Veronica, Vinegar Hill & Virago
Veronica Campbell-Brown: I’m
cheating again today by using a first name, but I couldn’t find any other
person with a ‘V’ name that I wanted to share information about, so here goes.
Campbell-Brown has won five medals in the Olympics to date and is the reigning
200 meter world and Olympic champion. She has the distinction of being one of
only seven persons to have won the world Championships at the youth, junior
and senior level. Like Usain Bolt, she hails from Trelawny. Wikipedia has a
wealth of information
on Campbell-Brown’s exploits as a sprinter.
Vinegar Hill: In searching for
Vinegar Hill, I came across several places with the same name. It is thought
that Vinegar Hill, Westmoreland was likely settled by Irish landowners, who
named it after the Battle of Vinegar Hill that took place in Ireland as part of
the rebellion against British rule in 1798. This battle was the last in a
series of attempts by Irish rebels to stand their ground against British
soldiers. Hard to say why the original owners would have named the place
Vinegar Hill. Maybe it reminded them of home or they were nostalgic about being
so far away from the land of their birth.
Virago:
I could have gone with what I did last year, and shared verbena and vervain, which people use to
make tea, but virago is different. A virago is not something that’s
unique to Jamaica. It’s an old word with a Latin root that describes a loud,
ill-tempered, nagging woman. In short, a shrew. In the Jamaican context, it refers
to someone who’s vulgar. D'you perhaps know a virago? Shhh! Don't tell.
These two birds have nothing to do with anything V, but they're a cute reminder of the misconceptions we sometimes form about other people.
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cool to learn about Veronica! I'm also posting on another Veronica in my blog today:)
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Thanks for coming by, Nutscell. I'll swing by you later.
DeleteCool about your book being free. And I just love the word for shrew and the pics of the birds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in, Clarissa. I've missed a few days worth of stories. I'll be by soon to remedy that.
DeleteAwesome how you share three different type v words. I learned a new word, about a new person, and about a new place. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy to share, Jessica. Glad to have you visit.
DeleteI know soooo many viragos. LOL
ReplyDeleteMe too. :D
DeleteLove those birds!
ReplyDeleteAnd Vinegar Hill really ramps up my imagination :)
I couldn't resist the birds when I came across them. :)
DeleteHilarious birds! Love The Character Depot BTW. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Mina. Yeah, I thought the bird were worth putting up.
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