Survey of English Dialects recording in Rillington, Yorkshire
Description
[Side 1] John discusses mowing by hand, tells anecdote about local man who narrowly lost wager on how quickly he could mow 4-acre field, recalls threshing turnip seed with 'frail' [= flail] and 'fay' [= winnowing machine] before introduction of portable engines. [Side 2] John talks about threshing in barn, describes 'frail' [= flail] and 'fay' [= winnowing machine] used to separate chaff, recalls brewhouses and village breweries at Heslerton and Hovingham, briefly describes 'hirings' [= annual fair for hiring farm labour] at Driffield.
Metadata
| Identifier | hp2t9yng |
| IRN | 726888 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D123 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/hp2t9yng |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 14 Apr 1955 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 49 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 22 sec. |