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I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.

I was born in Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, and I'm Scots-Irish, therefore.