Cornishmen

Southwest English natives

Cornishmen is the plural of Cornishman—a man from Cornwall, the southwestern peninsula of England.

Cornwall has a distinct Celtic heritage, and Cornishmen may identify strongly with that tradition: The Cornishmen gathered for the annual hurling match.

The term is straightforward, like Welshmen or Irishmen.

folklore

knockers

Door-striking devices

folk tales · legends · mythology · mermaids · placenames · holy wells · standing stones

maritime

fishermen

Those who catch aquatic creatures

harbors · coastal · nets · shipwrecks · lifeboatmen · lighthouses · smugglers · coves · tides · shipwrights

mining

tin

Element fifty, Sn

underground · ore · lodes · stamps · smelting · pithead · pasty · diaspora

Celtic

Breton

Brittany's Celtic language

Celtic revival · Beltane · Samhain · clan · kinship · heritage · ancestry · La Tène

Opposites
regional/ethnic identity within Britain

CornishmenEnglishmen

Men from England

Anglo-Saxons · Londoners · Saxons · Welshmen · Scots

Celtic vs. Anglo-Saxon identity

CornishmenEnglishmen

Men from England

Anglo-Saxons · Saxons · Normans · Vikings · Danes

Family

Cornishman

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G