As Laa’l Breeshey (St Bridget’s Day) approaches on 1st February, here is a Manx Folksong to St Bridget called ‘Vreeshey, Vreeshey’. ♫ Vreeshey, Vreeshey, tar gys my hie, tar gys …
customs
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In pre-Reformation times and for many years afterwards, the feast of the patron saint of a church or parish was observed by a religious service in the church, often an …
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A way back in the times long past there was a woman called Nan Quine living with her husband Tom, and their one child Paie, in a bit of a …
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White stones, ranging from the size of boys’ marbles up to that of small boulders, are plentiful in or on burial-places both ancient and recent. Almost every Manx tumulus excavated …
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As in many other parts of the British isles, a considerable proportion of the ‘waste’ lands of the Isle of Man consists of turf-bogs or moanies(1) as they are called …
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‘The Deemsters were always officers of great dignity. They were not only the chief judges of this Isle but were also the Lord’s Privy Counsellors, and their influence over the …
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It was very difficult to keep enough fodder for the cattle in the winter. They had not much store of winter food, and they bruised gorse with mallets, in a …
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Until “Prowess,” or private vengeance, was made illegal by Tynwald Court held at Keeill Abban in 1429, a manslayer fleeing from the relatives of the victim often took refuge in …