Gansey, or gansai (in Irish) means a woolen sweater or jumper. Similar to a jersey, it is thought the name comes from Guernsey, another of the Channel Islands. When we were children and we would go stealing apples from a neighbouring orchard, we would say we got a "gansy load" meaning all the apples you could fit in the turned up front of your gansey.
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Gansey, or gansai (in Irish) means a woolen sweater or jumper. Similar to a jersey, it is thought the name comes from Guernsey, another of the Channel Islands. When we were children and we would go stealing apples from a neighbouring orchard, we would say we got a "gansy load" meaning all the apples you could fit in the turned up front of your gansey.
June 9, 2009