peas

peas Adjoining the coast line of the Dock, Clarke's Beach there is an island known as the Pea Island. That is, it is an island when the tide is high but when the tide is low you can walk on it on dry ground. It was believed that money was buried on this island ever since the days of the settler...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63739
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63739 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 peas 1973/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63739 eng eng P Frederick Frank French, Student Essay, English 100 J.Coldwell Clarke's Beach area References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16042 P_16042_peas http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63739 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z peas Adjoining the coast line of the Dock, Clarke's Beach there is an island known as the Pea Island. That is, it is an island when the tide is high but when the tide is low you can walk on it on dry ground. It was believed that money was buried on this island ever since the days of the settlers of John Guy's time. The soil was from two to five feet deep and it was so fertile that peas would grow in abundance. These peas were picked by the children and the adults and were delicious. MAY 1973 JH MAY 1973 Is there an island there, or is it not off Port de Grave? GMS Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
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topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description peas Adjoining the coast line of the Dock, Clarke's Beach there is an island known as the Pea Island. That is, it is an island when the tide is high but when the tide is low you can walk on it on dry ground. It was believed that money was buried on this island ever since the days of the settlers of John Guy's time. The soil was from two to five feet deep and it was so fertile that peas would grow in abundance. These peas were picked by the children and the adults and were delicious. MAY 1973 JH MAY 1973 Is there an island there, or is it not off Port de Grave? GMS Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title peas
title_short peas
title_full peas
title_fullStr peas
title_full_unstemmed peas
title_sort peas
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63739
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
Frederick Frank French, Student Essay, English 100
J.Coldwell Clarke's Beach area
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16042
P_16042_peas
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