JESUS MURPHY

Jesus Murphy [PT] This is a common swearing term in Newfoundland. I believe it is mainly a Roman Catholic swear term. I have heard it used in St. John's since I was about 15, but I think I mainly heard it at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School (Catholic) from 1962-63. It was used by several...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38089 2023-12-31T10:17:48+01:00 JESUS MURPHY xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38089 eng eng J Susan Rockwood 8 Wallace Place St. John's, Newfoundland. Age 20. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13136 J_13136_Jesus Murphy http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38089 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z Jesus Murphy [PT] This is a common swearing term in Newfoundland. I believe it is mainly a Roman Catholic swear term. I have heard it used in St. John's since I was about 15, but I think I mainly heard it at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School (Catholic) from 1962-63. It was used by several of my classmates, particularly Shirley Walsh from St. John's. Recently, I have heard it used by two other people - Mrs. Carol Russell (age 23) who is Catholic and from Saint John, New Brunswisk, and by Andrew Mackey, who I think is from Fredericton, N.B., but I don't know what his flavour (religion) is. Yes J.D.A.WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 29 Sep 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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JESUS MURPHY
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description Jesus Murphy [PT] This is a common swearing term in Newfoundland. I believe it is mainly a Roman Catholic swear term. I have heard it used in St. John's since I was about 15, but I think I mainly heard it at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School (Catholic) from 1962-63. It was used by several of my classmates, particularly Shirley Walsh from St. John's. Recently, I have heard it used by two other people - Mrs. Carol Russell (age 23) who is Catholic and from Saint John, New Brunswisk, and by Andrew Mackey, who I think is from Fredericton, N.B., but I don't know what his flavour (religion) is. Yes J.D.A.WIDDOWSON COLLECTOR'S PERMANENT FILE Not Used Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 29 Sep 2015
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title JESUS MURPHY
title_short JESUS MURPHY
title_full JESUS MURPHY
title_fullStr JESUS MURPHY
title_full_unstemmed JESUS MURPHY
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Susan Rockwood 8 Wallace Place St. John's,
Newfoundland. Age 20.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13136
J_13136_Jesus Murphy
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