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

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

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The Drinking Dragon at the southeast corner of the Calf …

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The Isle of Man contains 12 peaks which stand at …

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A narrow 13th century packhorse double-arched bridge paved with quartz …

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Nennius was a Welsh monk of the 9th century who …

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Glencrutchery, in the parish of Conchan on the Isle of …

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