1889 diary p15 Chapel 2

[Karen McDonald]

As he's complaining of the rustic pronunciation, I think he's trying to reproduce the way they pronounced the words of the Creed, saying "OI believe in the holy ghost", instead of "I believe ...". Just a suggestion.

I'm not 100% convinced, but I do like the idea.   

Reminds me of my childhood. We used to go down to Cornwall every year on holiday and I noticed that the locals all had a car sticker which read "Oi be no emmet, oi be ansome".
In those heady days without internet it took a while to find out that "emmet" is a derogatory Cornish term for a tourist. 
Oh, them were the days, aye...

[Bookbox]

Once again that is so elegant Bookbox. Thank you.

I'll put the 'xxxxx cast' to bed and move on.

We might get it eventually ... perhaps a clue will pop up elsewhere.

[Deskman]

Thanks Bookbox - I should have sent congratulations on your 4,000th RootsChat post.

  CONGRATULATIONS

[Bookbox]

Thank you, I hadn't even noticed. I'm a relative newcomer. There are many very much longer-serving hands than I.