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

On the Isle of Man, the little red woman of Carraghan when travelling …

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

New website for Isle of Man Wells – another of my interests.  Many …

As Manx as the Hills is delighted to be an Environmental/Culture partner of …

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

Thie Ferrishyn was the name sometimes given to what was supposed to have …

Known as ‘the Hump’, this tumulus was recorded in 1930 as being 15 …

You must know that once in every hundred years the Good People hold …

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

I went to Patrick school where there were two classes – an Infants’ …

This important well was visited by our ancestors for healing through the centuries …

Promoting Isle of Man History, Folklore, Heritage and now with a new Gift Shop!