The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man: Being an Account of its Myths, Legends, Superstitions, Customs & Proverbs (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Book Description:

"Any land with a history as chequered as the Isle of Man's is bound to be rife with legend and superstition. To the Manx people, however, many of the stories of ghosts, goblins, giants and other creatures which supposedly inhabit the Island - stories passed down from generation to generation - hold more than a grain of truth.

Take, for example, the Little People of Fairy Bridge. Should you cross the bridge, which lies just past Santon Station on the main Douglas - Castletown road, without saying so much as Laa Mie (good day) to the faries, you cannot be sure of a safe and pleasant visit.

Then there are the stories of the ghostly black dog of Peel Castle and of Gref the talking mongoose, who haunted the lonely mountain farmhouse.

It is said the on 30th April many islanders fix a wooden cross, bound with sheep's wool, to the inside of their front door to ward off malicious fairies, while on the same night the blowing of horns on Peel Hill is calculated to banish evil spirits." (Quote from isle-of-man.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Introduction.; Preface; Myths Connected With The Legendary History Of The Isle Of Man.; Hagiological And Mytho-historical Legends.; Fairies And Familiar Spirits.; Hobgoblins, Monsters, Giants, Mermaids, Apparitions, &c.; Magic, Witchcraft, &c.; Customs And Superstitions Connected With The Seasons.; Superstitions Connected With The Sun, Animals, Trees, Plants, Sacred Edifices, &c.; Customs And Superstitions Connected With Birth, Marriage, And Death.; Customs Formerly Enforced By Law.; Proverbs And Sayings.; Endnotes

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About the Author:

"Arthur William Moore, Manx antiquary, born on 6 Feb. 1853 at Cronkbourne, Douglas, Isle of Man, was one of ten children (five sons and five daughters) of William Fine Moore, J.P., owner and controller of the Tromode Sail-cloth Mills and a member of the self-elected House of Keys. His mother was Hannah, daughter of Henry Curwen Christian Curwen, of a Cumberland family. William Christian, 'Illiam Dhone' [q. v.], was an ancestor. Entering Rugby under Dr. Temple on 6 Feb. 1867, he passed to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was bracketed second in the historical tripos of 1876 with Mr. Gordon Duff and graduated B.A. in 1876, proceeding M.A. in 1879. He distinguished himself in athletics at Cambridge and won his blue for Rugby football.

Moore devoted his adult activities to the welfare of his native island in all its phases. Succeeding his father as head of the sail cloth firm, he managed it with success until steamship competition destroyed the business. He was also director of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., of which he published an historical account, and of the Isle of Man Banking Co. Placed on the commission of the peace in 1877, he became member of the House of Keys in 1881, and being elected speaker in 1898, held the office till death. He ably championed the rights and privileges of the house when the house came into conflict with the governor and council. He took part in drawing up the petition for a reform of the Manx Constitution in 1907. He was also a member of the council of education for the island (1888), of the harbour board (1899), and of the Manx Diocesan Church Commissioners, and became deputy receiver general in 1905. He interested himself in meteorology, publishing a pamphlet on the climate of the island in 1899 and a record of ' Earth Temperatures at Cronkbourne 1880-9,'in the 'Royal Meteorological Soc Quarterly Journal' (ox., Oct. 1894). He was president of the Isle of Man Agriculture Society in 1883. In 1902 he received King Edward VII on his visit to the island, and was created C.V.O. in the same year.

On Manx antiquities Moore was the chief authority in the island, and was one of the museum and ancient monuments trustees from the formation of that body in 1886. Moore's chief title to fame is as the promoter of the study of the Manx language and of Manx history. quot; (Quote from isle-of-man.com)