Tarch Mop Night

torch n November 4th. This was a custom in Newman's Cove, when my father was a young boy (1934- ). Prior to this night there was a raid on old rubber boots in the home. The boot would be stuffed with old clothing, shavings, etc. Tar and kerosene were poured in also. A long stick would then be s...

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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/77007
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77007 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 Tarch Mop Night 1973/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77007 eng eng T Bernice Bartlett, 69-1Ms/170 Newman's Cove BB References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14736 T_14736_torch n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77007 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 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z torch n November 4th. This was a custom in Newman's Cove, when my father was a young boy (1934- ). Prior to this night there was a raid on old rubber boots in the home. The boot would be stuffed with old clothing, shavings, etc. Tar and kerosene were poured in also. A long stick would then be stuck in the rubber boot. About 15 or 20 of the boys would get together, light their torches and march throught the cove. JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Bonfire Night 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
Tarch Mop Night
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description torch n November 4th. This was a custom in Newman's Cove, when my father was a young boy (1934- ). Prior to this night there was a raid on old rubber boots in the home. The boot would be stuffed with old clothing, shavings, etc. Tar and kerosene were poured in also. A long stick would then be stuck in the rubber boot. About 15 or 20 of the boys would get together, light their torches and march throught the cove. JUN 1973 JH JUN 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Bonfire Night
format Manuscript
title Tarch Mop Night
title_short Tarch Mop Night
title_full Tarch Mop Night
title_fullStr Tarch Mop Night
title_full_unstemmed Tarch Mop Night
title_sort tarch mop night
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77007
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 T
Bernice Bartlett, 69-1Ms/170
Newman's Cove BB
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14736
T_14736_torch n
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