Manx Notes: Folkways and Language
Manx Notes: Folkways & Language (ISSN 1351–2293) appears
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A number of Manx Notes are part of themed series:
The Gill Brothers as Collectors |
The Manx Language Society |
“Miss Morrison at the Wheel” |
The Peel Manx Language Society |
The Revival of the Manx Language |
“Standing on the Borderline” |
“Who is Mona Douglas?”
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Manx Notes
Nos 1–12 (1993) |
13–14 (1994) |
[New Series]
16–35 (2004) |
36–48 (2005) |
49–76 (2006) |
77–100 (2007) |
101–110 (2008) |
111–115 (2009) |
116–122 (2010) |
123–129 (2011) |
130–141 (2012) |
142–173 (2013) |
174–197 (2014) |
198–230 (2015) |
231–245 (2016) |
246–305 (2017) |
306–356 (2018) |
357–410 (2019) |
411–512 (2020) |
513–570 (2021) |
571–602 (2022) |
603–637 (2023) |
638–698 (2024)
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[637] W. Ramsey Wrigley, ‘Island Home’ (1945). Manx Notes 637 (2023): 1.
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[636] Alice Eaves, ‘An Exile’s Lament’ (1940). Manx Notes 636 (2023): 1.
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[635] Richard Nelson Gartside, ‘The Isle of Man’ (1928). Manx Notes 635 (2023): 1.
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[634] ‘Insularum Ocellus’ (1915). Manx Notes 634 (2023): 1.
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[633] W. Gell, ‘A Tribute’ (1906). Manx Notes 633 (2023): 1.
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[632] F. Kelly, ‘An Exile’s Lament’ (1899). Manx Notes 632 (2023): 1–2.
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[631] ‘The death of Mr Thomas Costain’ (1944). Manx Notes 631 (2023): 1.
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[630] ‘There appear nothing to subserve in fostering the Manx language, as there is no literature identified with it’ (1896). Manx Notes 630 (2023): 1–2.
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[629] ‘Johannesburg Tynwald Day Broadcast’ (1940). Manx Notes 629 (2023): 1–5.
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[628] ‘Hoped he would return home with his pockets well-filled with gold’ (1897). Manx Notes 628 (2023): 1–2.
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[627] ‘A Sulbyite,’ ‘What is the cause of the apparent decline of Village Methodism?’ (1889). Manx Notes 627 (2023): 1–2.
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[626] ‘The sleepy little village of Cregneesh’. Manx Notes 626 (2023): 1.
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[625] ‘I am determined to travel upon the old lines’. Manx Notes 625 (2023): 1.
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[624] Henry Sayle, ‘The Ghost of the Gegg’ (1896). Manx Notes 624 (2023): 1–2.
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[623] The Boat Supper. Manx Notes 623 (2023): 1–2.
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[622] Mona Douglas Lectures to the Bayswater Art Group. Manx Notes 622 (2023): 1–2.
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[621] ‘The very memory of the “good people,” the fairies, is fast disappearing from the island’. Manx Notes 621 (2023): 1–5.
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[620] ‘The young people and others brought candles with them’ (1848). Manx Notes 620 (2023): 1–2. (KMJ December 2023)
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[619] ‘With a bit of a song at her!’ Manx Notes 619 (2023): 1. (KMJ December 2023)
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[618] ‘The musical portion was in the hands of Mr A.E. Corlett.’ A Manx Folk Song Concert in Lincolnshire (1929). Manx Notes 618 (2023): 1. (KMJ November 2023)
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[617] ‘Roaring discordant catches’ (1784). Manx Notes 617 (2023): 1. (KMJ November 2023)
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[616] ‘Please do come and do your stuff.’ Billy Cain writes to Mona Douglas (1948). Manx Notes 616 (2023): 1–3. (KMJ October 2023)
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[615] ‘Dear Mr Hall Caine’ (1900). Manx Notes 615 (2023): 1. (KMJ October 2023)
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[614] ‘An Italian investigating the folklore of this small Northern isle.’ Nikolai Giovannelli writes to Maud Karpeles (1954). Manx Notes 614 (2023): 1–2. (KMJ October 2023)
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[613] ‘I have not found any dance over here traditionally connected with any stone monument.’ Mona Douglas writes to Maud Karpeles (1935). Manx Notes 613 (2023): 1–3. (KMJ September 2023)
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[612] ‘Really, I am thoroughly tired of the whole business.’ Mona Douglas writes to Arnold Foster (1936). Manx Notes 612 (2023): 1–2. (KMJ July–August 2023)
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[611] ‘Not Manx but Irish’—Sleih gyn Thie and the Fathaby Jig. Manx Notes 611 (2023): 1–2. (KMJ July–August 2023)
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[610] ‘Tommy the Trump’ (1899). Manx Notes 610 (2023): 1–3. (KMJ June 2023)
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[609] Arthur Frederick Killey. Manx Notes 609 (2023): 1–4. (KMJ June 2023)
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[608] William Curphey, Folk Singer. Manx Notes 608 (2023): 1. (KMJ May 2023)
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[607] Mona Douglas (1926). Manx Notes 607 (2023): 1. (KMJ May 2023)
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[606] ‘A highly successful Manx Concert.’ Frances Corlett at the Gladstone Hall, Port Sunlight (1910). Manx Notes 606 (2023): 1–2. (KMJ April 2023)
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[605] ‘Little Manks music is to be met with’ (1802). Manx Notes 605 (2023): 1. (KMJ March 2023)
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[604] ‘Notes on Dr Clague’s Collection of Manx Tunes.’ P.W. Caine and the Clague Collection (1915). Manx Notes 604 (2023): 1. (KMJ January 2023) | Letter from P.W. Caine to Sophia Morrison, 20 February 1915.
