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Forfarshire

Proper noun

Meaning

Forfarshire

The official name for Angus, a historical county of Scotland, from the 18th century until 1928. The name still survives locally; e.g. Forfarshire Cricket Club.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

For Portrait by Thomas Musgrave Joy Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper 's daughter, famed for participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838. Source: Internet

The Forfarshire had foundered on the rocks and broken in half: one of the halves had sunk during the night. Source: Internet

In Scotland four shires have alternative names with the "-shire" suffix: Angus (Forfarshire), East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Midlothian (Edinburghshire) and West Lothian (Linlithgowshire). Source: Internet

The upper window in the white ring is Grace Darling's bedroom, from which she watched the sinking of the Forfarshire. Source: Internet

The McManus Galleries in Dundee includes three paintings by Thomas Musgrave Joy which celebrate Grace Darling's deeds with the Forfarshire. Source: Internet

The Forfarshire had been carrying 62 people. Source: Internet

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