Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1949
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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.
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