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[603] ‘The utmost decorum was observed in the proceedings’ (1866). Manx Notes 603 (2023): 1. (KMJ January 2023)
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2021
2020
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[518] ‘Mr Billy Cain, the well-known Manx folk dancer’ (1938). Manx Notes 518 (2021): 2.
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[517] ‘The first of a series of weekly concerts.’ Music Making at Dalby (1896). Manx Notes 517 (2021): 1.
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[516] ‘Two coach loads of friends from Ramsey’ (1960). Manx Notes 516 (2021): 1.
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[512] A newly-found photograph of the White Boys. Manx Notes 512 (2020): 3.
[KMJ December 2020]
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[511] ‘The late Bros. Cowle, the noted “carval” singers’ (1906). Manx Notes 511 (2020): 2. [KMJ November 2020]
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[510] ‘The oldest Manx fiddler in this Island’ (1842). Manx Notes 510 (2020): 1. [KMJ November 2020]
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[509] Hop-tu-Naa: The Early Song Texts. Manx Notes 509 (2020): 1–18.
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[508] ‘To keep up the wedding day’ (1880). Manx Notes 508 (2020): 1.
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[507] ‘Teaching the Manx Language’ (1942). Manx Notes 507 (2020): 1.
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[506] ‘Have you ever had a charm said over you?’ Manx Notes 506 (2020): 1–3.
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[505] ‘Gathering up the dust from off the feet of the bewitcher.’ Breaking the spell of the Evil Eye. Manx Notes 505 (2020): 1–2.
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[504] ‘Thump the door night’ (1909). Manx Notes 504 (2020): 1–2.
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[503] ‘Guilty of “romping” on Halloween’ (1873). Manx Notes 503 (2020): 1–2.
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[502] ‘Are you quite sure about your “Hop-tu-Naa?” Have you got the genuine “Hop-tu-Naa?”’ Manx Notes 502 (2020): 1. [KMJ October 2020] Download full version
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[501] ‘Each with different kinds of musical instruments.’ The Mollag Band spotted in Castletown (1881). Manx Notes 501 (2020): 1. [KMJ October 2020]
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[500] ‘Who claimed the palm for Hunt the Wren as the Manx National Anthem’ (1878). Manx Notes 500 (2020): 1. [KMJ October 2020]
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[499] ‘The term “class” was scarcely suitable’ (1871). Manx Notes 499 (2020): 1. [KMJ October 2020]
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[498] Isabella Leney, Concluding Chapter of Shadowland in Ellan Vannin (1890). Manx Notes 498 (2020): 1–5.
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[497] Isabella Leney, Shadowland in Ellan Vannin (1890). Manx Notes 497 (2020): 1–3.
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[496] The Mona Douglas Folk Song Collection. The Return of the Boats. Manx Notes 496 (2020): 1–2. (KMJ September 2020)
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[495] ‘Clapping and Stamping, and Such Like.’ Wellington Street Chapel (1880). Manx Notes 495 (2020): 1. (KMJ September 2020 )
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[494] ‘Clapping and Stamping.’ The Oie’l Verry (1880). Manx Notes 494 (2020): 1. (KMJ September 2020)
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[493] ‘Standing on the Borderline.’ (7) John ‘Juan’ Halsall (1873). Manx Notes 493 (2020): 1.
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[492] Fairy Legends from the Isle of Man (6) Edward Faragher’s Letters to Karl Roeder. Manx Notes 492 (2020): 1–3.
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[491] Fairy Legends from the Isle of Man (5) The Tailor and the Fairy Changling. Manx Notes 491 (2020): 1–5.
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[490] Fairy Legends from the Isle of Man (4) The Lost Wife of Ballaleece. Manx Notes 490 (2020): 1–4.
