Dialect recording in Capheaton, Northumberland

Description

[Side 1] Matthew and William discuss demise of miller trade, express preference for beer brewed with barley hops, discuss rise of poultry trade; anecdote about ducks. [Side 2] Conversation between W.R. Thompson and Matthew incl. examples of local farming terms incl. 'awerd' [= overturned sheep], 'stirk' [= bullock], 'tup' [= male lamb], 'hog' [= male sheep], 'shearling' [= young female sheep] and 'quey' [= heifer].

Metadata

Identifier v3d5y2cx
IRN 726799
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/1/D23
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/v3d5y2cx
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (Northern England)
Creator(s) Orton, Harold, Lenihan, J M A
Date 13 Jun 1939
Size and Medium [Side 1] 03 min. 40 sec., [Side 2] 03 min. 46 sec.

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