Sheilagh's Brush
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 a...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/52780 2023-12-31T10:17:06+01:00 Sheilagh's Brush 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52780 eng eng S 1969 THE DAILY NEWS March 12, 1969, p.1 H. Halpert, June 8, 1970. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15939 S_15939_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52780 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z 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. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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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S 1969 THE DAILY NEWS March 12, 1969, p.1 H. Halpert, June 8, 1970. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15939 S_15939_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52780 |
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