History Archives - As Manx as the Hills

The Dungeon of St German’s Cathedral 1600-1800

March 26, 2024 1.1K views

Profanation on the Sabbath was one of the commonest offences …

The Fairies | Anglo-Manx Dialect from 1905

December 8, 2023 1.7K views

⬥Did you avar heer the lek of yandhar? Whey, they …

Farmhands at Shenvalley Farm, Patrick

December 2, 2023 1.9K views

Farming has been in the blood of my ancestors for …

Ned Quayle’s Story of the Fairy Pig

December 1, 2023 2K views

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

Chibbyr Karrin & The Corrody

May 14, 2023 2.1K views

Lovely visit last week to the tholtans and well. Blue …

Nets & Equipment

July 7, 2022 2.7K views

Drift Nets Herring and mackerel used to be caught entirely …

Early Manx Herring Boats

July 6, 2022 2.9K views

For thousands of years great shoals of herring entered the …

Port Erin 1860s

April 10, 2022 3.8K views

Below is the final chapter from Lancashire Sketches (third edition) …

Rhullick ny Quakeryn

May 7, 2021 5.7K views

We first hear of the Quakers (aka Society of Friends) …

Tumulus, Ballaleece

June 20, 2020 3.6K views

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

Somerled Brings Disaster to the Kingdom of the Isles

February 14, 2020 3.2K views

The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the …

Free Downloads – Centre for the Study of the Viking Age

February 14, 2020 4.6K views

FREE DOWNLOADS from the Centre for the Study of the …

The Manx Traditionary Ballad – Manannan Beg Mac y Lir

February 9, 2020 3.8K views

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

Before the Norsemen

January 29, 2020 2.8K views

Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic …

Isle of Man OS Map Features on Google Earth

January 25, 2020 3.8K views

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

The Althing: The Greatest Gift of the Vikings

January 13, 2020 3.7K views

Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left …

A Gift to the Manx Nation & the Maddrells of Ballahane

January 3, 2020 4.1K views

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

The Isle of Man from around 8000 BCE

January 3, 2020 3K views

Rising water levels cut off the Isle of Man from …

St Patrick’s Chair, Marown

November 27, 2019 2.9K views

Signed from the road, St Patrick’s Chair stands in a …

King Orry’s Grave

November 27, 2019 3.2K views

King Orry’s Grave is in two parts, one behind a …

The Druid’s Circle

November 23, 2019 3.1K views

Close to Orrisdale, this monument is a Bronze Age burial …

Niarbyl Cup-marked Boulder

November 23, 2019 2.3K views

It was lovely at Niarbyl this weekend where we went …

Hango Hill

September 24, 2019 3.4K views

Though only part of the mound remains, it is probably …

Manx Lia Fáil or Stone of Destiny

September 6, 2019 2K views

A monarchy under a feudal system was a political machine …

Changes in Sovereignty

December 21, 2015 1.9K views

The death of Magnus Olafsson in 1265 terminated for a …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 2)

April 15, 2015 1.9K views

It is during the earlier part of this obscure period …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 1)

April 12, 2015 2K views

The history of the Isle of Man during the Scandanavian …

Manslayers and Sanctuary

March 27, 2015 1.5K views

Until “Prowess,” or private vengeance, was made illegal by Tynwald …

New Manx Literature Website

January 18, 2015 2.8K views

New Manx literature website with poetry, prose and plays from …

Fergus of Galloway and the Kerruishes

August 14, 2014 3.5K views

Olave, son of Godred Crovan, began his reign over Mann …

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