Sheila's Brush - a snowstorm immediately after her husband's feast day.
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The Dealer was reminded this weekend that the day after St Patrick’s Day was traditionally celebrated as St Sheila’s Day, who was reckoned to be Paddy’s wife.
While St Sheila might have been nudged out of the celebrations over time here, her feast day is an annual celebration in Newfoundland, Canada and Australia, where Irish emigrants brought the tradition fadó.
Her feast day has particular relevance for Ireland this weekend though, as Newfoundlers use the term "Shelia’s brush" to describe a cold snap or snowstorm after Paddy’s Day.
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Do you reckon if we started celebrating the feast day again, Sheila would let us off with the snowstorms next year?
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The Dealer was reminded this weekend that the day after St Patrick’s Day was traditionally celebrated as St Sheila’s Day, who was reckoned to be Paddy’s wife.
While St Sheila might have been nudged out of the celebrations over time here, her feast day is an annual celebration in Newfoundland, Canada and Australia, where Irish emigrants brought the tradition fadó.
Her feast day has particular relevance for Ireland this weekend though, as Newfoundlers use the term "Shelia’s brush" to describe a cold snap or snowstorm after Paddy’s Day.
Do you reckon if we started celebrating the feast day again, Sheila would let us off with the snowstorms next year?
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