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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

KERRIGAN, n. Only in Arran: a name applied to a non-native resident in the island, prob. orig. a land-worker, esp. of Irish stock. The word has a slightly derogatory force (Arran 1959).Arran 1949:
The name Kerrigan is given to orphans who are farmed out to farmers.

[From the common Irish surname Kerrigan.]

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