tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post2120986809361752787..comments2024-03-01T18:49:17.742+00:00Comments on Down by the sea: Follow me down cousin JackDown by the seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-12687332699436224612023-11-25T23:17:07.169+00:002023-11-25T23:17:07.169+00:00I love this song and, although not a miner, I too...I love this song and, although not a miner, I too left this county behind (but I wil be back).<br />I love the fact that you are bringing this to a wider audience, the only thing I will mention is the phrase, as you have written: "I'm leaving this country behind" is incorrect; it should be: "I'm leaving this county behind"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-50794722629026315362023-06-19T16:00:30.566+01:002023-06-19T16:00:30.566+01:00Just started to learn this at our community choir ...Just started to learn this at our community choir based in Dawlish, Devon. I was not familiar with it but am now loving singing it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-34537163071038336602021-01-09T16:22:37.957+00:002021-01-09T16:22:37.957+00:00Haunting lyrics...
"Where there's a mine...Haunting lyrics... <br />"Where there's a mine or a hole in the ground<br />That's what I'm heading for, that's where I'm bound"<br />Thinking of my Grandfathers, Father and Uncles who worked down the mine all their lives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-68191309424743435222016-01-08T15:49:58.702+00:002016-01-08T15:49:58.702+00:00We are avid fans of Show of Hands and it was their...We are avid fans of Show of Hands and it was their singing we were listening to as we sat among the ruins eating pasties. It moves me too thinking of the miners having to leave their homes. It is always the most popular song at their concerts. Sarah x<br />Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-51330524472746808182016-01-08T09:44:34.183+00:002016-01-08T09:44:34.183+00:00Such a thought provoking post... thank you.
The &...Such a thought provoking post... thank you.<br /><br />The 'Cousin Jack' folk song is one of my favourites also... have you heard it sung by the West Country folk duo 'Show of Hands'? they sing it with feeling and it always stirs the emotions within me for the plight of the miners.<br />Frances xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-91633480422293993142013-04-01T07:50:41.878+01:002013-04-01T07:50:41.878+01:00Good post. I learn something new and challenging o...Good post. I learn something new and challenging on <br />websites I stumbleupon everyday. It's always interesting to read through content from other writers and use something from their web sites.<br /><br />my web page - <a href="http://Doubletreblefishing.com/blog/?p=27" rel="nofollow">Go To My Blog</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-84032743698989839322013-03-30T01:53:59.520+00:002013-03-30T01:53:59.520+00:00Lovely photos
Wishing you a very happy Easter Sar...Lovely photos <br />Wishing you a very happy Easter Sarah!<br />♥<br />MelissahMelissah from Coastal Stylehttp://coastal-style.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-30657631619354479932013-03-28T16:21:46.796+00:002013-03-28T16:21:46.796+00:00What a fascinating post, thank you for this :D
Be...What a fascinating post, thank you for this :D<br /><br />Beautiful, poignant song.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-70477352714786440102013-03-28T12:52:32.518+00:002013-03-28T12:52:32.518+00:00Hi Sarah! I send you my comment since you made thi...Hi Sarah! I send you my comment since you made this post but I see now that it isn't published. Did you recieve it ? <br />Hugs OlympiaThings and Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315714666630050229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-42666059363066957742013-03-27T17:06:26.863+00:002013-03-27T17:06:26.863+00:00I heard that some tin mines in Cornwall were opera...I heard that some tin mines in Cornwall were operating againDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-56247245510354266952013-03-26T17:41:32.180+00:002013-03-26T17:41:32.180+00:00Dear Sarah, 'd somehow missed this post. Love ...Dear Sarah, 'd somehow missed this post. Love your photos of the engine houses. You can't go to Cornwall and not have a pasty! <br />JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519222546233157254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-14845246863838963582013-03-26T06:57:14.969+00:002013-03-26T06:57:14.969+00:00After our emails I have found these two posts fun ...After our emails I have found these two posts fun to read! Such a beautiful area. Hopefully more will come to light in my history too. In fact, I think I'll start that book this weekend. Have a wonderful easter friend (wonder if we're related somehow, hee hee??!!) xxlucent imageryhttp://www.lucentimagery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-85138452214883415732013-03-25T14:38:54.547+00:002013-03-25T14:38:54.547+00:00Lived and went to school in Cornwall, so I enjoyed...Lived and went to school in Cornwall, so I enjoyed seeing your photographs and posting. I am not so sure that the Cornish miners found better places to be as some of the mining sites they went to in other parts of the world are pretty barren, and without the compensation of the seascapes. However with the tin and copper mines declining, there really was not much choice in those days.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-74229816399926570132013-03-25T14:14:05.775+00:002013-03-25T14:14:05.775+00:00How lovely to see the blue sky Sarah! Cornwall'...How lovely to see the blue sky Sarah! Cornwall's coast is magnificent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-81294168253927332442013-03-25T11:22:02.653+00:002013-03-25T11:22:02.653+00:00Liebe kleine Meerjungfrau,
