_Sheleigh's Brush_
sheila n _Sheleigh's Brush_ The day after St. Patrick's Day (17 March) is known among the Irish community of St. John's as Sheleigh's Day, Sheleigh is supposed to be (a) St Patrick's sister or (b) some old woman who keeps house for him, presumably in his own particular part...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/46967 2023-12-31T10:16:47+01:00 _Sheleigh's Brush_ 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46967 eng eng S 20 67-17 F.G.Smallwood Eng 340 49 St. John's Mary Smallwood- Mother 73 Carbonear her friend, St. John's since 1905 as a child 2 Feb 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15949 S_15949_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46967 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z sheila n _Sheleigh's Brush_ The day after St. Patrick's Day (17 March) is known among the Irish community of St. John's as Sheleigh's Day, Sheleigh is supposed to be (a) St Patrick's sister or (b) some old woman who keeps house for him, presumably in his own particular part of Heaven. A snowfall on Sheleigh's Day is supposed to indicate that the good woman is busily engaged in cleaning up the house after the party held the night before to celebrate the Saint's birthday. This is the story as told by my mother who heard it as a girl [reverse] from her Irish friends in her neighbourhood. I have heard the same designation of March 18th as Sheilagh's Day with substantially the same explanatory story in many Newfoundland-Irish communities. DICT CEN. FEB 2 1967 [check] JH APR 1971 (OVER) Used I and Sup Not used Not used sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY.The source is not listed but the card is cited. Reverse of card at S_15950. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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sheila n _Sheleigh's Brush_ The day after St. Patrick's Day (17 March) is known among the Irish community of St. John's as Sheleigh's Day, Sheleigh is supposed to be (a) St Patrick's sister or (b) some old woman who keeps house for him, presumably in his own particular part of Heaven. A snowfall on Sheleigh's Day is supposed to indicate that the good woman is busily engaged in cleaning up the house after the party held the night before to celebrate the Saint's birthday. This is the story as told by my mother who heard it as a girl [reverse] from her Irish friends in her neighbourhood. I have heard the same designation of March 18th as Sheilagh's Day with substantially the same explanatory story in many Newfoundland-Irish communities. DICT CEN. FEB 2 1967 [check] JH APR 1971 (OVER) Used I and Sup Not used Not used sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY.The source is not listed but the card is cited. Reverse of card at S_15950. |
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S 20 67-17 F.G.Smallwood Eng 340 49 St. John's Mary Smallwood- Mother 73 Carbonear her friend, St. John's since 1905 as a child 2 Feb 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15949 S_15949_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46967 |
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