Sandwiches

GlynD

lazer wrote: »

Why? Never heard them referred to as "pieces"


I have heard a slice of bread called a piece, but not a sandwich

When men used to walk to work in large numbers to mills and factories you'd see them carrying containers like biscuit tins under their arm. They were carrying their "piece" to work. I did it myself when I was very young.

I distinctly remember my mother asking me what I wanted on my piece.

eastlady

lazer wrote: »

Why? Never heard them referred to as "pieces"


I have heard a slice of bread called a piece, but not a sandwich

We never called a slice of bread a piece but you'd ask someone,"What's in your piece".Maybe it depends on what part of Ulster you're from.Miriam

tommie

GlynD wrote: »

All this talk of sandwiches - shouldn't we bit a bit more Ulster and call them "pieces"?

True, heard of pieces many a time,

wonder if that was a bit of ulster-scotch or old irish lingo in there?

Cotta

eastlady wrote: »

We never called a slice of bread a piece but you'd ask someone,"What's in your piece".Maybe it depends on what part of Ulster you're from.Miriam

Piece as in bread or sandwich is a new one to me too. Is there a specific reason as to why it's called a piece?

GlynD

tommie wrote: »

True, heard of pieces many a time,

wonder if that was a bit of ulster-scotch or old irish lingo in there?

I think you've got it there. I heard it a lot round Edinburgh.

Cotta wrote: »

Piece as in bread or sandwich is a new one to me too. Is there a specific reason as to why it's called a piece?

See my reply above mate. I think your neck of the woods was probably least affected by the 2nd plantation so maybe some of the Ulster Scots language isn't as deeply entrenched?

SailorSam

GlynD wrote: »

I distinctly remember my mother asking me what I wanted on my piece.

Or if you worked down the Pit, it would be ...... What's in your Cut.

GlynD

SailorSam wrote: »

Or if you worked down the Pit, it would be ...... What's in your Cut.

I've also heard it called "snap" in England.

Cotta

GlynD wrote: »

I think you've got it there. I heard it a lot round Edinburgh.



See my reply above mate. I think your neck of the woods was probably least affected by the 2nd plantation so maybe some of the Ulster Scots language isn't as deeply entrenched?

Ulster Scots would be very foreign up where I'm from so that makes sense.

GlynD

Cotta wrote: »

Ulster Scots would be very foreign up where I'm from so that makes sense.

Living in Edinburgh for so long and travelling up and down the east coast I heard a lot of phrases and expressions which were the same as here - more so than with the West Coast Irish. I came to the conclusion that a lot of our words here are from Old Scots, which makes perfect sense when you think about it. Then again so many of our words and expressions are Irish - again perfect sense.

Cotta

Before this thread is removed I think it's better to get it back on topic and since this is a NI forum it's an apt time to bring a religious element into the debate. What was the name of the bread company Sinn Fein boycotted due to them supplying bread to the Orange protest at Drumcree?