Spring Newsletter correction.
I am sorry to see that in his latest quiz published in the Spring Newsletter Peter Watson is perpetuating the myth that the naming of the Canary Islands has something to do with dogs.
Modern research has proved that the name actually derives from the fact that they have always been popular with the supporters of Norwich City Football Club. Their association with the islands dates back to the days before the invention of the leather ball, and when the game was played with a boulder of about the same shape and size of the present ball.
Many of our present day professional footballers owe their skill and mental agility to the fact that they are descended from a long line of players who were particularly adept at heading this ball into the net.
One formidable lady supporter noticed that her East Anglian compatriots were missing the delicacies they were used to back home, so, being of an enterprising nature she decided to cater for their needs. Following the runaway success of the first venture in Tenerife, Ma Smith's Hot Dog stalls sprang up all over the islands.This may have led to the misunderstanding about the origin of the name of the islands.
Ma Smith also opened a very successful deli. Many years later one of her descendants tried to commemorate this when naming his daughter, but he was frustrated as the registrar thought he had made a mistake and added an 'a' when writing out the birth certificate.
Modern research has proved that the name actually derives from the fact that they have always been popular with the supporters of Norwich City Football Club. Their association with the islands dates back to the days before the invention of the leather ball, and when the game was played with a boulder of about the same shape and size of the present ball.
Many of our present day professional footballers owe their skill and mental agility to the fact that they are descended from a long line of players who were particularly adept at heading this ball into the net.
One formidable lady supporter noticed that her East Anglian compatriots were missing the delicacies they were used to back home, so, being of an enterprising nature she decided to cater for their needs. Following the runaway success of the first venture in Tenerife, Ma Smith's Hot Dog stalls sprang up all over the islands.This may have led to the misunderstanding about the origin of the name of the islands.
Ma Smith also opened a very successful deli. Many years later one of her descendants tried to commemorate this when naming his daughter, but he was frustrated as the registrar thought he had made a mistake and added an 'a' when writing out the birth certificate.
posted by Tom at Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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