1918.] OUR INSULAR DIALECT. 10& 



La Petite Porte (Petit Port) 125 and Moulin Huet (Vier 

 Port) 133 were and are still occasionally coves resorted to on 

 moonlight nights in autumn for the fishing of sand-eels. Greve 

 au Lancon in Jersey is so called from the number of sand-eels 

 taken there. 



Folklore, p. 526. Another version of the proverb is thus 

 worded : " Ch'nest pas a Pierre Pipet a donnair a Monsieur 

 Car eye." 



My grandmother, who was a native of the lower country 

 parishes, told me that in her youth the Vale people themselves 

 said that the church bells seemed to chime the following ditty : 



Les Vallais sont larrons : pendai les done. 

 This would be about 110 years ago. 



I wish to acknowledge my obligation to Miss Edith Carey 

 and to Mr. C. G. De La Mare for some information and sugges- 

 tions. 



R. H. T. 



