_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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64106
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64106 2023-12-31T10:18:42+01:00 _pass_; pass the _brogue_ 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64106 eng eng P Joseph McGrath, 70-17/54 Gt. Barachois, P.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15331 P_15331_pass v http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64106 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z 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 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
_pass_; pass the _brogue_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title _pass_; pass the _brogue_
title_short _pass_; pass the _brogue_
title_full _pass_; pass the _brogue_
title_fullStr _pass_; pass the _brogue_
title_full_unstemmed _pass_; pass the _brogue_
title_sort _pass_; pass the _brogue_
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64106
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
Joseph McGrath, 70-17/54
Gt. Barachois, P.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15331
P_15331_pass v
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