Sheela's Day

sheila n I asked my informant if he had heard of Sheila associated with St. Patrick. He said, "Yes, Sheila's day is the day after St. Patrick's Day, the eighteenth of March. That's the Day when Sheila shits on Patty, and when Sheila takes the cold rock out of the water." I a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53889
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Summary:sheila n I asked my informant if he had heard of Sheila associated with St. Patrick. He said, "Yes, Sheila's day is the day after St. Patrick's Day, the eighteenth of March. That's the Day when Sheila shits on Patty, and when Sheila takes the cold rock out of the water." I asked him if there was a storm connected with Sheila. He said, "Yes, that's it, that's Sheila shitting on Patty. The big storm is the last storm of the winter. Mr. Shepherd is an Anglican. DNE-cit JH _6_/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I sheelah, sheilagh, sheelagh, sheiler, Sheelah, BRUSH, sheila's blush, PATRICK'S BRUSH, sheila, LINER, PATRICK'S BATCH, ~ BROOM/brush/day. The source is listed as C 68-20 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE.