Black Isle - Customs

Customs

The Black Isle had its own dialect of North Northern Scots, used mainly among fisherfolk in Cromarty, which became extinct in October 2012, upon the death of Bobby Hogg, the last native speaker.

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Famous quotes containing the word customs:

    “So easy is it, though many housekeepers doubt it, to establish new and better customs in the place of the old.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The correct rate of speed in innovating changes in long-standing social customs has not yet been determined by even the most expert of the experts. Personally I am beginning to think there is more danger in lagging than in speeding up cultural change to keep pace with mechanical change.”
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