The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles set up by Godred Crovan in 1079 was seriously impaired by his grand-daughter’s husband Somerled, less than a century…
There used to be a wise old woman living near St. John’s on the Isle of Man, who was making charms against witchcraft, and curing many things with herbs and…
Most precious of all things in my childhood is the remembrance of my grandmother. Tall and stately even to the end, she had all the dignity of some high-bred dame…
Lovely visit last week to the tholtans and well. Blue skies and a deceptively piercing wind on occasion, it was like needles penetrating exposed skin. I could not tell if…
Together they sit in the eventide, A mongrel dog by his master’s side, Both of them bowed by the weight of years. A trembling hand strokes the silky ears; Brown…
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…
Together they sit in the eventide, A mongrel dog by his master’s side, Both of them bowed by the weight of years. A trembling hand strokes the silky ears; Brown…
Most precious of all things in my childhood is the remembrance of my grandmother. Tall and stately even to the end, she had all the dignity of some high-bred dame…
Some entries from A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect (1924) compiled by AW Moore with the co-operation of Sophia Morrison and Edmund Goodwin. MHINYAG [minjag] (Mx. minniag) – a pinch,…
On the Isle of Man, the little red woman of Carraghan when travelling through the hills was sometimes followed by a goose. Though she was most often seen flitting about…
This I have always longed to do The sea said, as the spring wind blew – There is a house on Gansey Bay; Would I carry her away! A little…
New website for Isle of Man Wells – another of my interests. Many of the wells have been forgotten and neglected for years and I would like to highlight their…
As Manx as the Hills is delighted to be an Environmental/Culture partner of UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man. Among the Isle of Man’s many special attributes is that it is…