schöne Bilder hast du u...Liebe kleine Meerjungfrau,<br />schöne Bilder hast du uns wieder beschert. Ich glaube, die meisten Familien, egal ob aus England, Irland, Deutschland, Frankreich, überall in Europa, haben Vorfahren oder Verwandte, die ausgewandert sind oder das Land während der Nazidiktatur verlassen mußten.<br />Auch ich habe Verwandte in den USA und Süd-Afrika. Die Bedingungen auf den Schiffen waren teilweise katastrophal und wenn man in New York ankam und den Aufnahmetest nicht bestand oder zu wenig Geld dabei hatte, wurde man mit dem nächsten Schiff wieder zurück geschickt, wie grausam. Viele blieben daher illegal in den Staaten. Die Geschichte der deutschen Auswanderer kann man in Bremerhaven im Auswandererhaus erleben. Ein wundervolles Museum, eine tolle Ausstellung und ganz nebenbei kann man auf Ahnensuche gehen. <br /><br />Liebe Grüße BabsiCountrylovershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645936014233061104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-8623497116956031622013-03-25T01:04:28.974+00:002013-03-25T01:04:28.974+00:00Hi Sarah,
I enjoyed seeing the gorgeous scenery a...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />I enjoyed seeing the gorgeous scenery and thanks for sharing the lovely post, very poignant.<br />Do hope that you can start seeing Spring there.<br /><br />Happy new week<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-45331335232789324422013-03-25T00:13:26.384+00:002013-03-25T00:13:26.384+00:00I very much enjoyed your post about Cornwall and t...I very much enjoyed your post about Cornwall and the poem about Cousin Jack ! I happened upon your blog at another site when I was attracted to the beautiful little West Highland your little photo snippet showed. My mother always had Westies, and I loved them so. If you ever stop by for a visit you will see our little farm is full of wonderful animals, but not a lovely Westie in sight :(Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507537074005136610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-89491934466967864602013-03-24T21:17:37.735+00:002013-03-24T21:17:37.735+00:00Such a lovely part of the world you photos are lov...Such a lovely part of the world you photos are lovely.greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-22551217930938397482013-03-24T20:54:02.892+00:002013-03-24T20:54:02.892+00:00Another interesting post Sarah and lovely pictures...Another interesting post Sarah and lovely pictures again, I've not been to Cornwall since my teens. I've just become a follower, I was sure I already was, don't know how I managed to miss that!Jayhttp://myfamilyandothercricketers.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-59349265706291782382013-03-24T19:56:01.378+00:002013-03-24T19:56:01.378+00:00Dear Sarah,
Such an interesting story! I never re...Dear Sarah,<br /><br />Such an interesting story! I never realised there have actually been mines in Cornwall. Nowadays the ruins of the buildings look very impressive with the sea as a backdrop.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind email too! I will email you tomorrow.<br /><br />Have a lovely new week!<br /><br />Madelief xMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-63245414872901715692013-03-24T17:38:37.450+00:002013-03-24T17:38:37.450+00:00A wonderful post dearest Sarah! Cornwall is so cha...A wonderful post dearest Sarah! Cornwall is so charming and I learned a part of his history!I couldn't imagine that people coming from "fertile" lands like yours have been forced to immigrate somewhere else in order to gain a better life. Hope I can come again to your country,we are planning a trip to Scotland for summer, but we'll see.Wishing you warmer days as soon as possible ! <br />OlympiaThings and Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315714666630050229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-59134870747570463152013-03-24T17:22:46.526+00:002013-03-24T17:22:46.526+00:00What an interesting post. Lovely photos too. We...What an interesting post. Lovely photos too. We're freezing and under inches of snow and although no more snow is forecast (I don't think) it's not going to get much warmer this week. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-7656900782364285072013-03-24T16:53:44.575+00:002013-03-24T16:53:44.575+00:00What an interesting post Sarah. Your photos are be...What an interesting post Sarah. Your photos are beautiful and I loved the vibrant blue sky in the background as it's so gloomy, wet and cold here today.Paulahttp://paulashomemadelife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-64094588162226825492013-03-24T16:44:52.374+00:002013-03-24T16:44:52.374+00:00They came here to Nova Scotia to the Rawdon Mines ...They came here to Nova Scotia to the Rawdon Mines ...I expect descendants are still alive. And as the song says..they went to New Brunswick as well. May I mention this link which speaks of the miners from Cornwall in our area.<br /><br />http://hartlen.org/john/waverley-history/mining-magic-the-gnomes-of-waverley.html<br /><br />Lovely post...and photos. Such abundant wild flowers.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-15459646368359544622013-03-24T16:19:16.160+00:002013-03-24T16:19:16.160+00:00We have dear friends, met them in Mexico, who live...We have dear friends, met them in Mexico, who live in Cornwall at Land's End. They have visited us twice in California, but we have yet to visit them. I remember when we told them we lived in an old house, built in 1928 - old by US standards. They said they too lived in an old house, built in 1625. They no longer live there. We hope to visit them before too long and see all the beautiful sights.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.com