Celtic Archives - As Manx as the Hills

Crosh Cuirn & Manx Gaelic Blessings

April 29, 2020 5.5K views

Boaldyn is almost here and the Manx custom of annually …

St Adamnan’s Church, Lonan

March 7, 2020 5.1K views

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

Before the Norsemen

January 29, 2020 3.7K views

Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic …

How St Maughold’s Staff Performed a Miracle

December 12, 2019 4.9K views

The longest story in the Chronicles of Mann (created c.1262) …

The ‘Seven Mollys’ of the Isle of Man

December 2, 2019 4.2K views

Old Manx people will tell you, even today, that the …

Manx First Names (1)

April 19, 2019 31.5K views

At a recent gathering of the World Manx Association, held …

Irneit, The Celtic Bishop’s Cross-slab

July 30, 2014 2.7K views

The Chi-Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram, …

Model of a Celtic Homestead

July 4, 2014 3.1K views

The type of large circular homestead occupied by a Manx …

Peel Island and the Shrine of St. Mochonna

June 14, 2014 3.4K views

Saint Conan (7th century – January, 684), also rarely known …

The Coming of Saint Patrick

June 13, 2014 3.8K views

It was the time that Saint Patrick was coming on …

Saint Oran of Iona & Mann

June 13, 2014 5.6K views

Oran (aka Odhrán or Odran) preceded Saint Columba and is …

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