Nan Wade – Manx Wise Woman

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

A Manx Sea Charm

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Published in 1913 in volume I of Mannin and contributed …

The Fairy Woman

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There used to be a wise old woman living near …

Manx Charm – Ghaw Ving

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Between Fleshwick Bay and Bradda Head there is a ‘Castle’ …

Two Charms

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These two charms, the Crosh Bollan (fig. 1), and Thor’s …

Lord of the Stormy Headlands

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“O Manannan, Lord of the stormy headlands, Cast thy mantle …

Lus y Wooishall – The Wishing Herb – Yarrow

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Cut by the light of the new moon by a …

The Teares of Ballawhane

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Memories of Charles Teare’s wonderful powers seem inexhaustible and there …

Necromancy and the Black Art

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No person could practice the Black Art or any necromancy …

The Evil Eye

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Brushing the dust at the head of four (cross) ways, …

Earth of Three Boundaries

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This is earth from a spot where three land boundaries …

A Kirk Bride Well Charm

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In the rugged matrix of George Quarrie’s uncollected verses lurks …

Charm against Jealousy

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Newly-married women were sometimes “buitched ” (bewitched) by the jealousy …

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