Heartland

Swinnow wrote:This always amuses us Merseysiders as we pass it en route from Pudsey into Leeds

Always good to point out to Lancastrians that the term (which originated from you Merseysiders ) 'Woollyback' actually refers to them and not us Yorkshire folk

"The term is believed to have originally referred to the people who worked in wool factories in towns near Liverpool, such as St Helens, Wigan or Widnes. They would walk to Liverpool carrying the wool on their backs, therefore they became known as Woollybacks, and now the term refers to anyone from the county of Lancashire."

To be honest I think the term (or gentle insult) Woolyback would be thrown at folk from any of the northern mill towns whatever side of the Pennines they are found.

The first occasion I heard a mass communal usage of the term was in my early teens on the Kop watching the Mighty Reds play Dirty Leeds.

Mancunians seem to be exempt, but they have their own special terms of endearment bestowed on them by said Merseysiders.

By 'eck it's only bloomin' Yorkshire Day again!

Grab yourself a flat cap, pour yourself a mug of Yorkshire tea, tuck into some Yorkshire puddings and listen to The Sisters of course!

Eee. I'm tekkin' me whippets out for a fly

Ecky Thump!

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