_Sheila's Blush_

sheila n SHELIA'S BLUSH A few days ago (1973) I asked dad if he knew anything about Shelia or St. Shelia and he replied that he did. He said that on the twenty-first of March when the sun crosses the line if the day was bad (meaning bad weather), we were in for a bad spring. If the day was good...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/55881 2023-12-31T10:18:12+01:00 _Sheila's Blush_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55881 eng eng S 73 100 Linda M. Walsh 22 R.C. Jersey Side, P.B. Feb. 19 1973 February 19, 1973 Frederick Walsh father club manager 45 Marystown, P.B. Jersey Side R.C. AT HOME, WHILE YOUNG CHILD, FROM FATHER. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15963 S_15963_sheila n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55881 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z sheila n SHELIA'S BLUSH A few days ago (1973) I asked dad if he knew anything about Shelia or St. Shelia and he replied that he did. He said that on the twenty-first of March when the sun crosses the line if the day was bad (meaning bad weather), we were in for a bad spring. If the day was good, then there would be an early spring and the weather would be good. He said this was known as, 'Shelia's blush'. He could not however, explain who Shelia was or that she was in anyway related to St. Patrick. FEB 23 1973 [check] Used I and Sup Used I 2 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 in DNE. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_Sheila's Blush_
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description sheila n SHELIA'S BLUSH A few days ago (1973) I asked dad if he knew anything about Shelia or St. Shelia and he replied that he did. He said that on the twenty-first of March when the sun crosses the line if the day was bad (meaning bad weather), we were in for a bad spring. If the day was good, then there would be an early spring and the weather would be good. He said this was known as, 'Shelia's blush'. He could not however, explain who Shelia was or that she was in anyway related to St. Patrick. FEB 23 1973 [check] Used I and Sup Used I 2 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 in DNE.
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title _Sheila's Blush_
title_short _Sheila's Blush_
title_full _Sheila's Blush_
title_fullStr _Sheila's Blush_
title_full_unstemmed _Sheila's Blush_
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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73 100
Linda M. Walsh 22 R.C. Jersey Side, P.B. Feb. 19 1973 February 19, 1973 Frederick Walsh father club manager 45 Marystown, P.B. Jersey Side R.C. AT HOME, WHILE YOUNG CHILD, FROM FATHER.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15963
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