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 * Dy chooilley yeeig lane,
 * Dy ghoo ny dy vane =
 * A white St. Bridget's Day [February 1],
 * Every ditch full
 * Of black or of white (see Weather Wisdom and Country Objects).

182a. Choud as hig y scell-greinney stiagh Laa'l Breeshey, hig y sniaghtey my jig Laa Boaldyn = As long as the sunbeam comes in on St. Bridget's Day, the snow will come before May Day (see Weather Wisdom).

184b. Laa'l Paul ghorrinagh gheayee,
 * Ghenney er y theihll as baase mooar sleih ;
 * Laa'l Paul aalin as glen,
 * Palchey er y theihll dy arroo as meinn =
 * St. Paul's Day [January 25] tempestuous and windy,
 * Scarcity in the world and great mortality ;
 * St. Paul's Day fine and clear,
 * Plenty in the world of corn and meal (see Weather Wisdom and Agriculture).

189a. Lane crou cabbyl dy ushtey Laa'l Eoin feeu mayl Vannin = A horse-shoe full of water on St. John's Day [July 5] is worth the rent of [the Isle of] Man (see Weather Wisdom and National).

203b. Laa'l Parick arree, yn dow gys e staik as y dooinney gys e lhiabbee = St. Patrick's Day [March 17th] in Spring, the ox to his stable and the man to his bed (see Agriculture and Animals).

208a. Faaid mooar son oie'l Fingan = A great turf for Fingan eve (eve of St. Thomas's Day, Dec. 21st) (see Country Objects).

168b. Ollick vog, rhullic vea = A wet Christmas, a rich church-yard (see Church and Weather Wisdom).

179b. Ta eayst Jy-sarn 'sy Vayrnt dyliooar ayns shiaght bleeaney = A Saturday's moon in March is enough in seven years (see Weather Wisdom and Moon).