Sheila's Brush

sheila n "Sheila's Brush" was the first storm to occur (in the month of March) after St. Patrick's Day - March 17th. If the weather became fine after this day, my father said that he would hear the old-timers say "We've got to have Sheila's Brush before the winter&...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52241
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/52241 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 Sheila's Brush 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52241 eng eng S Catherine Sheehan 67-14/87 Cappahayden References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15953 S_15953_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52241 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 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z sheila n "Sheila's Brush" was the first storm to occur (in the month of March) after St. Patrick's Day - March 17th. If the weather became fine after this day, my father said that he would hear the old-timers say "We've got to have Sheila's Brush before the winter's over." No legend was connected with this, except for the fact that Sheila was said to be "a wicked old woman". No reasons or stories were given. DNE-cit APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Not used sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. The source is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped and cited. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Sheila's Brush
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description sheila n "Sheila's Brush" was the first storm to occur (in the month of March) after St. Patrick's Day - March 17th. If the weather became fine after this day, my father said that he would hear the old-timers say "We've got to have Sheila's Brush before the winter's over." No legend was connected with this, except for the fact that Sheila was said to be "a wicked old woman". No reasons or stories were given. DNE-cit APR 1971 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Not used sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. The source is not listed in DNE but the card is stamped and cited.
format Manuscript
title Sheila's Brush
title_short Sheila's Brush
title_full Sheila's Brush
title_fullStr Sheila's Brush
title_full_unstemmed Sheila's Brush
title_sort sheila's brush
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52241
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
Catherine Sheehan 67-14/87
Cappahayden
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15953
S_15953_sheila n
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