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The Manx Dairy

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Even the poorest of people tried to keep a cow …

The Work of Women & Children

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There were differences between women’s work on the crofts and …

Manx Country Homes c.1700-1900

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We have two descriptions of Manx homes in the early …

Nelly Brennan – the Island’s Florence Nightingale

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Eleanor Brennan (always known as Nelly), was born in Douglas …

A few more Manx Dialect Words & Phrases

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Rummaging through W Walter Gill’s ‘Manx Dialect Words & Phrases‘ …

Some Words from Cregeen’s Manks Language Dictionary

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I found an old file I created some years ago …

Traa-dy-Lhooiar

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I am a true-born Manxman, an’ I like the good …

Old Calendar Customs of the Isle of Man

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Manx folklore is a curious mixture of that of various …

Tynwald Day 2024, St John’s

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Lovely time wandering around the fair field and as ever, …

The Dungeon of St German’s Cathedral 1600-1800

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Profanation on the Sabbath was one of the commonest offences …

The Fairies | Anglo-Manx Dialect from 1905

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⬥Did you avar heer the lek of yandhar? Whey, they …

Farmhands at Shenvalley Farm, Patrick

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Farming has been in the blood of my ancestors for …

Ned Quayle’s Story of the Fairy Pig

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When I was a little boy, we lived over by …

Chibbyr Karrin & The Corrody

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Lovely visit last week to the tholtans and well.  Blue …

Nets & Equipment

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Drift Nets Herring and mackerel used to be caught entirely …

Early Manx Herring Boats

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For thousands of years great shoals of herring entered the …

Port Erin 1860s

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Below is the final chapter from Lancashire Sketches (third edition) …

Nan Wade – Manx Wise Woman

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‘Nan Wade’ was a well-known Manx wise woman whose gifts …

Foods & Cooking Methods

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It is very hard for us to imagine homes without …

A Visit to Cregneash

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I was at a mini-workshop today at Cregneash and went …

Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh

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Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh. Greetings/Blessings on this …

Rhullick ny Quakeryn

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We first hear of the Quakers (aka Society of Friends) …

Old Man and his Dog

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Together they sit in the eventide, A mongrel dog by …

The Grandmother

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Most precious of all things in my childhood is the …

Anglo-Manx Dialect

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Some entries from A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect (1924) …

Ben Veg Carraghan

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On the Isle of Man, the little red woman of …

The House on Gansey Bay

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This I have always longed to do The sea said, …

New Website for Isle of Man Wells

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New website for Isle of Man Wells – another of …

Unesco Biosphere Isle of Man Partner

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As Manx as the Hills is delighted to be an …

Laa Luanys

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Happy Laa Luanys.   It’s that time of the year …

Thie Ferrishyn – The Fairies’ House

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Thie Ferrishyn was the name sometimes given to what was …

Tumulus, Ballaleece

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Known as ‘the Hump’, this tumulus was recorded in 1930 …

The Good People’s Fair

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You must know that once in every hundred years the …

Around the Manx Farmyard

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The Manx farmyard was known as ‘the Street’ and around …

School Day Memories

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I went to Patrick school where there were two classes …

Chibbyr Baltane Holy Well

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This important well was visited by our ancestors for healing …

Crosh Cuirn & Manx Gaelic Blessings

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Boaldyn is almost here and the Manx custom of annually …

May 1 – Laa Boaldyn

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In the Old Style calendar this day was celebrated on …

Childhood Memories Between the Wars

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It is difficult for people living in today’s world, with …

I Do

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I love my little Isle, I do. Its purple heathers, …

Manx Wild Flowers

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Not everybody liked the flowers of the country side. My …

A Manx Sea Charm

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Published in 1913 in volume I of Mannin and contributed …

Tynwald Hill, Ballaharra Stones & the Pinfold

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THE BALLAHARRA STONES In 1971 whilst an extension to the …

St Adamnan’s Church, Lonan

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St Adamnan’s Church, also known as “Lonan Old Church” and …

Animals in Manx Place-Names

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• TARROO = a bull. Magher yn Tharroo (field of …

The Fairy Woman

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There used to be a wise old woman living near …

Somerled Brings Disaster to the Kingdom of the Isles

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The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the …

Free Downloads – Centre for the Study of the Viking Age

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FREE DOWNLOADS from the Centre for the Study of the …

The Manx Traditionary Ballad – Manannan Beg Mac y Lir

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“It was not with his sword he kept it, nor …

The Phynodderee

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Phynodderee/Fenodyree is sometimes used as a proper name and sometimes …

Knock Y Dooney Ship Burial

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  In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale …

Before the Norsemen

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Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic …

The Fairy Doctor

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The shoemakers and tailors and chance spinners used to go …

Isle of Man OS Map Features on Google Earth

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The first Ordnance Surveys of the Island were done c.1867-1870 …

Manx Gaelic Phrasebook – 26,000 Examples

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The following is from the archived Gaelg website and will …

The Althing: The Greatest Gift of the Vikings

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Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left …

Stang Riding, Níðings (Nithings) & Níðstang

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In older times on the Isle of Man, for the …

A Gift to the Manx Nation & the Maddrells of Ballahane

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Anyone who delves into Manx history will, at some time, …

The Isle of Man from around 8000 BCE

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Rising water levels cut off the Isle of Man from …

BLEIN VIE NOA – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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We can’t go back in time and change what’s happened …

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