Colcannon-night

colcannon n Almost universal in St. John's, Nfld., for Hallowe'en. 1913 WRIGHT Rustic Speech 300 In St. John's, Newfoundland, the popular name for Halloween is Colcannon-night, so named because colcannon is generally eaten then. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 11 1969 Used I and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15144
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Summary:colcannon n Almost universal in St. John's, Nfld., for Hallowe'en. 1913 WRIGHT Rustic Speech 300 In St. John's, Newfoundland, the popular name for Halloween is Colcannon-night, so named because colcannon is generally eaten then. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN SEP 11 1969 Used I and Sup Used I Not Used caulcannon, colcannon night, SNAP-APPLE NIGHT Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 15 Jun 2016

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