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

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

  In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale farm on the …

Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic name of St …

The shoemakers and tailors and chance spinners used to go round on people’s …

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

The following is from the archived Gaelg website and will be of great …

Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left us.  The ceremony …

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

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

Rising water levels cut off the Isle of Man from the surrounding islands …

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

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