The Drinking Dragon at the southeast corner of the Calf of Man. Known also as ‘the Burroo’ which is Manx for ‘the Berg’ (as in iceberg). Some people say it …
Manx Life
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“In memory of our ancestors, who, through long ages, came to this well and here, in simple faith, made prayers and vows with humble offerings.” So this became a holy …
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Built on a site which has been used for religious purposes since the earliest times, Old Kirk Braddan was rebuilt in 1774 and was never re-ordered in Victorian times. It …
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Though only part of the mound remains, it is probably a Bronze Age burial site which was reused for Christian or pagan inhumations in the medieval period; its name though …
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The low, sandy north-western shores of the Isle of Man provide a good approach for flat-bottomed boats as the Vikings discovered some twelve hundred years ago, and one of the …
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By Ellie Shimmin. February 28th, 1915. Today is my birthday, seventy-four years. I was born in the year 1841 in the parish of Ballaugh. I was baptized and catechised for …
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It was customary to keep this festival on the eve of the first of February, in honour of the Irish lady who came over to the Isle of Man to …
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After a few visits to the church last year and the door locked on each occasion, it was lovely to find it open yesterday. As with so many of the …