Manx Soc Vol XVI 1869

Mona Miscellany
ed by W Harrison

PREFACE

PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.

• A Lecture on Manx Proverbs, by the Rev. T. E. Brown
• The Herring, Proverbs respecting (+rest of section)
• A Manx Toast
• Newcastle Herring Cry
• " The Manx Sea Harvest"
• Oath of the Deemsters and High Bailiff
• The Arms of Man
• " The Manx Falcons"
• King Orry's Road
• Duke of Atholl
• Stall of Governinent
• Tynwald Hill
• Galloping the White Mare
• Bridge and Staff
• Fingan's Eve
• Shrove Tuesday
• Sundry Proverbs and Sayings
• Weather Proverb
• A Blessing
• Puffins
• A Manx Puffin
• A Stone of the Church
• The Bell
• Poor Man's Relief
• A Manx Cat.
• Manxman-like
• Time Enough
• The Redshanks
• Parish Brewing-pan
• Manx and Scotch
• Scotch Conquest of the Isle
• The Poor Manxman's Prayer
• The Rich Manxman's Prayer
• Playing Fodjeeaght
• Slogans or War-Cries

BALLADS AND SONGS.

• The Winning of the Isle of Manne, by the noble Earle of Salisburie. From the edition of 1607
• The Lamentable fall of the great Duchess of Gloucester. From the edition of 1659
• Myle Charaine. Translated by Mr. George Borrow
• Mylecharaine. Manx Air
• Shenn Arrane Ghaelgagh er Mylecharaine
• The Manx Nation Personified. By H. R. O.
• Song. By Martin F. Tupper, Esq.
• Brown Wilham, or Iliam Dhone. Manx Air.
• Baase Ilham Dhone
• Brown WiUiam. Translated by Mr. George Borrow
• William Christian of Ronaldsway
• llliain Dh6ne. Translated by Rev. John Crellin
• Distich written on the Execution of Rliam Dhone
• Eubonia Bright. Song in Praise of Ale. In Manx. By Bishop Rutter
• Eubonia Bright, Translation of
• Loss of the Manx Herring Fleet, 1787,
• The Fishermen's Ballad,
• The Fishermen's Ballad, additional versesk
• Doleful Ditty on the loss of the Herring Fleet in September 1787
• Doleful Ditty-" The Admiral"
• Christmas Carol
• Christmas Hymn
• Manx Carol. By the Rev. Vicar-General Cosnahan
• Ellan Vannin. By Mrs. Eliza Craven Green
• Mona's Auld Langsyne
• The Three Legs of Man. By J. B. Laughton
• Hunt the Keys. By John Kelly, Esq.
• Hunt the Keys. Second Version
• Notes to "Hunt the Keys"
• The Copper Row. By J. B. Laughton
• The King and the Manxman
• Is it Anybody's Business?
• Ny kirree fo-sniaghtey. Manx Air
• Ny kirree fo-sniaghtey. In Manx
• The Sheep under the Snow. By William Kennish
• The Sheep under the Snow. Translated from the Manx by William F. Peacock

CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS.

• The Quaaltagh
• Saint Bridget's Day. Lal breeshey
• GoodFriday. "Jeheiney-cheays"
• Queen of May-" Laa Boaldyn"
• Customs of Old May Eve. By William Kennish
• Beltein. Midsummer Day
• The Mheillea. Harvest Home
• Holy Wells. Lammas Day
• Hallow Even. " Oie houiney
• Hop-tu-naa. Hollantide Eve
• Hunting the Wren
• Hunt the Wren. Manx Air
• The Hunting of the Wren
• Oiel Verree
• The Manx Oiel Verree. By Williain Kennish
• The White Boys
• The White Boys. A Dramatic play
• The Old Man
• The Phynnodderee
• Charms
• Charm to get Blood. Manx and English
• A second charm for the same. Manx and English
• To Stanch the horse's blood. Manx and English
• Charm to Banish all Evil Spirits
• Charm for Warts
• To Cure the Toothache
• A Manx Charm to stop bleeding
• Charm to remove numbness or " Sleep in the Feet
• Fairy Doctors
• Charm to Stop Blood. Manx and English
• Charm for the King's Evil. Manx and English
• Hunting the Wren, additional account

LEGENDS AND MISCELLANIES.

• The Duchess of Gloucester
• Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester. Traditional Tale
• Peel Castle. By G. H. Wood
• The Spectre-Hound. A Legend of Peel Castle
• Peel Castle. By E. H. de St. Pierre Jones
• The Carrasdoo Men. By Miss Esther Nelson
• The Legend of St. Maughold
• Orry the Dane. By Martin F. Tupper
• Samuel Rutter, Bishop of Sodor and Man
• Attorney Bated. By S. Rutter
• On Bishop Hildesley
• On Bishop Eden
• Why Deemsters wear no Wigs
• On a Certain Deemster
• An Invitation to Mona
• Sale of the Isle
• Arms of the Island, Political argument founded on
• Arms of Man. Quaint suggested translation of motto for a " Cockney"
• The Blessings of Snuff. By Deemster Crellin
• Inscription in the Old House of Keys
• Epigram on the Arms of Man
• A Satire on the Island, 1682.
• Mona, Farewell, 1733
• Another Farewell
• A Calf of Man Grace