sheep-shearer's

Updated: August 29, 2026

First of all there was the sower's feast, that would be about the end of April; then came the sheep-shearer's feast, there'd be about fifteen of us as would sit down after sheep-shearing, and we'd be singing best part of the night, and plenty to eat and drink; next came the feast for the reapers, when the corn was cut about August; and, last of all, the harvest home in September.

J. Arthur Gibbs - A Cotswold Village