they are Presbyterians they are Scots Irish,  if they are Catholic they are Irish and if they are Church of Ireland/Anglican they can be anything, as there was a time that no baptism, marriage or burial was allowed but through the Church of Ireland.  However there are exceptions to everything,

Killpatrick means the church of patrick.

Comments

Thank you Lynnn L. The religious affiliation information is helpful to figure out what records to search.