Lynne
It may be the Cornish dialect word:
Chirks - remnants of fire, embers; "chirk" burrows where used coal was found
near mines
Michelle
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From: Lynne Mayers
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 1:53 PM
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Subject: Picking chirks
Can anyone enlighten me about the expression ‘chirks’? Two women were
picking barrows of the same at Polgooth Tin Mine in 1854 and 1857. In 1855,
another was picking cinders, at the same rate per barrow. Can I assume that
was what they were? I can’t find a definition in any dictionaries.
Many thanks,
Lynne
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