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MANX COUNTRY HOMES c.1700-1900

October 4, 2024 62 views

We have two descriptions of Manx homes in the early …

Nelly Brennan – the Island’s Florence Nightingale

September 23, 2024 176 views

Eleanor Brennan (always known as Nelly), was born in Douglas …

A few more Manx Dialect Words & Phrases

September 21, 2024 214 views

Rummaging through W Walter Gill’s ‘Manx Dialect Words & Phrases‘ …

Some Words from Cregeen’s Manks Language Dictionary

September 18, 2024 290 views

I found an old file I created some years ago …

Traa-dy-Lhooiar

September 17, 2024 308 views

I am a true-born Manxman, an’ I like the good …

Old Calendar Customs of the Isle of Man

August 25, 2024 335 views

Manx folklore is a curious mixture of that of various …

Tynwald Day 2024, St John’s

July 6, 2024 867 views

Lovely time wandering around the fair field and as ever, …

The Dungeon of St German’s Cathedral 1600-1800

March 26, 2024 1.2K views

Profanation on the Sabbath was one of the commonest offences …

The Fairies | Anglo-Manx Dialect from 1905

December 8, 2023 1.8K 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 2.1K views

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

Chibbyr Karrin & The Corrody

May 14, 2023 2.2K views

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

Nets & Equipment

July 7, 2022 2.8K views

Drift Nets Herring and mackerel used to be caught entirely …

Early Manx Herring Boats

July 6, 2022 3K 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) …

Nan Wade – Manx Wise Woman

September 17, 2021 5.7K views

‘Nan Wade’ was a well-known Manx wise woman whose gifts …

Foods & Cooking Methods

July 27, 2021 5.4K views

It is very hard for us to imagine homes without …

A Visit to Cregneash

June 23, 2021 5.3K views

I was at a mini-workshop today at Cregneash and went …

Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh

June 21, 2021 5.4K views

Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh. Greetings/Blessings on this …

Rhullick ny Quakeryn

May 7, 2021 5.8K views

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

The Grandmother

March 4, 2021 5.6K views

Most precious of all things in my childhood is the …

Anglo-Manx Dialect

February 15, 2021 4.4K views

Some entries from A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect (1924) …

Ben Veg Carraghan

January 26, 2021 4.3K views

On the Isle of Man, the little red woman of …

New Website for Isle of Man Wells

January 5, 2021 3K views

New website for Isle of Man Wells – another of …

Laa Luanys

August 1, 2020 3.2K views

Happy Laa Luanys. It’s that time of the year …

Thie Ferrishyn – The Fairies’ House

July 2, 2020 5.6K views

Thie Ferrishyn was the name sometimes given to what was …

Tumulus, Ballaleece

June 20, 2020 3.7K views

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

Around the Manx Farmyard

May 28, 2020 4.4K views

The Manx farmyard was known as ‘the Street’ and around …

School Day Memories

May 9, 2020 3.2K views

I went to Patrick school where there were two classes …

Chibbyr Baltane Holy Well

April 30, 2020 3.3K views

This important well was visited by our ancestors for healing …

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