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Puzzled
16-Jun-10, 23:50
What exactly is a Gansey?
Kenn
16-Jun-10, 23:57
It's a traditional seaman's jumper, each family had it's own pattern and there are variations depending on which part of the UK they originate from.
The word derives from the norse although there is also those who say it is a corruption og Guernsey.
Puzzled
17-Jun-10, 00:06
It's a traditional seaman's jumper, each family had it's own pattern and there are variations depending on which part of the UK they originate from.
The word derives from the norse although there is also those who say it is a corruption og Guernsey.

Do you know who anyone who might have examples of Caithness patterns?
goldenguernsey
17-Jun-10, 00:07
corruption indeed!!! how very dare you
brandy
17-Jun-10, 00:55
*giggles* i think goat when i hear it!
horseman
17-Jun-10, 02:37
Every bairn in Caithness had a gansy, may possibly have been born with one!
We certainly needed the sod! As essential as a nappy. Up north weather an no gansy, an your gansy grew with you! you never out grew it-- it withered away--;)
nightowl
17-Jun-10, 09:07
Have a look here Puzzled and take yourself to Helmsdale this weekend.

http://arts.caithness.org/article.php?id=745
(http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=111897)
Kevin Milkins
17-Jun-10, 09:36
It's a traditional seaman's jumper, each family had it's own pattern and there are variations depending on which part of the UK they originate from.
The word derives from the norse although there is also those who say it is a corruption og Guernsey.

As a child, we always referred to our jumper as a Jersey.
laguna2
17-Jun-10, 10:46
As a child, we always referred to our jumper as a Jersey.

We always referred to our jersey as a jumper! :lol:
ducati
17-Jun-10, 11:12
Jumper? you were lucky! All we ad were an old towel an...............[lol]
Kenn
17-Jun-10, 11:17
http://www.caithness.org/gansey/index.htm

Try that link puzzled.
scotsboy
17-Jun-10, 12:31
Anyone selling those ones on the link?
Errogie
17-Jun-10, 23:03
Another word which reveals Caithness' Gaelic background!
Kevin Milkins
18-Jun-10, 00:00
We always referred to our jersey as a jumper! :lol:

Is that back to front or inside out?:lol:
laguna2
27-Jun-10, 08:00
Is that back to front or inside out?:lol:

upside down actually ...... :lol:
tonkatojo
27-Jun-10, 10:53
Another word which reveals Caithness' Gaelic background!

Geordies have used gansy/gansey/ganzy/ganzey for yonks and have nowt to do with Gaelic.