Peter Pratt describes the game of hupperkin donkey, where a...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
23 July 1961
Track ID
45677
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.87.A20
Original Tape ID
Summary
Peter Pratt describes the game of hupperkin donkey, where a plank was placed on top of something to make a see-saw.
Item Notes
With 'hupperkin donkey', cf. 'hoberkeldunki' (see-saw), probably of Norn origin ('The Scottish National Dictionary' [[http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/]], accessed 18 August 2009, s.v. hederkandunk).
Recording Location
County - Orkney
Parish - St Andrews and Deerness
Island - Orkney Mainland
Village/Place - Toab
Item Location
County - Orkney
Language
English, Scots, Norn
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good