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Tee-names
nickname for folks of a parish : tradition says these names date from the building of the cathedral, workers from each parish having taken the following for their provisions: |
Mainland
Kirkwall : Starlings
St. Andrew's : Skerry Scrapers.
Deerness : Skate Rumples.
Holm : Hobblers.
Orphir : Yearnings. [Yearnings, the stomach of a calf used to curdle the milk in cheese-making]
Firth : Oysters.
Stromness : Bloody Puddings.
Sandwick : Ash Patties.
Harray : Crabs.
Birsay : Dogs or Hoes (species of small shark).
Evie : Cauld Kail.
Rendall : Sheep Thieves.
Northern Isles
Gairsay : Buckies (the large whelk used for bait).
Veira or Wyre : Whelks.
Egilsay : Burstin-lumps. [Burstin is corn dried in a kettle over the fire.]
Rousay : Mares. [The inhabitants of this island are so called, because, at least so says tradition, when they wanted to establish a breed of horses on the island, they sent a Moses Primrose sort of fellow to buy at the nearest horse fair, who purchased a lot of mares, but forgot all about there being any need of stallions.]
Shapinsay : Sheep.
Stronsay : Limpets.
Sanday : Gruellie Belkies, porridge and brose feeders.
North Ronaldsay : Seais, Hides, or Hoydes.
Eday : Scarfs (Cormorants).
Westray : Auks (Common Guillemot).
Papa Westray : Dutidies (Spent Cod).
South Isles
Hoy : Hawks.
Walls : Lyres (Manx Shearwaters).
Burray : Oily Bogies.
Grimness : Gruties.
Hope : Sconties (Richardson's Skuas).
Widewall : Witches.
Herston : Hogs.
Sandwick : Birkies.
South Parish : Teeacks (Lapwings).
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