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2001
A SELECTION OF
PROVERBS, SAYINGS, BALLADS,
CUSTOMS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND LEGENDS,
PECULIAR TO THE ISLE OF MAN
COLLECTED AND EDITED
BY WILLIAM HARRISON,
AUTHOR OF 'BIBLIOTHECA MONENSIS
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN
PRINTED FOR THE MANX SOCIETY
MDCCCLXIX
PREFACE v
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| A Lecture on Manx Proverbs, by the Rev. T. E. Brown |
1
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| The Herring, Proverbs respecting |
17
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| A Manx Toast |
18
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| Newcastle Herring Cry |
19
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| "The Manx Sea Harvest" |
19
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| Oath of the Deemsters and High Bailiff |
20
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| The Arms of Man |
21
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| " The Manx Falcons" |
23
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| King Orry's Road |
23
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| Duke of Atholl |
23
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| Staff of Government |
24
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| Tynwald Hill |
25
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| Galloping the White mare |
25
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| Bridge and Staff |
26
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| Fingan's Eve |
27
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| Shrove Tuesday |
27
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| Sundry Proverbs and Sayings |
27
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| Weather Proverb |
31
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| A Blessing |
31
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| Puffins |
31
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| "A Manx Puffin" |
32
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| A Stone of the Church |
33
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| The Bell |
33
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| Poor Man's Relief |
33
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| A Manx Cat. |
34
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| Manxman-like |
35
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| Time Enough |
35
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| The Redshanks |
36
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| Parish Brewing-pan |
36
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| Manx and Scotch |
36
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| Scotch Conquest of the Isle |
37
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| The Poor Manxman's Prayer |
37
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| The Rich Manxman's Prayer |
37
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| Playing Fodjeeaght |
38
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| Slogans or War-Cries |
39
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| The Quaaltagh |
135
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| Saint Bridget's Day. La'l breeshey |
137
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| Good Friday. "Jeheiney-cheays" |
137
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| Queen of May-" Laa Boaldyn" |
138
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| Customs of Old May Eve. By William Kennish |
140
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| Beltein. Midsummer Day |
143
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| The Mheillea. Harvest Home |
144
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| Holy Wells. Lammas Day |
145
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| Hallow Even. " Oie houiney |
147
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| Hop-tu-naa. Hollantide Eve |
148
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| Hunting the Wren |
151
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| Hunt the Wren. Manx Air |
153
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| The Hunting of the Wren |
154
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| Oiel Verree |
157
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| The Manx Oiel Verree. By Williain Kennish |
157
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| The White Boys |
166
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| The White Boys. A Dramatic play |
167
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| The Old Man |
172
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| The Phynnodderee |
173
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| Charms |
176
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| Charm to get Blood. Manx and English |
177
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| A second charm for the same. Manx and English |
178
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| To Stanch the horse's blood. Manx and English |
178
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| Charm to Banish all Evil Spirits |
178
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| Charm for Warts |
180
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| To Cure the Toothache |
181
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| A Manx Charm to stop bleeding |
181
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| Charm to remove numbness or " Sleep in the Feet" |
181
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| Fairy Doctors |
181
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| Charm to Stop Blood. Manx and English |
182
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| Charm for the King's Evil. Manx and English |
183
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| Hunting the Wren, additional account |
184
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