jacket-tar

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Baffin Island; Baffin; eskimo*; Metis; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38142

jackatar n 63. Jacket-tar isn't mentioned. How come. During the days of the Highland Clemmons large numbers of the clan imagrated to Canada some eventually come from Nova Scotia to the W.Coast of NFLD, nearly all of whom were Gaelic speaking A favourite Scottish dance of the time 1700-1850 was the Jacque & tar. It originally had something to do with King James of Scotland who was very close to France. The Dundu whalers taught it to the Eskimoes from Labrador to Baffin Island. It became popular with [INC] or metis on the SW coast to such an extent that they became better known as Jacque-Tar. I came across a book, one of a series Scottish Hitchen, Scottish cellum, and Scottish Dances. One of the dances was the Jacque Tar. I've been unsuccessful in finding out the meaning of a Tar. Maybe it originally "Golden James" on somewhat the equivalent of "Sunny Jim"?? W.J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I Not used jackie tar, jackitar, jack-o-tar, jackotaw, jacky tar, jack-tar, jacky Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 07 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 06 Jul 2015