Creatures Archives - As Manx as the Hills

Ned Quayle’s Story of the Fairy Pig

December 1, 2023 2.3K views

When I was a little boy, we lived over by …

The Phynodderee

February 8, 2020 6.6K views

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

The Mermaids’ Green

November 26, 2019 5.2K views

Between Bow Veg and Glen Wither, on the coast north …

The Mermaid of Gob-ny-Ooyl

June 11, 2017 4.7K views

Once on a time there lived at the bottom end …

The Manx Fairy Pig

September 3, 2015 5K views

There was once a little fairy pig that lived in …

The Nikkesen’s Pool, Lonan

August 18, 2015 5.3K views

The Nikkesen’s Pool, more often called simply “the Nikkesen,” is …

Joan Mere’s House & Well

April 12, 2015 4.3K views

Under the Chasms, on the shore, is a well near …

Jimmy Squarefoot

August 14, 2014 6.5K views

At the bottom of the Ballagilbert Glen on the Isle …

The Keimagh

June 14, 2014 3.6K views

On the Isle of Man, the Keimagh is a spirit …

Mermen

June 13, 2014 2.2K views

The Manx fishermen, when out on the sea, used to …

Teeval, Princess of the Ocean

June 13, 2014 2.3K views

In the old days Culain, the smith of the gods, …

The Tarroo Ushtey (Water Bull)

June 13, 2014 2.9K views

From ‘A HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF MAN’ by Joseph …

The Four ‘Moddey Dhoo’

June 13, 2014 3.4K views

The Moddey Dhoo is a black hound in Manx folklore …

The Fairy Dog

June 12, 2014 1.9K views

This happened about one hundred years ago, as my mother …

The Black Pig

June 12, 2014 1.7K views

They say that if a man would keep from getting …

The Lucky Fairy Lamb

June 11, 2014 2K views

Those red caps remind me that red, and even blue, …

The Glashtyn (or Glashtin)

April 11, 2014 5.4K views

The Glashtyn is a fabulous creature and a shapeshifter in …

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