_pass_; pass the _brogue_
pass v . . . an old custom at funerals or wakes in the Barachois area was that of "passing the brogue". This involved passing the dead person's shoes around in a circle, presumably to keep the deceased's spirit walking. My informant's grandfather remembers having seen this w...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64106 |
| Summary: | pass v . . . an old custom at funerals or wakes in the Barachois area was that of "passing the brogue". This involved passing the dead person's shoes around in a circle, presumably to keep the deceased's spirit walking. My informant's grandfather remembers having seen this when he was young, around 1890-95. DNE-cit JH 10/71 Used I Used I Not used |
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