Mummers, King of the

mummer n In Ireland the King of the Mummers, in a similar role, "played fantastic tricks before high heaven." Many of the Christmas customs of the mother country were brought to this new land of ours by our forefathers; but,through excess and change in the spirit of the times, fell into di...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/55707 2023-12-31T10:18:54+01:00 Mummers, King of the image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55707 eng eng M 1886 COLONIST 12 "Xmas from Three Aspects" Anon. [Lord of Misrule; Scotland: Abbot of Unreason;] References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14712 M_14712_mummer n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55707 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 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z mummer n In Ireland the King of the Mummers, in a similar role, "played fantastic tricks before high heaven." Many of the Christmas customs of the mother country were brought to this new land of ours by our forefathers; but,through excess and change in the spirit of the times, fell into disuse. PRINTED ITEM WK W.J. KIRWIN Oct 64 OCT 29 1964 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Mummers, King of the
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description mummer n In Ireland the King of the Mummers, in a similar role, "played fantastic tricks before high heaven." Many of the Christmas customs of the mother country were brought to this new land of ours by our forefathers; but,through excess and change in the spirit of the times, fell into disuse. PRINTED ITEM WK W.J. KIRWIN Oct 64 OCT 29 1964 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used
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title Mummers, King of the
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title_full Mummers, King of the
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title_full_unstemmed Mummers, King of the
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1886 COLONIST 12 "Xmas from Three Aspects" Anon.
[Lord of Misrule; Scotland: Abbot of Unreason;]
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14712
M_14712_mummer n
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55707
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