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Thread #36713   Message #508617
Posted By: Drumshanty
17-Jul-01 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Folklore/language: Of snickets and ginnels
Subject: RE: Of snickets and ginnels
Sorry! 's been a long day.

They are called 'closes' in Edinburgh and we call them that in Elgin too although I am sure there is another older name that I will have to look up. My da, on the other hand, says he's going 'up the entry'. He's from Belfast.

Tracy