In the Welsh uplands the hay harvest was begun on the first of July. Owen noted it while explaining a Montgomeryshire cuckoo rhyme, and gave a Welsh saying that the cuckoo falls silent once she sees the first heap of hay.
Upland hay harvest on the first of July
1 July · Uplands of Wales
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It was the custom in the uplands of Wales to begin the hay harvest on the 1st of July.
From Owen's Welsh Folk-Lore, p. 319. Read the original
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