The term Boneen is Newfoundland Gaelic dialect for a young pig (derived from Dineen > Erse Gaelic).
In Margaret's Museum, a highly acclaimed motion picture, he starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter as the Gaelic-speaking Neil Currie.
While Sir Humphrey Gilbert formally claimed Newfoundland as an English possession in 1583, this did not lead to permanent European settlement.
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A popular Newfoundland Irish band, Rawlins Cross, has taken its name from this St. John's landmark.