Poor Jack

poor a During Elizabethan times there does not seem to have been any extensive demand for Newfoundland fish in England. 'Newland' fish was sometimes used to provision the fleet and the army in Ireland or to feed the poor in England. The greater part of the annual catch of "Poor John&q...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62822
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62822 2023-12-31T10:15:20+01:00 Poor Jack image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62822 eng eng P 1934 LOUNSBURY British Fishery at Nfld. 34 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13930 P_13930_poor a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62822 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 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z poor a During Elizabethan times there does not seem to have been any extensive demand for Newfoundland fish in England. 'Newland' fish was sometimes used to provision the fleet and the army in Ireland or to feed the poor in England. The greater part of the annual catch of "Poor John" or "Poor Jack" was sold to foreigners for shipment to southern Europe. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland 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
Poor Jack
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description poor a During Elizabethan times there does not seem to have been any extensive demand for Newfoundland fish in England. 'Newland' fish was sometimes used to provision the fleet and the army in Ireland or to feed the poor in England. The greater part of the annual catch of "Poor John" or "Poor Jack" was sold to foreigners for shipment to southern Europe. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 Used I Used I Used I
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title Poor Jack
title_short Poor Jack
title_full Poor Jack
title_fullStr Poor Jack
title_full_unstemmed Poor Jack
title_sort poor jack
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62822
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 P
1934 LOUNSBURY British Fishery at Nfld. 34
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13930
P_13930_poor a
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