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[489] Fairy Legends from the Isle of Man (3) The Ballafletcher Luck. Manx Notes 489 (2020): 1–5.
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[488] ‘Who is Mona Douglas?’ (13) ‘The Jobs They Do. The Island’s Librarian’ (1952). Manx Notes 488 (2020): 1–3.
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[487] ‘Defining Manxmen’ (1942). Manx Notes 487 (2020): 1.
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[486] ‘Manx “Pubs” in the Old Days’ (1898). Manx Notes 486 (2020): 1–3.
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[485] A.M. Crellin, ‘On Some Things Manx, now Obsolete’ (1895). Manx Notes 485 (2020): 1–6.
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[484] ‘Misadventure of a Young Spark’ (1880). Manx Notes 484 (2020): 1.
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[483] ‘A Few Days in Manx Land (From the Irish Farmers’ Gazette )’ (1875). Manx Notes 483 (2020): 1–5.
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[482] ‘Dawsie,’ ‘A Church for Regaby Gate’ (1871). Manx Notes 482 (2020): 1.
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[481] ‘Billr Um Corkhill,’ ‘Christmas in Maughold’ (1871). Manx Notes 481 (2020): 1–2.
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[480] William Kennish, ‘The Shamrock veg sourey’ (1845). Manx Notes 480 (2020): 1–2.
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[479] William Kennish, ‘Doberan Chengey-ny-Mayrey Ellan Vannin’ (1845). Manx Notes 479 (2020): 1–4.
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[478] ‘Standing on the Borderline.’ (6) ‘An English tract was entirely above his comprehension’ (1837). Manx Notes 478 (2020): 1–3.
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[477] ‘Now an unknown tongue’ (1875). Manx Notes 477 (2020): 1. (KMJ August 2020)
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[476] ‘The tune seemed to “catch on.”’ The Reception of W.H. Gill’s Manx National Anthem (1907). Manx Notes 476 (2020): 1–4. (KMJ August 2020)
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[475] ‘A rarity in these days of Anglicisation’ (1907). Manx Notes 475 (2020): 1–2. (KMJ August 2020)
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[474] ‘Where they sang two or three Band of Hope melodies.’ The Smeale Band of Hope. Manx Notes 474 (2020): 1–2. (KMJ July 2020)
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[473] ‘Disturbing the Public Peace by Singing’ (1872). Manx Notes 473 (2020): 1. (KMJ July 2020)
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[472] ‘Old-Time Mheillea at Sulby’ (1947). Manx Notes 472 (2020): 1.
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[471] ‘Manx Sketch at Hillberry’ (1934). Manx Notes 471 (2020): 1–2.
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[470] ‘Victoria Street Manx Tea’ (1934). Manx Notes 470 (2020): 1–2.
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[469] The Ballakiljerkhim Choir (1925 & 1927). Manx Notes 469 (2020): 1–3.
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[468] Thomas Leece. Manx Notes 468 (2020): 1–9.
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[467] John & Sage Kinvig. Manx Notes 467 (2020): 1–7.
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[466] Brian Stowell, ‘Manx Language’ (1953). Manx Notes 466 (2020): 1.
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[465] John Gell, ‘Correspondence in Manx’ (1939). Manx Notes 465 (2020): 1–2.
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[464] Catherine ‘Kate’ Quayle (1862–1939) of the Whallag. Manx Notes 464 (2020): 1–2.
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[463] The Mona Douglas Folk Song Collection: ’Twas me Father & me Mother [that first did me trepan]. Manx Notes 463 (2020): 1.
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[462] ‘Govag,’ ‘Manx Politics Analysed’ (1937). Manx Notes 462 (2020): 1–3.
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[461] The Buggane. Manx Notes 461 (2020): 1–4.
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[460] The Buggane of St Trinion (1847). Manx Notes 460 (2020): 1.
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[459] ‘Claimed the palm for Hunt the Wren as the Manx National Anthem’ (1878). Manx Notes 459 (2020): 1.
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[458] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (1 June 1907) Manx Notes 458 (2020): 1–3.
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[457] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (11 May 1907) Manx Notes 457 (2020): 1–3.
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[456] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (4 May 1907) Manx Notes 456 (2020): 1–3.
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[455] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (20 April 1907) Manx Notes 455 (2020): 1–3.
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[454] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (13 April 1907) Manx Notes 454 (2020): 1–4.
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[453] The Manx National Anthem: ‘To the Editor.’ Peel City Guardian (6 April 1907) Manx Notes 453 (2020): 1–3.
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[452] The Manx National Anthem: A Checklist of the Peel City Guardian Correspondence (1907). Manx Notes 452 (2020): 1–2.
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[451] ‘The so-called “Manx National Anthem”’ (1907). Manx Notes 451 (2020): 1–4.
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[450] The Manx National Anthem: ‘Considerable discussion is …’ (1907). Manx Notes 450 (2020): 1.
