kerry man

kerry man The following expression was (is?) used in St. John's: Go away you kerry man - a 'kerry man', refers to a man from County Kerry. Apparently these people were known for their clumsiness, so 'kerryman' became synonymous with 'clumsy'. JH 1/72 Not used Not u...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39000
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39000 2023-12-31T10:18:31+01:00 kerry man 1972/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39000 eng eng K Margaret Adams, 71-5/45 St. John's/Flat Rock References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13611 K_13611_kerry man http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39000 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z kerry man The following expression was (is?) used in St. John's: Go away you kerry man - a 'kerry man', refers to a man from County Kerry. Apparently these people were known for their clumsiness, so 'kerryman' became synonymous with 'clumsy'. JH 1/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
kerry man
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description kerry man The following expression was (is?) used in St. John's: Go away you kerry man - a 'kerry man', refers to a man from County Kerry. Apparently these people were known for their clumsiness, so 'kerryman' became synonymous with 'clumsy'. JH 1/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015
format Manuscript
title kerry man
title_short kerry man
title_full kerry man
title_fullStr kerry man
title_full_unstemmed kerry man
title_sort kerry man
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39000
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation K
Margaret Adams, 71-5/45
St. John's/Flat Rock
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13611
K_13611_kerry man
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