and two not quite so well-known: ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... James Lawrence Orr (May 12, 1822–May 5, 1873) was born at Craytonville, S.C. He graduated at the University of Virginia in 1841. ...
James Orr (1770-1816), a poet or rhyming weaver from Ulster also known as the Bard of Ballycarry. He wrote in English and Scots.
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Orrs parents were very strict and conservative Presbyterians, who distrusted liberal trends within the church and community so much that they refused to send their son to school.
Orr has left us a valuable account of the events of that period, when the Presbyterians led the revolt against the authorities in the North, seeking to emulate their cousins in America who had played no small part in winning the Revolutionary War there.
Orr wrote in standard English and in Ulster-Scots, but it is a sad reflection of how effective modern society has been in eradicating the native dialect of the area that attempting to understand Orrs dialectic works almost foils the art of locals in his native village today.
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