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[449] ‘The New Manx National Anthem’ (1907). Manx Notes 449 (2020): 1.
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[448] The Manx National Anthem: The Manx Music Festival 1907. Manx Notes 448 (2020): 1–3.
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[447] ‘At last! a Manx National Anthem’ (1907). Manx Notes 447 (2020): 1.
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[446] W.H. Gill, ‘The Manx Music Festival’ (1907). Manx Notes 446 (2020): 1–2.
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[445] W.H. Gill, ‘Vote for the Best Manx Songs’ (1907). Manx Notes 445 (2020): 1.
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[444] ‘The Manx National Anthem: Dedicated without Permission to the Whole Bunch’ (1860). Manx Notes 444 (2020): 1.
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[443] Philip Cain, ‘Death of the Manx “Carval” Singer’ (1896). Manx Notes 443 (2020): 1–2.
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[442] ‘The Coronation—A Protest’ (1953). Manx Notes 442 (2020): 1–4.
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[441] ‘Forgotten Centenary: Island taken to Task.’ Hall Caine (1853–1931). Manx Notes 441 (2020): 1–2.
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[440] William Kennish, ‘The Shamrock veg sourey’ (1845). Manx Notes 440 (2020): 1–2.
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[439] ‘Young Manxmen with a Mission’ (1952). Manx Notes 439 (2020): 1–4.
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[438] Dougie Faragher & Joe Woods, ‘Support the Manx Language’ (1952). Manx Notes 438 (2020): 1–2.
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[437] The Mona Douglas Folk Dance Collection: Eunyssagh Vona (2). Manx Notes 437 (2020): 1.
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[436] ‘Dancing at Port St Mary.’ A Certain Difference of Opinion (1896). Manx Notes 436 (2020): 1–2.
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[435] John Feltham’s A Tour through the Isle of Mann, in 1797 and 1798 (1798), Letter v. Manx Notes 435 (2020): 1–10.
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[434] ‘Miss Morrison at the Wheel.’ (17) Sophia Morrison. ‘Manx Dialect connected with the Fairies’ (1914). Manx Notes 434 (2020): 1–2.
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[433] J.F. Campbell on Manx Fairy Beliefs (1860). Manx Notes 433 (2020): 1.
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[432] J.F. Campbell in the Isle of Man (1860). Manx Notes 432 (2020): 1–4.
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[431] Manx Herb Doctors: An Exchange of Opinions (1887). Manx Notes 431 (2020): 1–3.
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[430] ‘One of the old school’ (1928). Manx Notes 430 (2020): 1–2.
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[429] ‘Treljah.’ Harves’ (1921). Manx Notes 429 (2020): 1–3.
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[428] ‘Those harvest fetes, here called “melliahs.”’ (1827). Manx Notes 428 (2020): 1–2.
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[427] Agnes Herbert, The Isle of Man (1909). Chapter xi, Customs Past and Present. Manx Notes 427 (2020): 1–12.
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[426] Agnes Herbert, The Isle of Man (1909). Chapter x, Folklore. Manx Notes 426 (2020): 1–14.
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[425] William Martin, ‘In the Isle of Man’ ([1887]). Manx Notes 425 (2020): 1–2.
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[424] ‘Manx Superstitions’ (1880). Manx Notes 424 (2020): 1–2.
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[423] ‘Manx Folklore and Superstition’ (1903). Manx Notes 423 (2020): 1–4.
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[422] M.L. Q—, ‘Manx Customs’ & ‘Manx Superstitions’ (1907). Manx Notes 422 (2020): 1–3.
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[421] Robert Edward Craine, ‘Old Manx Customs and Superstitions’ (1900–01). Manx Notes 421 (2020): 1–4.
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[420] Sharp-dressed men: Deemster J.F. Gill & W.H. Gill. Manx Notes 420 (2020): 1.
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[419] Eunyssagh Vona. Manx Notes 419 (2020): 1.
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[418] The Castletown Metropolitan Silver Prize Band. Manx Notes 418 (2020): 1–3.
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[417] Flitterdaunsey. Manx Notes 417 (2020): 1–2.
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[416] ‘Our old people are just wonderful.’ Mr Dawson and Edward Ward (1956). Manx Notes 416 (2020): 1.
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[415] ‘They danced in Manchester.’ The Isle of Man Folk Dance Society (1960). Manx Notes 415 (2020): 1.
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[414] Hyndaa yn Bwoailly. Manx Notes 414 (2020): 1.
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[413] ‘When I showed this dance to N.C.’. Manx Notes 413 (2020): 1.
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[412] Dirk Dancers. Manx Notes 412 (2020): 1.
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[411] ‘Christmas is ushered in…’. Manx Notes 411 (2020): 1.
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