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From: "Education Oasis" <>
Subject: Re: [PACE] thanks and a question (Scotch-Irish)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:02:56 -0500
In-Reply-To: <000501c73f50$c6680d70$022ea8c0@brat>


Thanks, Sarah. No, I'm sure it's not carrion.
Example: She was cleaning out an old refrigerator once (in a house she just
bought). It was really moldy and dirty inside. She said, "Sheesh. Look at
that. Cairn." When I asked her about it she said she didn't know where it
came from, just that her people had been using it for as long as anyone
could remember. It means more than dirty----more like disgusting dirty.

Many times when I would hear the Paces talk, it sounded like some type of
English accent. If you closed your eyes and listened, you could almost
believe you were in England somewhere--not in "Hillbilly country" (as we
refer to it).

Kim



-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Johnson [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 7:44 PM
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Subject: RE: [PACE] thanks and a question (Scotch-Irish)

An example in a sentence would help. Sometimes it depends on how it's used.

Roy Johnson

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On Behalf
Of Education Oasis
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:24 PM
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Subject: [PACE] thanks and a question (Scotch-Irish)

Thanks, everyone, for the information. I will proceed with the DNA asap.



There is one question I've been wondering about for so many years. My mother
(a Pace) used this word when she was young.the word is cairn (not sure of
spelling but it is pronounced kay-urn). It means something really grimy or
dirty. Has anyone heard of this word and/or its origin (Scotch/Irish
possibly)?



Thanks,

Kim




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