Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Description

[Side 1] William Nichol, William Thompson and James talk about work at quarry, mention local names for farm animals incl. 'tup' [= male lamb], 'gimmer' [= young female sheep] and 'steg' [= male goose]. [Side 2] William Thompson and James discuss ancestors and talk briefly about local quarry; William Herdman and Jim discuss local characters.

Metadata

Identifier y998yxvy
IRN 726789
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/1/D13
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/y998yxvy
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 05 Jun 1939
Size and Medium [Side 1] 04 min. 04 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 09 sec.

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