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The following item of news was communicated to the Mona’s Herald newspaper, by …

There is an old cottage in Spaldrick, which I wish to choose as …

♫ Ushag veg ruy ny moanee doo, Ny moanee doo, ny moanee doo, …

Ta Cashen ersooyl gys yn aarkey – Cashan has gone to Sea ♫ …

Almost invariably there was a spring or a gentle stream nearby every Keeill. …

The ‘soddhag-rheynney‘ (dividing-cake) was an extra bit of dough baked in a flat …

Things which are simply lucky or unlucky in a general way are almost …

Fairy flowers (red campion) should never be brought indoors at any time. If …

The patronal saint of this parish was St. Christopher, but he was better …

An account by Joseph Train (1844) “According to my friend, Mr. Forbes, the …

During the Continental wars, corn was, in the British Isles, frightfully dear. With …

An extract from Mona Douglas and her Songs by George Broderick. 4.4. The …

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