Phynodderee/Fenodyree is sometimes used as a proper name and sometimes as the name of a class of beings, the latter of which is a hairy little creature, a sort of …
Bernadette Weyde
Bernadette Weyde
The Isle of Man is rich with people who love its history, folklore and traditions and our culture and language are thriving. Mannin Aboo! ❤️
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In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale farm on the Isle of Man, which revealed the interesting fact that there had been a ship burial there, the …
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Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic name of St John’s or Tynwald Hill on the Isle of Man was before the coming of the Norsemen? In …
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The shoemakers and tailors and chance spinners used to go round on people’s houses, making things and spinning rolls of wool for the people. One time the tailor went to …
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The first Ordnance Surveys of the Island were done c.1867-1870 and are rich in detail showing what treasures the Island had at that time like standing stones, tumuli, cairns, holy/healing/domestic …
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The following is from the archived Gaelg website and will be of great interest to anyone who loves Gaelg. This work was created by Phil Kelly, RBV who has done …
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Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left us. The ceremony which is seen at Cronk y Keeill Eoin, ‘the Mound of the Church of St John,’ is …