Welcome to As Manx as the Hills, a journey into the folklore, mythology, history, traditions, people and poetry of the Isle of Man.
I hope you enjoy your visit and please feel free to comment on any of the posts.
Breaking News
Christian Names of the Isle of Man
At a recent gathering of the World Manx Association, held at the Nunnery, the Attorney-General (Mr.
...4Manx Words – The Family
A few Manx words relating to family… MUMMIG – pron. mummig – mummy/mammy MOIR – pron.
...0The Colours came from the Manx Countryside
At last year’s Ellynyn ny Gael Exhibition of Traditional Arts (circa 1964) there stood upon one
...0
Recent News
View all posts
The Cholera Epidemic 1832-33
The incubation period of cholera can be as short as a few hours, the time it takes for the ingested
John Henry Teare
Mention the word ‘cycling’ and ‘Isle of Man’, and many people will automatically think of Mark Cavendish and Peter Kennaugh,
Wells on the Isle of Man
Every parish in the Isle of Man had its wells, wells that in the distant past played an important part
Some Manx Surname Meanings
Barron = a stripling Bell = dweller at the (shop) sign of the bell; Son of the Servant of the
Life in Ballaugh in the 1840s
By Ellie Shimmin. February 28th, 1915. Today is my birthday, seventy-four years. I was born in the year 1841 in
On Being Asked to Join the Teetotallers
Water is silver, but wine it is gold, So give it me mellow, bright, pure and old; I mind not
And some more...
View all posts
All About Katie 0
I had a very good childhood with brothers and sisters and a good mother and father. We lived in Tynwald Street in Douglas where I was born in 1925. I went to Tynwald Street school but I could not start
Read More
Category News
Downloads
View all posts
0
Life & Death of Cormac the Skald
FREE DOWNLOAD: The life and death of Cormac the Skald, being the Icelandic Kormáks-saga (1902). Kormáks saga is one of the Icelanders’ sagas. It tells of the 10th century Icelandic
Read More
“It is only by comparison with what is known of the history of the districts surrounding us that we may hope to form a satisfactory idea of the character, habits, and conditions of the inhabitants of our Island.”
~ by PMC Kermode, 1st Director of the Manx Museum in 1922
