On the Cumberland side the division between “cum” and “coom” is clearly marked, but in Nhb., although “cum” only is heard n. The “cum” line starts at the mouth of the n.Esk in n.Cum., crosses Cum., and skirting the foot of the Cheviots reaches the east coast at Bamburgh (12 miles n. Western Yks., with its great industrial towns, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, etc., has lost this “doon” pronunciation, a result due to the enormous influx of population from other districts. of Gainsborough, and terminating on the Humber 3 miles nw. of Whitehaven), entering Lincoln 3 miles n. The southern limit of the pronunciation of “down” as “doon” is marked in the map by a line which moves in a south-easterly direction from the mouth of the s.Esk (17 miles sse. Map 1 gives a rough idea of these divisions but it must be borne in mind that very often there is a gradual change from one district to another in course of which more than one pronunciation may be heard. coom doon, in the Midlands coom down and in southern Eng. In Scots the two words are pronounced cum doon, in n.Eng. They may be distinguished by a very simple vowel test which consists in tracing in each group the development of O.E. The first is spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland, the second in Northern England, the third in the English Midlands and the fourth in Southern England. The modern dialects of Germanic origin in Great Britain are generally divided into four great groups. The latter are, in most cases, the results of the development of the same sounds in different directions owing to varying physical, geographical, social and political conditions. As the dialects on both sides of the Border are sprung from the same source we should expect to find them possessing many phonetic features in common, along with others more or less divergent. to Larriston Hill it descends Kershope burn to the Liddel Water, which it follows to its junction with the Esk leaving the Esk at Scotsdyke it moves due west till it reaches the little river Sark, which it follows to the Solway. by e., but near Cheviot Hill it strikes sw. of Berwick town, follows the line of the Liberties of Berwick to the Tweed, which then constitutes the boundary line to the point where the three counties of Nhb. It starts from a point on the east coast 3 miles nnw. before the middle of the 13th century, and has continued with little alteration up to the present day. The political boundary between Scotland and England was fixed by Alexander II.
The area of Scottish speech with which the National Dictionary deals comprises (1) the Lowlands of Scotland, (2) Orkney and Shetland, where it has superseded the Norn language within the last 350 years, and (3) parts of Ulster, especially Antrim, Down and Derry, to which, since c.1606, it has been extended by the immigration of Scottish settlers. You can find out more about Peig in the RTÉ Archives.This Phonetic Description of Scottish Language and Dialects appeared in the Scottish National Dictionary, Volume 1 Part 1, which was published in 1931. Maybe you didn't like reading the book for your Leaving Cert but isn't it about time we let her off the hook for something she had no control over and respected her importance and literary legacy? The absence of rural, poor womens' voices, however is even more blatant. It is now widely acknowledged that the Irish literary canon has neglected womens' voices. The photos featured here from Dúchas.ie show Peig laughing with Kenneth Jackson, one of the many scholars who came to listen to her stories. Whilst the book itself, Peig, A Scéal Féin isn't exactly the most uplifting of texts, it's a realistic depiction of a woman who lived a hard life and wasn't afraid to say how tough it was. Kenneth Jackson and Peig Sayersīecause Peig was educated in English, she wasn't literate in her native Irish, her son, Maidhc is thought to have transcribed her book. Of the 10 children Peig gave birth to, only 5 survived. Three died in infancy, her daughter Siobhán died of the measles at the age of eight, and her son Tomás was killed in 1920 when he fell off a cliff while gathering heather. She was 18 and her husband was 12 years her senior. She was born on the mainland and was married into the island by an arranged marriage.
Of the 13 children born, Peig was only one of 4 who survived. Peig was one of 13 children born to Tomás and Peig Sayers. Let's have another look at this woman and her legacy.
Before Peig became a textbook, a character upon which those who failed to learn Irish could pin their disappointment, she was a renowned storyteller. On this day in 1873, Peig Sayers was christened.
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