We’re coming up to St Patrick’s Day, which by tradition brings Sheila’s Brush; a snowstorm that follows on the heels of the saint’s day, one hopefully the last of the year. There is different lore behind this belief, and happy shamrocks if that’s your thing – but if St Patrick comes to your door and asks for a glass of water, giving him one could head off a blizzard.
If I understand this correctly, The Grammarians War was a 16th-century, Tudor-era conflict (1519-1521) between rival methods of teaching Latin. The opposing sides were led, respectively, by schoolmasters William Horman (of…
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Love is in the air, NQ readers! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we asked some interesting locals “What is the wildest thing you’ve done for love?” From young heartbreak, to long-term…