Survey of English Dialects recording in Dent, Yorkshire
Description
[Side 1] George describes annual cycle in sheep farming, incl. 'tupping' [= mating], explains use of 'ruddle' [= dye applied to ram to mark ewes that have been 'tupped'], 'clipping' [= shearing] and dipping, recalls 'saulve' [= mixture of Stockhom tar, whale oil and grease] used in past to kill 'cades' [= sheep-lice], lists local names for sheep of different ages, incl. 'hog' [ = sheep after first dipping], shearing [= sheep after first shearing], two-shear and three-shear [= sheep after subsequent shearings] [Side 2] George talks about keeping pigs, used to 'hing' [ = hang] 'flick' [ = flitch of bacon] in sacks to avoid 'bluebottles' [= maggots], discusses protecting sheep against bluebottles, briefly mentions father's work on railway and recalls local railway tunnel flooding.
Metadata
| Identifier | tghyjnl4 |
| IRN | 726884 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D119 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/tghyjnl4 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 05 Oct 1952 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 03 min. 36 sec., [Side 2] 02 min. 53 sec. |