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jack 1 n Mysterious light named Jack the Lantern: [PT]JW I remember when I was about 10-12 years old hearing both my parents telling me of _"Jack the Lantern"_. This was a mysterious light that came up Trinity Bay, entered Chapel Arm and supposedly went to shore near the town of Chapel Arm...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38676 2023-12-31T10:19:35+01:00 jack the _lantern_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38676 eng eng J 60 71 -123 Randell Smith English 3400 22 Normans Cove, Trinity Bay Cecil Smith (father) carpenter 58 Norman's Cove from his father in same manner. he also saw the light many times as a boy about 10 years ago at home. July 5, 1971 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12975 J_12975_jack 1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38676 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 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z jack 1 n Mysterious light named Jack the Lantern: [PT]JW I remember when I was about 10-12 years old hearing both my parents telling me of _"Jack the Lantern"_. This was a mysterious light that came up Trinity Bay, entered Chapel Arm and supposedly went to shore near the town of Chapel Arm, Trinity Bay. I was dubious about the existence of such a light, until I finally saw it. It looked to be like a [reverse] lantern light moving across the water about a mile away. It moved to fast to be on an ordinary motor boat, and there were no outboard boats or any that fast in my town at that time. My father explained that it was _thought to be_ _the "spirit" of a ship that had sunk_ about two miles offshore in a heavy gale taking all the crew with it. The appearance of the light then, used to signify to the local residents that a gale of wind would soon strike, (usually northerly wind in the fall of the year). Amazingly, their belief always was true. There would be a tremendous windstorm within a day or two. I have not heard of this Jack the Lantern since about 10 years ago, but I know of other stories surrounding it. Yes DICT CEN. [reverse] 60 Used I and Sup Not Used 3 Withdrawn bully1, jack-blunt, jack-easy, jack's alive, jack-boat, jack curlew, curlew, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, blood root Checked by Jordyn Hughes on The 20 Aug 2015 _Nfld._ FOLKLORE SURVEY, reverse side of card at J_12975, [check] beside 'collected by' Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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jack 1 n Mysterious light named Jack the Lantern: [PT]JW I remember when I was about 10-12 years old hearing both my parents telling me of _"Jack the Lantern"_. This was a mysterious light that came up Trinity Bay, entered Chapel Arm and supposedly went to shore near the town of Chapel Arm, Trinity Bay. I was dubious about the existence of such a light, until I finally saw it. It looked to be like a [reverse] lantern light moving across the water about a mile away. It moved to fast to be on an ordinary motor boat, and there were no outboard boats or any that fast in my town at that time. My father explained that it was _thought to be_ _the "spirit" of a ship that had sunk_ about two miles offshore in a heavy gale taking all the crew with it. The appearance of the light then, used to signify to the local residents that a gale of wind would soon strike, (usually northerly wind in the fall of the year). Amazingly, their belief always was true. There would be a tremendous windstorm within a day or two. I have not heard of this Jack the Lantern since about 10 years ago, but I know of other stories surrounding it. Yes DICT CEN. [reverse] 60 Used I and Sup Not Used 3 Withdrawn bully1, jack-blunt, jack-easy, jack's alive, jack-boat, jack curlew, curlew, jack fisherman, jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, jack root, blood root Checked by Jordyn Hughes on The 20 Aug 2015 _Nfld._ FOLKLORE SURVEY, reverse side of card at J_12975, [check] beside 'collected by' |
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J 60 71 -123 Randell Smith English 3400 22 Normans Cove, Trinity Bay Cecil Smith (father) carpenter 58 Norman's Cove from his father in same manner. he also saw the light many times as a boy about 10 years ago at home. July 5, 1971 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12975 J_12975_jack 1 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38676 |
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