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    The culture of the Isle of Man is influenced by its Celtic and, to a lesser extent, its Norse origins, though its close proximity to the United Kingdom...
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    The flag of the Isle of Man or flag of Mann (Manx: brattagh Vannin) is a triskelion, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background...
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    The Green Man is a term with a variety of connotations in folklore and related fields. During the early modern period in England, and sometimes elsewhere...
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    The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin [ˈmanɪnʲ], also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann (/mæn/ man), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the...
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    The Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man, blazoned Gules three legs in armour flexed at the knee and conjoined at the thigh, all proper, garnished and spurred...
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    The Manx cat (/ˈmæŋks/, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation...
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    Hunt the Wren is a traditional custom carried out on the Isle of Man on the 26 December, St. Stephen's Day. It consists of groups of people going around...
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    in the Isle of Man, geographically within the historical parish of Malew but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it was the Manx...
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    Purt ny h-Inshey 'port of the island') is a seaside town and small fishing port in the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of German but administered...
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  • Moddey Dhoo (category Manx folklore)
    of the Isle of Man. The Manx name Moddey Dhoo was transcribed as Mauthe Doog (/ˈmɔːðə doʊɡ/) by an influential 18th-Century English-speaking folklore...
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  • Caul (redirect from Born behind The Veil)
    at Birth" Folklore of the Isle of Man, Ch. 8 Caul Bearers United: Authentic Caul History, includes references from The Social History of the Caul by Dr...
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  • Fenodyree (category Sprites (folklore))
    [fuˈnoːðuɾɪ][IPA verification needed]) in the folklore of the Isle of Man, is a hairy supernatural creature, a sort of sprite or fairy (Manx: ferrishyn), often...
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    The music of the Isle of Man reflects Celtic, Norse and other influences, including those from its neighbours, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. The...
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    of the Manx people. Although few children native to the Isle of Man speak Manx as a first language, there has been a steady increase in the number of speakers...
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    The Manx (/mæŋks/ manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are a minority ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong...
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  • Sleih beggey (category Culture of the Isle of Man)
    University Press. ISBN 9781108079082. Moore, Arthur (1891). Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man. Koch, John (15 March 2006). Celtic Culture - A historical Encyclopedia...
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    The Story of the Isle of Man is a 1901 book on the history of the Isle of Man by A.W. Moore. It was written as an introduction to Manx history, specifically...
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    Buggane (category Irish folklore)
    In Manx folklore, a buggane (or boagane) was a huge ogre-like creature native to the Isle of Man. Some have considered them akin to the Scandinavian troll...
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    The bird also appears in the folklore of the Isle of Man, a former Viking colony, and it is used as a symbol on their coat of arms. Ravens are prominent...
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  • First-foot (category Scottish folklore)
    the Isle of Man the practice of first-footing has also been a long held tradition. A. W. Moore in his book Folklore of the Isle of Man described the practice:...
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  • Ned Maddrell (category Last known speakers of a language)
    Éamon de Valera visited the Isle of Man in the summer of 1947. The Taoiseach had been instrumental in setting up the Irish Folklore Commission in 1935, which...
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  • In Manx folklore, Jimmy Squarefoot is a legendary bipedal pig-headed creature living on the Isle of Man. He had two great tusks like a boar. It is generally...
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  • Scottish folklore, Am Fear Liath Mòr (Scottish Gaelic for 'Big Grey Man'; pronounced [əm ˈfɛɾ ʎiə ˈmoːɾ]; also known as the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui...
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  • The locomotives of the Isle of Man Railway were provided exclusively by Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England between 1873 and 1926; other locomotives...
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    The black dog is a supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhound originating from English folklore that has also been seen throughout Europe and the Americas...
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  • for witchcraft on the island. Her case was portrayed in the 2013 film Solace in Wicca. Margaret Killip. The Folklore of the Isle of Man. Rowman and Littlefield...
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    The Master of Man: The Story of a Sin was a best-selling 1921 novel by Hall Caine. The fictional story is set on the Isle of Man and is concerned with...
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  • French folklore encompasses the fables, folklore, fairy tales and legends of the French people. Occitan literature - were songs, poetry and literature...
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  • A lantern man is an atmospheric ghost light described in the folklore of The Fens of East Anglia, with sightings around Wicken Fen and other areas. According...
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  • from the Isle of Man. Her watercolor paintings depicted fairies and flowers and were inspired by the folklore of the island. She was the daughter of Lord...
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