_fairy led_

fairy led Persons who for one reason or another are alone in the woods at night are likely to be "fairy led". This means lost or led astray. This is generally accepted among the older generation in Hr. Grace and surrounding areas. The present generation however, discredits this belief almo...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28160 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 _fairy led_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28160 eng eng F 55 66-9 Bill Kennedy Eng. 340 25 Hr. Grace Mrs. E.F.Moriarty (Grandmother) 80 Hr. Grace parents, both from Hr. Grace, since childhood At home, as a child Sept. 23/65 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13093 F_13093_fairy led http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28160 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z fairy led Persons who for one reason or another are alone in the woods at night are likely to be "fairy led". This means lost or led astray. This is generally accepted among the older generation in Hr. Grace and surrounding areas. The present generation however, discredits this belief almost to a man. It seems to me that the sounds, and shapes of the woods at night, were attributed to the "fairies"; the woods was supposed to be their domain after nightfall. This means lost or led astray. DICT CEN. DNE-cit SEP 23 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_fairy led_
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description fairy led Persons who for one reason or another are alone in the woods at night are likely to be "fairy led". This means lost or led astray. This is generally accepted among the older generation in Hr. Grace and surrounding areas. The present generation however, discredits this belief almost to a man. It seems to me that the sounds, and shapes of the woods at night, were attributed to the "fairies"; the woods was supposed to be their domain after nightfall. This means lost or led astray. DICT CEN. DNE-cit SEP 23 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
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55 66-9
Bill Kennedy Eng. 340 25 Hr. Grace Mrs. E.F.Moriarty (Grandmother) 80 Hr. Grace parents, both from Hr. Grace, since childhood At home, as a child Sept. 23/65
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13093
F_13093_fairy led
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