Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink

The Pismire Gully creates a waterfall on the cliff face close to the Splink. This gully was named for the abundance of ants (pismires) around its banks. Before it reaches the cliff face, the Pismire Gully provides convenient drinking water for livestock. Tracks in the winter snow and spring mud indi...

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Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Landscape
Livestock
Water
Waterfalls
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4437
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4437 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch--Wester Cove; 2009-08-21 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4437 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4437 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Michael Mooney personal photo collection Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knowledge of the land/water and environment Landscape Livestock Water Waterfalls Still Image Photograph 2009 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z The Pismire Gully creates a waterfall on the cliff face close to the Splink. This gully was named for the abundance of ants (pismires) around its banks. Before it reaches the cliff face, the Pismire Gully provides convenient drinking water for livestock. Tracks in the winter snow and spring mud indicate this drinking spot is popular among wildlife such as rabbits, foxes and birds. The Pismire Gully and the Green Gulch gully flow year-round. Along the cliffs of the Wester Cove, other gullies create temporary waterfalls during spring runoff, refreshing sprays in summer, and frozen-in-time waterfalls in winter. Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Landscape
Livestock
Water
Waterfalls
spellingShingle Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Landscape
Livestock
Water
Waterfalls
Branch Cultural Historical Association
Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
topic_facet Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Landscape
Livestock
Water
Waterfalls
description The Pismire Gully creates a waterfall on the cliff face close to the Splink. This gully was named for the abundance of ants (pismires) around its banks. Before it reaches the cliff face, the Pismire Gully provides convenient drinking water for livestock. Tracks in the winter snow and spring mud indicate this drinking spot is popular among wildlife such as rabbits, foxes and birds. The Pismire Gully and the Green Gulch gully flow year-round. Along the cliffs of the Wester Cove, other gullies create temporary waterfalls during spring runoff, refreshing sprays in summer, and frozen-in-time waterfalls in winter.
format Still Image
author Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_facet Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_sort Branch Cultural Historical Association
title Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
title_short Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
title_full Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
title_fullStr Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
title_full_unstemmed Pismire Gully creates a waterfall near the Splink
title_sort pismire gully creates a waterfall near the splink
publishDate 2009
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4437
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch--Wester Cove;
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Michael Mooney personal photo collection
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
op_relation Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula
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op_rights CC BY-NC 2.0 CA
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