Re: roe greave road, ossy.
Quote:
Originally Posted by garinda
I always presumed they were originally Cornish.
I always thought he looked like he could have been an extra in Poldark.
Very dark wavy hair, swarthy complexion.
There are quite a few families in the area, with ties to Cornwall.
I think they came for work in the mills, when the tin mines were laying folk off.
|
Must have been a bit of a let down having to leave Cornwall behind for the dark satanic mills...
Mind you the local Demelza's probably appreciated the new genetic influx!  
__________________
“Beauty is an experience, nothing else. It is not a fixed pattern or an arrangement of features. It is something felt, a glow or a communicated sense of fineness.” ~ D. H. Lawrence
|