A witch, or anyone knowing the necessary charm, or even the right pronunciation of the Manx word “giense!” (dance), could, as easily as the ringmaster in the circus, make a …
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This photograph shows a large flat wheel rim made of cleft ash with hand shaped oak spokes. The table of the wheel is made of cleft oak and the four …
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Old people say that in the beginning there were three elements – Water, Air and Fire. Water, they say, was the first to be made and will be the last …
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The type of large circular homestead occupied by a Manx Chieftan and his family in the 2nd Century CE, while the Romans were in Britain. The building was about 90 …
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A correspondent sent to the Manchester Mercury the prices of the following articles on the Isle of Man, dated June 26th, 1773: • Beef – 3d. and 3½d. per lb …
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The following came out of a casual conversation some months after the event… The occasion was the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and after taking …
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It was said of Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, patron saint of the Mylecharaines, Craines and Karrans, one of the great Irish saints whose keeills and devotees were to be found on …
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“With regard to lighting arrangements, an original natural lamp used here until quite recently was the “Tanrogan,” or large scallop, the hollow upper shell of which made a natural saucer …