| Summary: | sheila n . . ._Sheilagh's Brush is any sort of a light storm on St. Pat's eve_. It's a bit of Irish folklore transplanted in Newfoundland. When someone worries over a late winter storm you say "_Don't worry, it's only // Sheilagh's Brush_." _Nothing to worry about, that is_. _It doesn't mean another long extension of winter_. Wash out your eyes with the snow next morning and you will improve your eye sight, they say. PRINTED ITEM DNE JH 9/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. Only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE.
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