Folk Tales Archives - As Manx as the Hills

Ben Veg Carraghan

January 26, 2021 4.5K views

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

The Number Nine in Manx Folklore

December 29, 2019 3.8K views

Odd numbers belong to the gods above, even numbers to …

The Hermit of Struan y Granghie

November 27, 2019 4.4K views

On the coast of Lonan, about a mile and a …

The Seven Kingdoms

March 12, 2019 8.9K views

“Have you ever seen seven kingdoms all in one day?” …

Caillagh ny Gueshagh / Caillagh ny Groamagh

January 31, 2016 4.2K views

Every ditch had to be full of rain or snow …

Lord of the Stormy Headlands

January 27, 2016 3.6K views

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

Soilshey-Bio

September 19, 2015 3.1K views

The Manx people in former times held a belief, of …

The Three-headed Giant

July 15, 2014 4.9K views

Once upon a time there landed at the Lhane river …

Fire in Isle of Man Folklore

July 15, 2014 2.6K views

The importance attributed to keeping the Manx home-fires burning reappears …

The Submerged Island

July 9, 2014 2.1K views

There was supposed to be a submerged island near Port …

Ailing Cows

July 9, 2014 2.2K views

In the case of animals ailing, herbs had to be …

The Old Man

July 9, 2014 2.9K views

They tell you that Castle Rushen on the Isle of …

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