The Neighbourhood Of Sheffield

Author : Sidney Oldall Addy
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ISBN 13 : 9781332587339
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield written by Sidney Oldall Addy and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield: Including a Selection of Local Names, and Some Notices of Folk-Lore, Games, and Customs Before giving an account of the work of others who have preceded the Author in this field of observation it will be convenient to define the area or district in which the words given in the Glossary have been found. The parish of Sheffield is situate at the point where the most southern extremity of the county of York touches or borders upon the county of Derby. At this juncture, with the exception of two streams, the Sheath and Mesebrook, and the hills which begin to rise from Dore and Totley, there are no natural barriers, and the dialect spoken for five or six miles to the south of the line which divides the counties differs in no sensible degree from that which is spoken on the northern or Yorkshire side. I have thought it best to entitle this work 'A Glossary of Words used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield, ' rather than 'A Glossary of the Dialect of Hallamshire.' The reasons which have influenced my judgment in making this choice are these: 1. The district which bears the name Hallamshire is not well defined. Though the word Hallamshire is pleasing to the ear, and though its use would be agreeable to the fancy of many, it is necessary in a work of this kind to define clearly the area in which the words have been collected, and in which they are commonly used. 2. The word Hallamshire, though well known, in a somewhat vague and shadowy way, to people living in the neighbourhood, conveys no sense of geographical limitation to a stranger. The words have been collected in the parishes of Sheffield, Ecclesfield (which includes the chapelry of Bradfield), Handsworth, and to a very slight extent in Rotherham. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.