Profanation on the Sabbath was one of the commonest offences and the breaches of the holy days were very varied in character. Men were presented for grinding snuff; for selling… The post TH...
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It has been a busy few months bringing this all together but now it can finally launch so welcome to As Manx as the Hills’ new online shop/shapp er linney!… The post New Online Store for As...
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⬥Did you avar heer the lek of yandhar? Whey, they say they’re are things talkin’ at Jimmy Juan Nan’s. ⟡Aw, well, well, man! I’m nor a bit surprised at that.… The post The Fairies ...
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Farming has been in the blood of my ancestors for generations of Kellys and I descended from a long line of tenant farmers here on the Island. The good farmer… The post Farmhands at Shenvalle...
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When I was a little boy, we lived over by Sloc. One day, when I was six years old, my mother and my grandmother went up the mountain to make… The post Ned Quayle’s Story of the Fairy Pig a...
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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… The post Chibby...
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Drift Nets Herring and mackerel used to be caught entirely by drift nets. Drift nets drift in any direction that the tide may take them and act as barriers to… The post Nets & Equipment ap...
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For thousands of years great shoals of herring entered the coastal waters of the Isle of Man. Probably there were herring fleets in the days of the Norse Kings of… The post Early Manx Herring...
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Below is the final chapter from Lancashire Sketches (third edition) published by Edwin Waugh in 1869. It is quite lengthy but a delightful read. I do not know how accurate… The post Port ...
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‘Nan Wade’ was a well-known Manx wise woman whose gifts of healing and charming were held in high esteem and much sought after. She specialised in producing herbal remedies and… The pos...
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