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linny n [i]Linhays[i] The most important outbuilding on the great majority of farmsteads north of St John's up to the end of the last century was a rectangular shed or _"linhay"_ built on to the rear of the house or, occasionally, to one of the gable ends. The "linhay" walls...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/47803 2023-12-31T10:19:33+01:00 linhay 1974/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47803 eng eng L 1974 MANNION Irish Settlements 119 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13165 L_13165_linny n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47803 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z linny n [i]Linhays[i] The most important outbuilding on the great majority of farmsteads north of St John's up to the end of the last century was a rectangular shed or _"linhay"_ built on to the rear of the house or, occasionally, to one of the gable ends. The "linhay" walls were formed with closely set vertical posts or "studs," never more than 8 feet long and about 10 inches in diameter. These poles were faced or hewn only on their abutting sides, leaving no interstices (Fig. 22A). The exposed surface of the wall comprised a row of rounded spruce or fir poles, which frequently were not _"rinded"_ (i.e., stripped of their bark). Originally the poles were driven directly into the ground, but folk memory recalls only a few [reverse] [image]A [image] [image] B <-35'-> C [image] <-8'-> Figure 22 A - Studded wall, Avalon. B - Linhay, Avalon. C - Thatched root cellar, Cape Shore. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [see text for full description] [see other side for illus.] G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used linhay, linney, porch, linny-hole/yard Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 23 Jul 2015, Reverse side of L_13164 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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linny n [i]Linhays[i] The most important outbuilding on the great majority of farmsteads north of St John's up to the end of the last century was a rectangular shed or _"linhay"_ built on to the rear of the house or, occasionally, to one of the gable ends. The "linhay" walls were formed with closely set vertical posts or "studs," never more than 8 feet long and about 10 inches in diameter. These poles were faced or hewn only on their abutting sides, leaving no interstices (Fig. 22A). The exposed surface of the wall comprised a row of rounded spruce or fir poles, which frequently were not _"rinded"_ (i.e., stripped of their bark). Originally the poles were driven directly into the ground, but folk memory recalls only a few [reverse] [image]A [image] [image] B <-35'-> C [image] <-8'-> Figure 22 A - Studded wall, Avalon. B - Linhay, Avalon. C - Thatched root cellar, Cape Shore. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [see text for full description] [see other side for illus.] G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not Used linhay, linney, porch, linny-hole/yard Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 23 Jul 2015, Reverse side of L_13164 |
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