Poor John
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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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64327 2023-12-31T10:15:06+01:00 Poor John image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64327 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 13950 P_13950_poor a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64327 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 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z 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. G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I Used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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. G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I Used I |
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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 13950 P_13950_poor a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64327 |
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