Volume 1. Part one: This volume provides potential links for tracing Scots-Irish ancestors prior to trans-Atlantic settlers (29 p.). Part two: A feature of this volume is the inclusion of references to a significant number of young men from Ireland studying at Scottish universities, the bulk of them bear Scots surnames but there are others whose origins lie elsewhere in the British Isles (26 p.).Volume 2. Part three: This volume continues to explore Scots-Irish links, including "denization" records. Early Scots applied to be denizens of Ireland, essentially naturalizing them and enabling them to grant or purchase land there (206 p.).Volume 3. Part four: Continuing to provide potential Scots-Irish links, a substantial number of entries listed are based on documentary evidence held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, especially rent rolls, estate papers, church records, and port books (108 p.).Volume 4. Part five: Attempts to identify Ulster Scots settlers. Includes a number of shipmasters from Ulster and other young men serving apprenticeships in Scotland or studying at university.Part seven of Scots-Irish Link, 1575-1725 attempts to identify some of the Scottish settlers in Ulster during this period (116 p.).Part 8 of Scots-Irish Link, 1575-1725 attempts to identify some of the Scottish settlers in Ulster during this period.