At Kirk Michael, 31 July 1712, one Alice Knakill, alias Moor, of Kirk Lonan, confessed to a charge of having taken up some earth from under a neighbour’s door, and …
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Among the accustomed unwritten laws of the Manx Church was the following: “That he or she that call a man a ‘Dog’ or a woman a ‘Bitch’ shall wear …
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Almost invariably there was a spring or a gentle stream nearby every Keeill. It served the purpose of baptism and retained the respect associated with it in pagan times. It …
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The patronal saint of this parish was St. Christopher, but he was better known in Ireland under his Gaelic name ‘Conchenn’, meaning ‘dog-head’ or ‘wolf-head.’ In the Greek churches St. …
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A rare 14th Century Bishop’s seal discovered in 2012 by a metal detecting enthusiast on the Isle of Man, has finally been declared Treasure Trove at an inquest in April. …