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river Cashen 'breekers'

jkforde · 2022-11-01 17:06:57

was chatting to my mother and she mentioned that residents living by the river Cashen were referred to as 'breekers' (spelling uncertain). anyone else hear that, or where that term may have originated from?

01-11-2022 06:06PM

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was chatting to my mother and she mentioned that residents living by the river Cashen were referred to as 'breekers' (spelling uncertain).
anyone else hear that, or where that term may have originated from?

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