The Shanty man

The Shanty man "Who fixed your engine for you, Mom?" "The Shanty man," was the reply. The Shanty man was the name given to a man who went a- round from one woods camp to another. His duty was to have a religious service or worship among the lumber jacks. The amaz- ing thing was t...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/45003 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 The Shanty man xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45003 eng eng S Lawrence Small English 340, 66/67 67-16/149 South Brook, Green Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22911 S_22911_The Shanty man http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45003 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 The Shanty man "Who fixed your engine for you, Mom?" "The Shanty man," was the reply. The Shanty man was the name given to a man who went a- round from one woods camp to another. His duty was to have a religious service or worship among the lumber jacks. The amaz- ing thing was that he could do anything- Mechanical, Medicin- al, or any common chore- at least the informant believed he could. She had so much faith in him that she phoned him a long distance away to come and fix her engine. "Yes my dear, the Shanty man can do better than the mechanics." He appeared to be a sort of God or some magical figure to her." Heard from Mrs. H. James, store keeper, aged 45 of South Brook, Green Bay. DNE-cit Not used Not used Withdrawn Card marked DNE-cit, but not used. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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The Shanty man
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description The Shanty man "Who fixed your engine for you, Mom?" "The Shanty man," was the reply. The Shanty man was the name given to a man who went a- round from one woods camp to another. His duty was to have a religious service or worship among the lumber jacks. The amaz- ing thing was that he could do anything- Mechanical, Medicin- al, or any common chore- at least the informant believed he could. She had so much faith in him that she phoned him a long distance away to come and fix her engine. "Yes my dear, the Shanty man can do better than the mechanics." He appeared to be a sort of God or some magical figure to her." Heard from Mrs. H. James, store keeper, aged 45 of South Brook, Green Bay. DNE-cit Not used Not used Withdrawn Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.
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title The Shanty man
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title_full The Shanty man
title_fullStr The Shanty man
title_full_unstemmed The Shanty man
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
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Lawrence Small
English 340, 66/67 67-16/149 South Brook, Green Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
22911
S_22911_The Shanty man
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