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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64327
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spelling 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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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Poor John
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. G. M. Story MAR 1971 JH MAR 1971 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I Used I
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title Poor John
title_short Poor John
title_full Poor John
title_fullStr Poor John
title_full_unstemmed Poor John
title_sort poor john
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64327
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
13950
P_13950_poor a
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