Lancashiremon's Coat of Arms

Lancashiremon's Coat of Arms
Lancashiremon's Coat of Arms
Lancashiremon's Coat of Arms
iBase ID
240426
Reference identifier
HQ20131127001
Title
Lancashiremon's Coat of Arms
Place
St. Helens
General notes
This postcard was sent from a lady in St. Helens to a schoolboy in York on 13th October 1906.

The humorous postcard illustrates the perceived animosity between the inhabitants of the Counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire in popular culture (attributed to the legacy of the 'War of the Roses')
The parody of a coat of arms has been written from a Yorkshire perspective.

A rough translation of the text would be:

Lancashireman's Coat of Arms

Motto: I'll sup or feight wi' onybody (I will drink or fight with anyone)

Th' Lancashiremon's Cooat of Arms yo' mun know
'S a Drum, Clock, and Duck, wi' a Drain Pipe also.
(The Lancashire man's Coat of Arms you must know
Is a Drum, Clock and Duck, with a Drain Pipe also.)

Fer a Drum, when it's 'ollow, meks plenty o' din,
Same wi; th' Lancashiremon, wherever he's bin
(For a Drum, when it's allowed, make plenty of noise,
The same is true of a Lancashireman wherever he has been. i.e. Lancashire men are always noisy)

T'lock goas on tick fer as long as it can,
And soa, when he's chance, wull a Lancashiremon.
(The clock goes on ticking for as long as it can,
And so, when he has the chance, will a Lancashire man.
i.e. A Lancashire man will avoid paying for something, will live on credit or in debt, known as living on "tick", at every oppurtunity)

A Duck's niver reight on'y when thur's som' wet,
And th' Lancashiremon 'll sup o he con get.
(A Duck is never happy unless there is some water in which to swim,
And the Lancashireman will drink all he can get.
i.e. A Lancashire man will drink - alcohol - excessively whenever he is able)

A Drain Pipe's noa use till it's stuck under grawnd,
And it's soa wi' a Lancashiremon you'll a' fawnd.
(A Drain Pipe is no use until it is buried underground,
And it is the same with a Lancashire man you will have found.
i.e. best expressed by the phrase "The only good - Lancashire man -, is a dead - Lancashire man")
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Original image size
digital only
Year of image
1906
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