Drift Nets Herring and mackerel used to be caught entirely by drift nets. Drift nets drift in any direction that the tide may take them and act as barriers to…
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Manx Life
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For thousands of years great shoals of herring entered the coastal waters of the Isle of Man. Probably there were herring fleets in the days of the Norse Kings of…
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Below is the final chapter from Lancashire Sketches (third edition) published by Edwin Waugh in 1869. It is quite lengthy but a delightful read. I do not know how accurate…
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‘Nan Wade’ was a well-known Manx wise woman whose gifts of healing and charming were held in high esteem and much sought after. She specialised in producing herbal remedies and…
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It is very hard for us to imagine homes without a gas or electric cooker and a fridge or freezer to keep food fresh. How did Manx people manage when…
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I was at a mini-workshop today at Cregneash and went for a walk around the village afterwards. The village was very quiet with no tourists, the odd jogger, a few…
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Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh. Greetings/Blessings on this Summer Solstice.
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We first hear of the Quakers (aka Society of Friends) in Lord Fairfax’s time (1651-1660), when the governor prohibited anyone from receiving them into their houses, and the Quakers themselves…